Europeans didn't know that corn existed before Columbus "discovered" America. It had been cultivated by indigenous North Americans for thousands of years before the Italian brought home what was to…
Power
Monthly Issue | August 15, 2007
Autodegradation is a phenomenon that plagues gas turbines, particularly large frame units. Once the additives in turbine oil deplete, the oil becomes saturated with soluble soft contaminants. As the oil…
PG&E mounts tidal power project Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), the city and county of San Francisco, and Golden Gate Energy Co. have agreed to undertake a comprehensive study…
Watching the submarine Nautilus come up the Hudson River from my 26th-floor window put a few mental gears into motion. For one thing, I was suddenly back at sea again.…
Reaction to reactor comment On page 34 of your April article on nuclear power, the author mischaracterized the maturity of one of the new reactors that have been submitted for…
August 1886 POWER reported on one of the first twin-cylinder "Otto" natural gas–fired engines that had recently appeared in the U.S. power market. The report notes that "engines of 100…
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Stop valves from leaking money Testing valves for leakage costs little but can save a lot. Energy drops across many valves exceed 1,250 Btu/lb, and leakage rates can…
We are witnessing an international awakening of scientists who are speaking out in opposition to former Vice President Al Gore, the United Nations, and the media-driven "consensus" on man-made global…
Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) is requesting regulatory approval to recover over $50 million from ratepayers to analyze the feasibility and cost of a "commercial-scale" clean hydrogen power generation (CHPG)…
Renewed interest in higher plant efficiency, stable fuel costs, and energy security makes pulverized coal plants very attractive these days. Burning that coal to produce steam at supercritical pressure and…