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Coal flow imbalance is an issue of concern for many pulverized coal-fired boilers in the power generation industry…

National Steel City (NSC), one of the nation’s leading steel and power industry equipment installation construction companies, is effectively positioned to support the surge in Utility market growth from Natural Gas-Fired projects.
Natural Gas-Fired Generation has been projected to increase by 3 to 4 percent a year for the next 10-plus years. Many of the new

The idea of a small, self-sustaining power system is hardly new. Microgrids have been around for decades, and in a sense the power industry itself began with a collection of microgrids serving urban areas more than a century ago. In recent years, however, a confluence of factors has made them a hot topic of debate

Microgrids offer advantages for reliability and bringing more renewables onto the grid.
 

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Membrana, in conjunction with Power Magazine, invites you to our upcoming webinar on improving efficiency and realizing cost savings in steam deaearation. Speaker, and long-time power industry specialist, Bob Markle, discusses the use of innovative membrane degassing technology in boiler feedwater streams to reduce the dissolved O2 load on the

Water is an invaluable part of our lives. How do we treat it better?
Water and waste-water treatment plants are needed 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. How can their operation be optimized?
There are about 54,000 water and/or wastewater service providers in the United States, so there is a broad range of plant controls that can be used

Enabling operator effectiveness by improving alarm management strategy

 Question 1: How big of an issue is alarm management really?The problem is bigger than you think. The Abnormal Situation Management Consortium (ASM) recorded over 1000 incidents last year alone. Alarms not considered a priority during design phase, and thus too many alarms configured. Many plants are running

Are Hollywood portrayals of cyber attacks exaggerating the risks we face?
Since the early 1980s, when Hollywood showed “War Games,” where a teenage gamer brought the world to the edge of nuclear destruction, the entertainment industry has been frightening us about the Internet and the vital systems it supports. In the 2007 “Die Hard” movie, Bruce

Adopt a Science-based Approach: 
Use science, not hearsay, to understand your mercury capture and other effects.  Successful mercury control requires Contact, Conversion and Capture to occur to remove mercury from the system.  Each of these mechanisms must have a high degree of efficiency.  All three mechanisms must occur in as little as half a second up

A smooth upgrade to S+ Operations with no downtimes and disturbances
Lakewood Cogen Plant is a combined cycle facility with a generating capacity of 246 MW, configured with two combustion turbines and one steam turbine. Cogen’s primary fuel source is natural gas Backed up by ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel which operates during natural gas supply disruptions.

Our nation’s history has been marked by the discovery of large troves of energy, harnessing that energy from nature, and then utilizing it without apprehension.  Shale gas is the rising energy star of this era.  With the emergence of this latest low-cost energy source, we have a chance to write a new chapter in our

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Central district heating systems have gained attention in recent years because they can be more efficient than localized boiler units. The efficiency of district heating is usually realized due to power generation plants being able to produce heat and electricity simultaneously. They also use more advanced flue gas cleaning than single boiler systems resulting in

Visit our online silica application to learn about and test drive the Hach 5500sc Silica Analyzer.

National Steel City is pleased to be selected by Alabama Power as General Contractor for the installation of particulate-control equipment at units 8-10 of the William Crawford Gorgas Power Station in Parrish, Alabama.

We welcome Power Magazine readers to the world of National Steel City, one of the nation’s leading steel and power industry equipment installation construction companies!

NSC has earned a reputation for both safety and best-in-class productivity by successfully executing major, complex, fast-track projects across the continental United States. NSC is recognized in the Power industry as

Dissolved gas control in a nuclear power plant’s water system, including the primary make-up water storage tank and refueling water storage tank, can be essential to reduce radiation source term (defined as a release of radioactive material). Controlling dissolved gases can also help reduce the formation of unwanted radionuclides, such as 14C and oxides of

 
Over the past few years data diodes have received a lot of attention due to their ability to assist plants in defending against cyber security threats. A traditional diode allows current to flow in only one direction in an electrical circuit. Similarly a data diode ensures unidirectional communication from high to low security areas of a

Watch this video to see find out why less is more with the 5500sc Silica Analyzer!

We know it takes a lot to perform at the level you do, including the right equipment and the right game plan. We’ve developed this guide on complete water analysis for Power Generation to help you stay undefeated.
In this guide you’ll find our latest solutions to help you meet the challenges of steam cycle water

Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors can reduce operating costs, lower maintenance, and simplify the dissolved gas control using a small compact device that enables high performance, compact system designs. Liqui-Cel® Membrane contactors can achieve < 1ppb Oxygen removal and < 1ppm carbon dioxide removal. Adding gases to liquid streams is also a common application.
Liqui-Cel® Contactors are used

NAES is proud to be a sponsor of the 2014 Electric Power Conference. Join us in booth 522 in New Orleans April 1-3, 2014.
NAES Senior Business Development Manager, Rob Broglio, will be participating as Chair on the Safety Success panel:

EP14 Session 5D: Safety Success, April 2 2:45 PM

David Jackson, NAES Director of Safety, will be

ADA Carbon Solutions has been driving the critical aspects of activated carbon to optimize performance in emission train. Research and development programs have resulted in a step change in mercury control capability for coal fired power plants.  The latest developments focus on the fundamentals of activated carbon properties and to enhance emissions control systems.
Three key

ADA Carbon Solutions adds over 20 years of R&D expertise and leadership in nanotechnology and catalysis as well as over 16 years of sales experience in power generation and regulatory compliance.
Littleton, Colorado, February 24, 2014 – ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC , an industry leading manufacturer of powdered activated carbon, is pleased to announce two

Advanced Activated Carbons for Mercury Control at High Temperatures
At the EUEC 2014 conference, we presented demonstration results from various high-temperature applications, that with prior generation products have been challenging.  But our new products are able to meet the challenge and have been shown to be effective on several coal types and in temperatures ranging from 350

Dynamic Mercury Capture Test 

 
ADA Carbon Solutions has implemented a new tool to advance the accuracy and relevance of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) laboratory screening. The results are excellent for a higher level of batch quality control, accurate comparisons between sorbents, and more-realistic simulation of full-scale injection environments. This tool enables us to rapidly prototype new sorbents, and

Corzan® Industrial Systems are built to take on the pressure of industrial environments, outperforming the competition by providing superior mechanical strength and high-impact resistance. Made from non-corrosive chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), Corzan Industrial Systems are ideal for chemical processing, semiconductor and electronics, water treatment, industrial manufacturing, mining, and power generation. They are also field-proven

Disaster Recovery Experience—A Fire and A Flood

Two fires rendered an entire power plant inoperable—Flooded power plant with design documents gone, brought back on-line in eight months with record production levels.

Water is a limited resource and requires effort and cost to source, treat, and distribute. Different drivers exist for water utilities to make their distribution systems more efficient: water quantity limitations, water quality limitations, need to be green, state and federal regulations, energy reduction, total operating cost reduction, high water losses and need to improve productivity with smaller

US and Italy in a joint action to respond at best to customer needs.

The customer at the center.This is one of the leverage which brought ABB to establish two new Turbine Automation Center of Competence (CoC) for steam and gas turbine applications for the North American and Asian markets located in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, near

Complex system operability and reliability demands a broad range of electrical engineering analysis and design services to support facility operations for industrial, utility and federal electrical systems. Grid reliability and stability, degraded grid prevention and detection, and system impact studies as a result of modifications, continue to be critical to safe and reliable operation. Detailed