Combined heat and power (CHP) is an underutilized tool that could have a huge impact on industrial energy efficiency. Recycling heat to generate electricity makes a lot of sense.…
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Monthly Issue | July 1, 2013
Courtesy: Exelon It has not been a good 2013 for nuclear power. Only six months in, the U.S. nuclear fleet has had one of its worst years ever, arguably worse…
This article reports on a case study performed for a client in Southern California faced with Clean Water Act 316(b) regulation compliance on three once-through cooling facilities. The California-specific regulations…
Every time a power plant is turned on and off, the gas turbine, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), steam lines, steam turbines, and auxiliary components go through unavoidably large thermal…
The surge in natural gas production in the United States as a result of the shale boom has reversed long-standing assumptions about the nation’s energy future and the need for…
Courtesy: TransCanada The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), in a special reliability assessment released in late May, called for a number of changes to address the increased reliance on…
Source: Tom Corser/Creative Commons 2.0 Contrary to widespread suggestions that abundant supplies and low prices for natural gas are pushing out wind and solar, the resources are in fact long-term…