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The article offers information on how net-zero goals require decarbonization across the value chain. Topics include information on how removing of the global economy's reliance on carbon is incredibly complex; importance of addressing the problem at every stage of the industrial value chain; and how combination of approaches applied across the value chain will help industries.

The article focuses on maintenance equipment and tools used by plant operators. Topics include mentioning the use of physical as well as digital tools, enlisting the physical tools used power plants such as cylinders, pumps, and hydraulics, and using computerized maintenance management systems in determining the ways and duration of performing a task such as Proteus MMX from Eagle Technology Inc.

The article discusses the technical and economic aspect of district heating systems utilizing nuclear power as their energy source. It mentions the design of the heating system done to maximize electric power production, gives various approaches for its development, and challenges faced in its implementation.

The article discusses job growth in energy sector. Topics include various companies providing workforce development training program to help in keeping staff updated with new technologies, educating and recruiting young professionals, and need for greater workforce in Solar energy and energy efficiency field.

The article focuses on challenges and solutions for improving power networks, addressing the cause of blackouts such as when demand exceeds the supply which leads to drop in frequency of the network, and mentions solutions to overcome blackouts such as smart power grids.

The article offers information on ensuring power grid health through a better asset management. Topics include information on how power sector has been evolving for years and technology has been instrumental in the change; how asset performance management and predictive maintenance tools can help power companies; and how to extend the lifespan of equipment, reduce operational costs, and improve safety.

The article offers information on development of a digital twin for the Atikokan Station, Ontario. Topics include information on how a digital twin is designed for the Atikokan biomass power plant which uses science-based Bayesian machine learning methods; how operation at low loads results in a number of challenges; and how the station has worked to optimize burner performance, limiting the need for auxiliary fuel support.

The article offers information on how Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can have a positive impact on grid reliability. Topics include information on wholesale electric and natural gas markets; actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directly impact the U.S. economy; and the brazen ransom ware attack on Colonial Pipeline.

The article reports about the U.S. coal fleet declining due to economic forces, resulting from the low price of natural gas and higher costs of compliance with various environmental regulations for coat generators. Topics include the U.S. power industry increasing its capacity while demand for electricity has been stagnant; and how in some regions of the U.S., wind and solar energy generation are not as technically or economically viable as in other areas.

When the blades of individual Kaplan turbines are not continuously adjusted to achieve peak efficiency, the result is non-optimal performance and unnecessarily high mortality of downstream migrating fish. However, a new best-science method of index testing is available, which simultaneously improves fish passage of downstream migrants, increases service life of existing turbine-generating equipment, improves power generation, and increases revenue from power operations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the oldest energy efficiency ideas—combined heat and power—is prospering in the U.S. and looks promising elsewhere as the world searches for low-cost energy by increasing efficiency while lowering carbon dioxide emissions. INSET: Bringing CHP Experience to Congress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nuclear power provides carbon-free electricity for a warming world. But is its use still practical, can it still be economic, is its promise still achievable, and is nuclear a key to combating climate change? So far, nuclear power has fallen short of those goals. Looking at advanced nuclear technologies, it's not certain that will change. INSET: The Advanced Nuclear Playlist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many combined cycle power plants have established a pH guideline between 9.6 and 10.0 to minimize corrosion in heat recovery steam generators and condensers. Neutralizing amines are used to achieve these pH targets. This article examines amine selection, the pros and cons of ammonia-only versus organic blends, the final fate of organic amines, and the quandary of feeding neutralizing amines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A myriad of issues come into play when parties execute power industry mergers and acquisitions. Part 2 of this two-part series looks at the issues involved with acquisition agreements, and some of the more highly negotiated provisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses gasification of carbon-containing fuels as an emerging option to generate power, fuels, and chemicals from local resources. Each region and each application needs a distinct gasification technology such as the U.S. and China which are adopting the technology to produce fuels and power. Fortunately, the equipment is growing and changing to meet the demands, according to the article. INSET: GASIFICATION BY THE NUMBERS.

The article discusses the conduction of research with regard to generating electric power from nuclear fusion reactions. Topics discussed include the fusion research and development program conducted by the agency Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), headlines regarding nuclear fusion and application of magnetic fields and lasers in such reactions. Details on the origin of the nuclear fusion concept and its future are presented.

The article focuses on increasing schemes in Europe regarding the use of marginally profitable gas-fired power plants to generate heat for cities. It refers to Lausward Power Plant's Fortuna Unit that achieves about 85% efficiency when operated in cogeneration mode. It highlights the European Union's effort to develop new combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

The article focuses on a report by the Geothermal Resources Council, which states that Kenya ranks eighth in the world in geothermal energy production and is poised to add more geothermal-sourced power to its grid in the next few years. It refers to the state-run Kenya Electricity Generating Co.'s announcement of its addition of 1,745 MW of geothermal generation by 2025. It refers to the Kenyan government's new energy policy to eliminate fossil fuel-powered generation.

