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Having a coal fired generation plant come into MATS compliance can be a daunting and expensive undertaking. Retrofits may be so expensive that decommissioning is preferred. Thanks to natural gas becoming plentiful and inexpensive both recently and for the foreseeable future, another option is now available; conversion.

Watch as Hach Chemist, Luke, shares some helpful tips for performing our Ultra Low Range Total Iron Method.

The intense pressure and temperature of a steam cycle makes corrosion very likely if water chemistry is not monitored closely, resulting in unexpected downtime.

Download this application note to learn how real-time monitoring of iron transport may be accomplished with the world’s most sensitive turbidimeter, Hach’s FilterTrak 660™ sc Laser Nephelometer

Hydro-governors have already made an impact in the water industry, but how are they moving forward?
What is a hydro-governor?
Hydro-governor is just a big word for a speed controller. Its typical application is to prime movers such as the steam engine, turbine, diesel engine and many other types of prime movers. To understand the basics of

Less is More with the Hach 5500sc Silica Analyzer!

Lower maintenance, less downtime, delivering reliable results that save you critical time and effort. We started with the same technology you love and made it even better. Re

While the industry is aware that variations in both boiler load and fuel have impacts on combustion processes, recent observations have shown that these changes also have significant effects…

Refined coal technology is widely used in coal-fired power plants for emissions reduction. The technology is successfully implemented for different types of coals and combustion configurations…

Brown plume (visual opacity) formation from sodium-based dry sorbent injection systems has been observed when mitigating sulfur dioxide (SO2) in high SO2 and nitrogen oxides streams using fabric filter technology…

Many coal-fired power plants will upgrade their aging electrostatic precipitators to meet the particulate matter emissions requirements established by the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

This paper highlights the successful application of individual sootblowing optimization with Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.’s Powerclean® intelligent sootblowing system on a coal-fired utility boiler in the United States…

B&W PGG, in collaboration with The Ohio State University, has performed a techno-economic analysis of a commercial 550 MWe iron-based Coal-Direct Chemical Looping power plant…

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

Introduction
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