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POWER Digest [May 2020]
OPG Reaches First Criticality at Darlington 2, Delays Work at Unit 3. Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) Darlington Unit 2 reactor, the first of four reactors the company is overhauling at the Darlington
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News
HVTS Stops Alloy 625 Weld Overlay Corrosion in Waste-to-Energy Boiler
A boiler at the Renergia waste incineration plant in Perlen, Switzerland, was experiencing fireside corrosion. The shop-applied Alloy 625 weld overlay was showing signs of premature accelerated degradation
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Water
How to Effectively Minimize Power Plant Water Usage
Power plants across the U.S. are working to minimize water use in order to comply with regulatory requirements and offset the growing cost of water. This article offers some important recommendations to manage
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Water
How Low-Temperature Evaporation Treats FGD Wastewater
Veolia Water Technologies’ low-temperature CoLD crystallizer technology can help coal power plants clean and recover water for reuse from the wastewater produced in wet scrubber systems. The innovative
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Instrumentation & Controls
What You Need to Know About Magnetic Flow Meters
Magnetic flow meter technology is an optimal tool for wastewater processing, which can apply across power generating facilities that require water for cooling, steam, or other applications. In recent years the
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Legal & Regulatory
Solving Issues of Power Deliverability for Offshore Wind Generation
Offshore wind generation could be a game-changer for U.S. generation—tremendous size, scalability, high capacity factors, zero-carbon, zero-cost fuel, and a proven track record in the UK and Europe. The
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News
Factory Increases Reliability, Cuts Costs with Distributed Generation and Microgrid Control System
Six times during the previous year the local utility supplying power to a large soap manufacturing plant in the Midwest suffered power outages, shutting down the plant’s production lines. Each time the lines
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Coal
Understanding Fan Problems and Optimizing Rotor Dynamics
Industrial fans are required for many power plants to operate, such as primary and secondary air fans, and induced draft fans. Understanding rotor dynamics is essential for reliable long-term fan operation. If
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Plant Design
Rethinking Redundancy Design Guidelines in the Power Industry
The power industry is undergoing massive transformational change with the emergence of renewables, battery storage, smart grids, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and more. Perhaps the timing is right to
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Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle Fleets and Load Demand: Are You Ready for the Surge?
Electric vehicle adoption is expected to continue growing, especially in delivery and service company fleets. That means load demand could surge, particularly around charging depots, and utilities must plan