Power

Monthly Issue | March 1, 2009

Oil Eater
Oil Eater

Kafko International’s new Oil Eater Absorbent Drip Pan is designed to handle leaks that are too large for an absorbent pad, and which occur in tight spaces, such as under…


Carbon Goes Subprime

European Union (EU) carbon trading proponents are finding support for their market-based emission trading scheme (ETS) in freefall like the market price of carbon in the EU. This unanticipated consequence…


A Hot Sticking Point
A Hot Sticking Point

The Estick electronic contact temperature indicator provides an instantaneous digital readout of surface temperature at the point of contact with an accuracy of ±1%. Knowledge of the material’s emissivity is…


POWER Digest (March 2009)

News items of interest to power industry professionals. RWE and E.ON to partner on new UK nuclear capacity. German giants RWE AG and E.ON AG on Jan. 14 said they…


What’s Damming Hydrokinetic Power in the U.S.?
What’s Damming Hydrokinetic Power in the U.S.?

Barely a month after the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensed the nation’s first commercial hydrokinetic power station, Houston-based Hydro Green Energy in January completed installation of the first…


Two-Line Spooling Unit
Two-Line Spooling Unit

The new Dual Pneumatic Spooling Unit allows users to run two different fluids at different pressures simultaneously with complete control and safety, says its developer, Mid-South Control Line. The unit’s…


Power Generators Turn to Diverse Fuels
Power Generators Turn to Diverse Fuels

The news has recently been packed with items about airlines worldwide that have been conducting flights to test an interesting assortment of biofuel blends. Virgin Airlines, for example, last year…


Vibratory Ash Extractor
Vibratory Ash Extractor

The Vibratory Ash Extractor (VAX) recently unveiled by United Conveyor Corp. is designed to improve operational efficiencies for dry bottom ash – handling at plants whose operators want to transition…