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Commentary
End the War on Nuclear Power—Start with Radiation
Governments and non-governmental organizations worldwide are clamoring for reduction in human-generated CO 2 emissions. Yet, America’s largest carbon-free energy source is regulated and demonized to the
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Water
How Thermal Power Plants Can Save 80% of Their Water
An adiabatic cooling tower system can save great amounts of water at power plants compared to typical wet-type cooling towers. While there are challenges to implementation, understanding how these systems work
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Connected Plant
Smart Condition Monitoring of Flue Gas Analyzers in Power Plants
A web-based condition monitoring solution can help power plant operators quickly identify emissions gas analyzer problems, enabling timely corrections. The technology can also allow experts to monitor multiple
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HR
Prioritizing the Workforce Is Critical to Utility Transformation
Investments in technology, infrastructure, and service can only take a utility so far. Without organizational agility, employee expertise, innovation, and creativity, true and sustainable transformation is
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O&M
Norwegian Wind Farm Presents Construction, Operational Challenges
The global wind power industry continues to grow, as more governments set renewable energy targets amid a push for decarbonization and cleaner energy production. The Wind Europe Intelligence Platform reports
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O&M
Preconstruction Strategies: Subcontractor Prequalification
Implementing sound prequalification processes has proven to be a winning strategy for successful power industry projects. Formal preconstruction phases have increasingly been employed to control costs for
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Engineering
Power Plant Repowering with District Heating Supply
District heating systems offer a great way to improve fuel utilization at power plants. Two projects—one in the U.S. and one in Russia—that involved adding gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators
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Connected Plant
A Systematic Approach to Checking Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure
When securing network assets, a long and often complex list of configurations must be performed to ensure industrial control systems have the appropriate cyber protection. This article presents a systematic
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News
POWER Digest [June 2021]
CNL Successfully Fabricates Advanced Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Fuel. Canadian nuclear science and technology organization Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) on April 13 announced it successfully fabricated
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Solar
New Technology Improves Rooftop Solar Designs
The solar power industry continues to see growth in distributed generation installations from residential to commercial projects, particularly as people take more control of powering their properties to increase their electricity reliability, and to control their energy costs. An important part of that process involves a rooftop solar installation’s onsite survey. There is currently a […]