In This Issue
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Business
Getting Distributed Energy Resources Right
Rick Tempchin, executive director, Retail Energy Services for the Edison Electric Institute, talks about the impact of distributed energy resources on utilities and their customers.
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WaterA Moderating Tone from the EPA on 316(b)?
Final water intake structure rules from the EPA expected this June suggest the agency may be listening to industry and even moderating its tone. Stretch goals as part of the Section 316(b) rule are likely, but overall the rule may prove more reasonable than many expected.
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NewsMultiprocess Power Source
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products introduced Warrior, a new multiprocess power source and feeder designed for processes including energy generation construction, pipe welding, general fabrication, and repair and maintenance. Designed for GMAW (MIG), FCAW (flux-cored), SMAW (stick), and GTAW (TIG) welding as well as ACAG (arc gouging), Warrior delivers up to 500 amps at 60% […]
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NewsRecovery System for Granular Activated Carbon
The VAC-U-MAX self-contained granular activated carbon (GAC) delivery system is mounted on a self-contained skid. This system is a complete prepackaged dilute phase pneumatic conveyor system to deliver or remove GAC from scrubber towers and holding tanks. Tubular probing wands, convey hose, filter receiver, vacuum pump, and control panel are included. (http://www.vac-u-max.com)
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Nuclear
Too Dumb to Meter, Part 8
As the book title Too Dumb to Meter: Follies, Fiascoes, Dead Ends, and Duds on the U.S. Road to Atomic Energy implies, nuclear power has traveled a rough road. In this POWER exclusive, we present the 14th and 15th chapters, “A Man, a Plan, a Canal” and “The End of the Exploding Game,” the final two chapters of “Eddie Teller’s Exploding Ambitions” section.
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NewsPorous Components in a Variety of Refractory Metals
Mott Corp. announced the availability of porous metal components and filters in a variety of refractory metal alloys including zirconium, titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, and niobium. Known for outstanding chemical resistance, high strength, and thermal stability, refractory metals can meet the most demanding operating conditions. Mott can design porous components or entire filter assemblies using refractory […]
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NewsWhere’s the Warming?
In case you neglected to mark it on your calendar, the Kyoto Protocol to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) expired at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The 15-year-old treaty was by every account a failure. Global carbon dioxide emissions are up over 50%, yet global temperatures decreased over the same period. Relying […]
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NewsPowerful Tank-Cleaning Head
The new Torrent 50 tank-cleaning head from NLB Corp. delivers 3-D water jet action with the force of 600 horsepower water, and it fits through a tank or reactor opening as small as 6 inches. The Torrent 50, rated for pressures up to 20,000 psi and flows to 50 gpm, has two high-velocity water jets […]
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NuclearTHE BIG PICTURE: Nuclear I&C
Progress in electronics and information technology has created incentives to replace traditional analog instrumentation and control (I&C) systems in nuclear power plants with digital I&C systems, or systems based on computers and microprocessors. About 40% of the world’s operating reactors have been modernized to include at least some digital I&C systems, according to the International […]
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NewsSwing Arm–Mounted, Explosion-Proof Light
Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has introduced the HBLP-1MLED-SWAM stainless steel swing arm–mounted, explosion-proof light for wastewater treatment plant applications. Built with 316 stainless steel and equipped with a Class 1 and Class 2 Division 1 10,000-lumen LED light, this adjustable hazardous area light is designed for corrosive environments. The HBLP-1MLED-SWAM is used to position the explosion-proof […]