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O&M
How to Prevent Condensation-Induced Water Hammer
Condensation-induced water hammer (CIWH) is the term commonly used when describing a variety of transients that occur when water vapor is rapidly condensed by cold water. This article describes the various
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O&M
Commissioning and Acceptance Testing Are the Foundation for Total Electrical System Lifecycle Management
To manage the challenges of today’s complex electrical power systems and tightening budgets, facility managers need to understand the critical connection between electrical commissioning and acceptance testing, and planning for lifecycle management. To assist in this responsibility, this article will review the scope of services required for each stage of electrical system lifecycle management, and […]
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O&M
Solar Power Plant Maintenance with Thermal UAV Inspection Technology
Thermal imaging is a vital tool for detecting defects and anomalies at solar power plants. However, capturing thermal images with handheld equipment is time-consuming and susceptible to human error. Unmanned
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Gas
Optimizing Power Plant Load Flexibility
The operating profiles of traditional generators has changed to manage the variability of renewable resources. Several critical processes were not engineered to manage these highly variable operating profiles
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Legal & Regulatory
Maximizing Surety to Power Up New Renewable Energy Projects
Renewable energy is not the future; it is the present. Nearly half the new electricity generation in the U.S. this year will come from renewable sources. And after last year’s signing of the Infrastructure
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O&M
Automating Control of Work: What Power and Utilities Leaders Need to Know
Control of work, or CoW, processes have a long heritage in the power and utilities sector, acting as an extension to an organization’s existing process safety management approaches. And these
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Commentary
Energy Security = National Security: How the West Needs to Reindustrialize, Rethink Energy Policy
The current geopolitical crisis spurred by the Russian invasion of Ukraine should provide a rude awakening in the West to our misguided and flawed policies toward energy development by government and major
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International
POWER Digest [June 2022]
Twenty20 Energy Will Build Gas-Fired Plant in Papua New Guinea. Singapore-based Twenty20 Energy Systems in April announced it would design and build a new gas-fired power plant in Hela province, Papua New
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Coal
India Plans to Reduce Coal-Fired Generation, and Mine More Coal
India’s Power Ministry, despite the country facing shortages of electricity in recent years and as recently as the past month, said it plans to reduce the amount of power generation from at least 81 of the country’s 173 coal-fired power plants over the next four years. The agency, in a letter dated May 26 that […]
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Solar
The POWER Interview: How Solar Can Solve the C&I Power Puzzle
Commercial and industrial (C&I) enterprises rely on their power supply. Many facilities, such as hospitals, federal institutions, and military bases—those considered mission critical—have long been at the forefront of finding solutions to keep their lights on. In today’s world, the need for reliable and resilient power is critical for a wide range of industries. Uninterrupted […]