Power

Monthly Issue | May 1, 2009

Fabulous Wealth and Fabulous Poverty
Fabulous Wealth and Fabulous Poverty

Mark Twain summed it up best when he described India more than a century ago as a place of “fabulous wealth and fabulous poverty.” Today, for all its surging economic…


Nuclear Uprates Add Critical Capacity
Nuclear Uprates Add Critical Capacity

New-generation nuclear plants may be having trouble getting out of the gate, but that doesn’t mean that nuclear capacity additions are at a standstill. In fact, the 104 operating nuclear…


Gas Hydrates: Fuel of the Future?
Gas Hydrates: Fuel of the Future?

Gas hydrates, a form of natural gas that forms when methane from the decomposition of organic material comes into contact with water at low temperatures and high pressures, could play…


Birth Pangs of the Nuclear Renaissance
Birth Pangs of the Nuclear Renaissance

The much-ballyhooed U.S. nuclear renaissance, with a few exceptions, is running late, thanks to the usual Washington bureaucratic quagmire plus the added risk resulting from crumbling financial markets. The future…


Extreme Temperature Vibrating Fork
Extreme Temperature Vibrating Fork

Emerson Process Management launched a new extreme temperature version of its Rosemount 2130 vibrating fork liquid level switch that is designed for use in extreme temperatures — from – 94F…


Spain Is Tilting at Windmills

President Barack Obama has praised Spain as a global leader in renewable electricity generation and has lauded its success at creating so-called "green jobs." However, a recent Spanish university study…


Advanced Vibration-Monitoring Technology
Advanced Vibration-Monitoring Technology

Sweden’s SKF Reliability Systems introduced the SKF Microlog Analyzer AX, an advanced vibration-monitoring technology. With simultaneous triaxial or four-channel vibration measurement capability, the unit speeds up data collection and saves…