The article highlights the evolution of gas turbines, as of January 2018. It discusses how power producers have increasingly turned to natural gas as their fuel of choice, knowing generators want reliability and availability along with reductions in carbon emissions. It also mentions the turbine manufacturers' plans to invest in research and development (R&D) to speed the process of new product cycles.

The article discusses how merchant markets for independent power producers in the U.S. are unfavorable, and many companies in the sector have slumping profits, as of January 2018. It discusses the views of Mauricio Gutierrez, chief of NRG Energy on the issue. It also discusses the views of John Shelk, head of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), on the issue.

The article offers information on the concept of cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP), energy efficient technology being used in chemical process industries (CPI), and its benefits. It mentions that congeneration produces electricity and heat from a single energy source and thus offers financial and operational benefits. It further reflects on how one can adopt and install cogeneration techniques.

A directory of electrical power generation & transmission companies in the global chemical industry is presented.

A product and service directory for electrical power generation and transmission in the U.S. is presented.

Presents a directory of electrical power generation and transmission equipment. Bearings and bushings; Industrial boilers; Cables and conduits; Drives; Lighting fixtures; Motor controls.

In this article some women associated with the energy industry discuss gender disparity in the energy industry. According to the Department of Energy, less than a quarter of U.S. workers in the electric power generation field are women, compared to an average of 46.8% in the national workforce. According to Dame Fiona Woolf, energy lawyer with CMS Cameron McKenna, corporations often view onsite childcare or even lactation rooms as a big expensive perk.

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator's (MISO's) geographic footprint extends down the middle of the U.S. Because of the structure of its market, MISO has artfully avoided some nasty policy and economic issues that characterize its neighbors in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. However, MISO still faces many of the same market forces that are transforming the electric generation and distribution business across the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses what communities seeking the community choice aggregation (CCA), an energy supply model, mean for the future of traditional power utilities in the U.S. CCA puts the local government in charge of choosing electricity sources on behalf of their residents. CCAs could deliver energy efficiency programs to residents at a low cost.

The article reports on the balancing electricity supply and demand by using grid-connected batteries. Energy storage using grid-connected electrochemical battery systems can enable widespread integration of renewables, unlock grid flexibility and improve grid reliability. Battery storage is now clearly an established market in the U.S. INSET: A Gigafactory Race.

The article offers information on the wind power turbine repowering. Topics discussed include use of wind turbine to convert wind energy into electricity, dismantling and replacement of turbine equipment, retrofitting modern control systems to improve reliability power plants. It discusses de-carbonization of electricity supply by European policy.

Comparing the costs of differing electric generating technologies has become popular among advocates for particular technologies and those seeking to find the optimal approach to new generation. While getting attention in policy-making circles, it turns out to be far from simple. INSET: Jacobson v. Clack: the 100% Solution?. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hydroelectric power doesn't get much attention in today's discussions of how to generate electricity, particularly in a world looking to boost renewable technologies such as wind and solar. But the oldest form of electricity generation—the original renewable—has plenty of life. INSET: Hydro Turbine Technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The commercial nuclear power sector has evolved with great help from the military-industrial complex. Research and development funded for the purpose of national defense has resulted in advances directly applicable to the power industry. For molten salt reactor designs to succeed, political support and military dollars may again be necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on novel floating power plants, which have been used widely as a source of flexible, decentralized power generation for several reasons, such as its cost-effective and rapid and can be relocated or traded. Information about the installation of more than 75 floating power plants or vessel-mounted power plant fleets, which have relied on diesel, gas, or dual-fuel engines that can run various types of liquid and gaseous fuels, is presented.

The H SB sb SB 2 sb purity is matched to the requirements of the application, and the pyrolysis reaction is tolerant of the contaminants usually encountered with natural gas, McFarland points out. Edited by: Gerald Ondrey EEngineering design of a demonstration plant is underway for a process that pyrolyzes natural gas into hydrogen and solid carbon. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers a look on how American energy usage has shifted dramatically over the past decade, by comparing the energy usage flow charts of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) from 2011 and 2021.

Düsseldorf's new "Block Fortuna" at the Lausward Power Plant, owned by municipal utility Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, is setting records and giving Germany's coal-fired power plants some much-needed competition for backing up the nation's large percentage of variable renewable power. INSET: Never-ending Competition for Greater Efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant on Lake Michigan, owned by Consumers Energy Co. and the DTE Energy Co. and in operation since 1973. The plant was the largest of its kind when built and consisted of six 312-MW units. Steven B. Beachum, senior project manager at the Ludington plant, says that the use reversible pump-turbines to move water uphill 363 feet into the plant's 27 billion gallon reservoir.