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Refractory maintenance, though vital, can often be a logistical and financial burden. This is especially true for power plants, cement plants, and other large facilities that rely on boilers, kilns, coolers, preheater towers, and risers for day-to-day operation. These facilities stand to lose many thousands of dollars a day in production if their refractory can’t […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   April 6, 2022 Homer City Coal Plant to Keep All Three Units Operating The Homer City coal-fired power plant will continue operating, according to multiple news sources in western Pennsylvania, where the plant is located. Owners of the thee-unit, 1,884-MW generating station […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   March 2, 2022 SCOTUS Hears Arguments on EPA’s Purview Over Power Plant GHG Emissions The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a landmark case that could determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to broadly interpret the Clean […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   December 8, 2021 Unit Flexibility and Asset Optimization: Helping Coal-Fired Power Plants Survive in a Renewables-Driven Market Many coal-fired power plants are being asked to ramp output up and down regularly, and often to levels less than units were originally designed to […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   September 8, 2021 Types of Coal and Fuel Blending Tips for Coal Power Plants There are a handful of reasons why coal-fired power plant managers may want to blend fuel, but often the driving factor is economics. While the cost of the […]

Flexible plant operations are highly desirable in today’s power generation industry. Every plant owner desires increased ramp rates and the ability to operate at lower loads so their plants will remain “in the money” longer in today’s competitive power markets. This goal, while laudable, remains elusive. The ADEX self-tuning artificial intelligence (AI) system allows plants […]

Conveyors are among the most dynamic and potentially dangerous areas of equipment at a coal power plant. Even though their safety and performance are critical to the operation’s success, the impact of their contribution to overall efficiency is often unrecognized by management and workers alike. Operational basics of belt conveyor systems are too often a […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   November 4, 2020 Black & Veatch: No More Coal Construction Black & Veatch is ending the company’s participation in coal-based power market design and construction, saying it will allow the company to focus on clean energy technologies. The engineering and…   NETL: […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   October 7, 2020 DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a report that says retrofitting the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) in New Mexico with carbon capture technology would bring more… […]

POWER Magazine   Jobs   White Papers  Webinars   Events   Store   August 5, 2020 EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 29 finalized several changes to the regulations for disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs), or coal ash, from electric utilities. The changes…   […]