condenser

Steadily increasing demands leading to excessive cycling and starts/stops can cause heat rate loss, poor unit performance, and increased plant outages. See as Marnie and Maya demonstrate that even relatively

There is no doubt that the energy industry is moving toward decarbonization and renewable sources. But, despite the $2.7 trillion spent on renewables over the past decade, that future is still a long way off. It all comes down to the economics. It’s cheaper to operate an existing fossil fuel plant than build new renewable […]

HEATHERBRAE, NSW, Australia, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Conco Systems Pty Ltd. has completed the four-year, four-unit Stanwell Power Station Midlife Condenser Re-tube. The massive condenser re-tubing project began in Stanwell’s Unit 1 in 2015, and continued for a total of four years, with an additional unit being re-tubed during scheduled outages each year. The […]

Watts Bar 2, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) nuclear unit that began commercial operation last October, has been shut down indefinitely owing to a major issue with a condenser revealed this March. TVA spokesman Jim Hopson told POWER on May 11 that the reactor—the first new nuclear unit to begin operations in the U.S. in more than […]

San Francisco, CA (July 15, 2016) Conco Services Corporation, NALCO Water, Plastocor and RetubeCo, all leaders in the field of condenser technology, will be hosting the 2016 Condenser Life Cycle Seminar (CLCS) in San Francisco, California, from September 7-9, 2016, at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf. The Seminar is a technical forum educating power plant managers, […]