insulation

  • America’s Grid Capacity Problem Has a Building Problem

    The electricity conversation in America has become increasingly focused on one question: How do we meet rising demand? The surge in artificial intelligence, data centers, electrification, and domestic manufacturing is placing unprecedented pressure on the grid. The industry’s response has largely centered on adding supply, such as building more generation, expanding transmission, and accelerating new […]

  • Insulation Pays Off: The Business Case for Insulation Energy Appraisals

    Identifying areas in your plant where insulation is inadequate and fixing the problem can save significant amounts of money, eliminate safety hazards for workers, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a

  • Shannon’s new hydrophobic insulation blanket reduces risk of CUI, boosts safety

    New hydrophobic thermal and acoustic insulation blankets reduce energy loss and/or mitigate harmful noise levels from equipment. NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Shannon Global Energy Solutions, which engineers and manufactures reusable solutions for a sustainable planet, has developed a new, hydrophobic thermal and acoustic insulation blanket to reduce energy loss and/or mitigate […]

  • Actavo receives industry recognition for work with Magnox

    4th March 2021: Actavo Industrial Solutions, a provider of engineering services to the world’s leading industrial companies in the petrochemical, power, oil and gas, marine, nuclear and pharmaceutical sectors has been awarded a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by the trade association ACAD. Actavo received a 100% score in an asbestos audit for its outstanding standards at […]

  • McAllister Mills Introduces TREO® 2000 High-Temperature Blankets

    TREO 2000 uses the latest AES fiber technology to enhance safety and thermal performance INDEPENDENCE, VA, October 6, 2020 – McAllister Mills, a global leader in the manufacture of precision-engineered thermal fabrics and products, has introduced TREO® 2000, the company’s newest bio-soluble high-temperature blanket that uses the latest in AES (alkaline earth silica) fiber technology. […]

  • ROCKWOOL Awarded Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award for WR-Tech™ (Water Repellent Technology)

    THE WOODLANDS, Texas, March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ROCKWOOL Technical Insulation, a subsidiary of ROCKWOOL Group, today announced it has been awarded the Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award for its patent-pending WR-Tech™ (Water Repellent Technology) by Materials Performance magazine, a publication of NACE International. The awards celebrate cutting-edge technologies that are at […]

  • Test Your Knowledge: Insulation

    Thermal insulation is installed on almost every piping system and much of the plant equipment at power generation facilities. It not only saves energy, but also protects workers, reduces noise, helps protect against freezing, and more. This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of insulation fundamentals. Create your own user feedback survey If you’d […]

  • Useful Tips for Designing Thermal Insulation Systems

    Thermal insulation is installed on almost every piping system and much of the plant equipment at power generation facilities. It not only saves energy, but also protects workers, reduces noise, helps protect

  • Facilitating Predictive Maintenance of Electrical Assets with Pervasive Sensing Strategies

    Continuous condition-based monitoring of electrical conductors and insulation is an effective way to reduce required plant maintenance activities, cut operating costs, and prevent unplanned shutdowns