Power

Monthly Issue | July 31, 2008

Rules Designed to Be Broken

The fallout from the Supreme Court’s April 2, 2007, decision (Massachusetts v. Duke Energy) in which the high court ruled that the EPA does have the right to regulate CO2…


Trona Injection Reduces SO3 Emissions

Emissions of SO3 (or its hydrated form, H2SO4) have created a nagging problem for some coal-fired power generators after they’ve installed a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. If your plant…


How to Measure Flyash Levels
How to Measure Flyash Levels

Measuring the level of flyash in your silos is not an easy task, in part because the flyash collected at one plant can be remarkably different from that collected at…


Court Kicks CAIR Rules to the Curb
Court Kicks CAIR Rules to the Curb

A federal appeals court has struck down a key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program for reducing fine particulate and smog-causing emissions in the eastern half of the nation, saying the…