The operators of a new combined-cycle plant being run in two-shift mode (on 16 hours, off 8) had become used to the cation conductivity sample of the condensate pump discharge…
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Even utilities that are very diligent about treating and monitoring their boiler water, demineralized water makeup, and cooling water may know little about treating one of the most critical water…
The typical multi-plant utility spends millions of dollars a year on bleach, bromide, and other biocides to keep heat-exchange surfaces clean and to control biofouling in cooling systems. Proper use…
World's largest PV plant now in Portugal The world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) electric generating plant—at 11 MW—has come on-line in sunny Portugal. The project, in the city of Serpa,…
Combined-cycle plants will continue to be cycled on and off frequently as long as natural gas costs more than coal. The need to start a plant's gas turbine quickly—to meet…
During 2005, about 150 million tons of coal were transported to power plants by hopper barges plying U.S. inland waterways. With coal-fired plants expected to continue producing 50% of America’s…
Daniel Yergin, founder and CEO of Cambridge Energy Associates (CERA), is among the best at connecting the dots of the energy industry's past and turning them into a coherent picture…
TIME magazine's selection of a Person of the Year often is unusual enough to be covered in other publications. In most years, the pick has been fairly predictable: a high-profile…
Renewables require rethinking just about everything Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are here to stay, with nearly half of U.S. states having adopted some measure to push regulated utilities to use…
Organic compounds pioneered boiler water chemical treatment when lignosulfonates derived from oak bark were used to minimize calcium carbonate scaling. Today's organic boiler treatment methods include the addition of neutralizing…