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Wind Project Approvals, Tax Credits Look to Outpace Macroeconomic and Supply Chain Headwinds in 2024

November 27, 2023 admin biden, eversource energy, irã, Legal & Regulatory, news, O&M, ocean wind 1, ocean wind 2, offshore wind, Ørsted, power, renewable energy, Renewables, tax credits, Wind

Credit to Author: John Ugai| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:09:43 +0000

Recent events in the wind power industry, all occurring on a single day, provide a snapshot of the sector’s challenges and opportunities heading into 2024. Ørsted, the world’s largest developer […]

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Five Energy-Saving Tips for Compressed Air Systems

November 25, 2023 admin best practices, compressed air, cost reduction, efficiency, Energy savings, full coverage, Instrumentation & Controls, O&M, o&m improvements, power

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:20:34 +0000

Compressed air is vitally important to all power plants. Although in some cases it is used simply for convenience, such as when operating certain pneumatic tools, in other cases, compressed […]

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Understanding Selective Catalytic Reduction Systems and SCR Design Considerations

November 1, 2023 admin biomass, Coal, emissions, emissions control, Environmental, full coverage, Gas, International, news, NOx, O&M, Plant Design, power, scr, selective catalytic reduction, SO2, Technology, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:04:37 +0000

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is an important emissions control technology utilized at many coal, biomass, waste-to-energy, and gas-fired power plants. Many items must be considered when designing SCR

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ACES Delta’s Hydrogen Electrolyzers Arrive in Big Boost for Hub’s Progress

October 30, 2023 admin aces delta, advanced clean energy storage, alkaline electrolyzers, Business, carbon-free power, electrolyzers, energy infrastructure, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, high-pressure electrolyzer, hydrogen, hydrogen production, integrated storage facility, International, mitsubishi power, news, O&M, renewable energy, renewable energy sources, renewable hydrogen, Renewables, salt cavern storage, seasonal energy storage, Technology, Utah, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:20:19 +0000

Electrolyzers arrive at the ACES Delta project in Delta, Utah. (Photo: Business Wire)

The much-watched Advanced Clean Energy Storage Hub (ACES Delta)—a project shaping up to be the largest renewable hydrogen energy hub in the U.S.—has received its first shipment of large-scale hydrogen […]

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Cold Weather: How to Maintain Power Plant Readiness and Reliable Operation

October 30, 2023 admin biomass, Coal, cold weather, freeze protection, full coverage, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, news, Nuclear, O&M, power, preparedness, Solar, waste to energy, Weather, Wind, winter

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 22:02:00 +0000

Extreme temperature and weather events have become more prevalent in the past decade. The December 2022 Christmas freeze in the southeast U.S. saw many areas experiencing single-digit temperatures. The February […]

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Process Pumps in Power Generation: Choosing the Right Equipment for Optimal Performance

October 23, 2023 admin Business, centrifugal pump, full coverage, news, O&M, operations and maintenance, Plant Design, power, pumps

Credit to Author: Kevin Maple| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:44:05 +0000

Generating electrical power takes on many forms—hydroelectric, solar, fossil fuel, renewable, biofuel, nuclear, and geothermal, all of which are made up of many internal processes that together produce the power […]

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Corrosion Research Leads to Material Improvements and More Reliable Systems

October 5, 2023 admin Coal, corrosion, cranfield university, engineering, full coverage, Gas, high-temperature corrosion, International, materials, news, O&M, Plant Design, power, research, Research and Development, Technology, uk

Credit to Author: Nigel Simms| Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:15:26 +0000

Fossil-fueled power plants are billion-pound investments that businesses (as well as whole nations themselves) around the world can’t afford to simply discard. Yet, the combinations of old plant, new fuels, […]

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Melaka: Malaysia’s 2.2-GW Cutting-Edge Combined Cycle Gas Power Plant

October 3, 2023 admin 9ha.02, combined cycle power plant, edra, efficiency, energy security, energy transition, engineering, epc, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, ge, grid stability, hyundai engineering, jacobs, Malaysia, melaka power plant, news, O&M, power, project, sustainability, Technology, top plant, vernova

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:20:00 +0000

The Edra Melaka Power Plant (EMPP), the world’s second GE 9HA.02 gas turbine power plant, is the largest combined cycle gas-fired power plant currently in operation in Malaysia. A POWER Top Plant winner, the

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Filling Vital Power and Industrial Process Steam Needs with Temporary Boilers

October 2, 2023 admin boiler, Business, combined heat and power, distributed energy, distributed power, Gas, indeck, Mobile, nationwide boiler, news, O&M, Plant Design, power, Power Demand, rental, rental boiler, supply chains, temporary boilers, victory energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:13:00 +0000

There are many reasons why a temporary boiler might be needed at a power generating or industrial facility. For example, Nationwide Boiler Inc., a supplier of temporary and permanent boiler equipment, custom

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The Added Value of Corrosion Protection for Pump and Valve Maintenance

October 2, 2023 admin corrosion, cortec, maintenance, news, O&M, operations, Plant Design, pumps, valves

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Power plants depend on hundreds of valves and many different pumps to carry out operations 24/7. Good maintenance procedures—including routine tasks and predictive maintenance—are critical to keeping these

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