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Elevating Wind Energy: ‘Intelligent Inspection’ Transforms Turbine Operations

September 2, 2023 admin Drone, inspection, O&M, operations and maintenance, Renewables, Wind, wind turbines, zeitview

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:33:43 +0000

A successful clean energy transition depends on maximizing output and minimizing the costs of renewable investments.In particular, wind turbines are highly effective assets but require frequent detailed inspections and maintenance […]

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A Symbol of Courage and Invincibility: DTEK Completes Wind Farm Despite War

September 2, 2023 admin dtek, full coverage, International, news, power, renewable energy, Renewables, top plant, Ukraine, Wind, wind power

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:24:50 +0000

When a hostile foreign country invades your homeland, many power projects might fall by the wayside, but for DTEK, providing reliable power to customers and continuing to develop secure energy resources was

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Hydropower Horizons: Pioneering a Pelton Turbine Breakthrough

September 2, 2023 admin Business, Development, efficiency, engineering, full coverage, generator, horizontal, Hydro, hydropower, innovation, International, modernize, news, pelton turbine, Plant Design, power, project, Research and Development, Technology, top plant, voith hydro

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:23:18 +0000

Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine

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Solar Farm at a Landfill Site Brings New Meaning for Waste to Energy

September 2, 2023 admin boviet solar, brightfieqld, brownfield, cep renewables, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, EPA, FirstEnergy, Landfill, lindsay precast, mount olive, New Jersey, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, terrasmart, tmeic, top plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:22:40 +0000

The Mount Olive project in New Jersey is a model for turning a brownfield site into a “brightfield,” supporting cleaner power generation and providing a wealth of benefits for the local community. The U.S

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Accelerating Sustainable Hydropower Development Around the World

September 2, 2023 admin Environmental, full coverage, Hydro, hydropower, iha, International, international hydropower association, news, power, Renewables, sustainability, sustainable, world hydropower congress

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:21:55 +0000

The hydropower industry has placed a keen focus on sustainability in recent years. “The San José Declaration on Sustainable Hydropower,” a landmark declaration issued on Sept. 24, 2021, by the hydropower

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Companies Announce Advancements for Diesel-, Gas-Powered Engines

September 1, 2023 admin caterpillar, cummins, Diesel, engines, Gas, International, lng, man energy solutions, natural gas, news, Research and Development, Rolls-Royce, Technology, waukesha

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:20:34 +0000

The global market for diesel- and gas-powered engines continues to grow, as manufacturing companies unveil products designed to produce power more efficiently while at the same time lowering emissions. The

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South Korea’s First ‘K-Gas Turbine’ Begins Commercial Operation

September 1, 2023 admin Business, carbon emissions, ccgt, combustor, commercial operation, doosan enerbility, e-class, efficiency, energy goals., engineering, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, h-class, hanwha, hrsgs, hydrogen, hydrogen combustion, International, lng, Markets, news, NOx, Plant Design, power, power plant, reliability, Research and Development, SCIENCE, South korea, steam turbine, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:19:21 +0000

Marking a significant inroad to establish a South Korean foothold in the world’s gas turbine technology market, heavy industrial company Doosan Enerbility this summer began commercial operation of its first

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Planning Is Key to Successful Nuclear Refueling Outages

September 1, 2023 admin electric power research institute, EPRI, full coverage, International, Management, news, Nuclear, nuclear outage, nuclear power, outage, power, refueling, Safety

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:18:53 +0000

U.S. nuclear power plants typically refuel every 18 to 24 months. Refueling outages normally occur in the spring and fall of the year when demand for electricity is at its lowest. The Energy Information

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Austin Energy Power Production Cable Defects

September 1, 2023 admin austin energy, Cable, electrical maintenance, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, news, power, Safety, sand hill energy center

Credit to Author: Matt Kuffler, PE| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:17:48 +0000

Between 2022 and 2023, Sand Hill Energy Center encountered two serious defects in cabling, one of which resulted in an arc fault. These were surprises and have led the team to consider inspections and testing

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Bowing Under Pressure

September 1, 2023 admin biomass, biomass buildup, biomass fuel, Coal, coal power station, conveyor belts, engineering, engineering wiz, Fiction, fictional character, investment, marmaduke surfaceblow, marnie surfaceblow, options, plant, power magazine, reliability, scraper conveyor, steamboat anchor chain, stories, superstructure, Technology, variable-speed drives

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:16:24 +0000

Just because something hasn’t failed doesn’t mean it won’t—especially when an “old dog” of a plant is taught new tricks. Two women wearing personal protective equipment waited impatiently in the

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