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The May issue of Energy-Tech featured an article on microgrid planning and technology. Want to learn more? Check out this TEDx talk in Black Rock City. Everyone’s in beach wear and the stage is a little wild, but the presentation is still interesting. ...

Spring is right around the corner – do you know what you’re doing this summer? As you make vacation reservations, plan home improvement projects and think about a couple long-weekend trips, don’t forget to register for the 2013 ASME ...

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The power generation industry has numerous changes to face in the coming years, and Steven Remillard wants to help industry professionals prepare.

As vice president for Competitive Power Ventures, Remillard will be sharing his ideas about ...

The power generation industry continues to work to prepare and adapt to changes in energy needs and environmental concerns, and Steven Remillard has ideas that can help industry professionals prepare.

Remillard will be sharing his ideas during ...

Don't miss Energy-Tech magazine's upcoming free webinar - Important Concepts of Steam Generator Chemistry Control - Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. CST.

Energy-Tech contributor Brad Buecker will discuss issues regarding steam generation chemistry and corrosion ...

All turbo machinery is subject to degradation that, with time, will affect the system’s efficiency and operational performance. Precise monitoring of turbo machinery performance with continuous torque-monitoring systems can be used to identify ...

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Power plant owners have been monitoring the performance of power plant processes, equipment and instrumentation for several years. In recent years, however, they have been increasingly confronted with several challenges in maximizing the value of ...

The ASME 2013 Power Conference is accepting abstract submissions until Dec. 15. Take this opportunity to engage in the latest operating, maintenance and equipment issues with power generation experts. Learn about cutting-edge technology to improve ...

Find solutions that will turn into results for your power generation facility during this two-day conference, Oct. 15-16, in Wheeling, Ill. For more information, click here.

Some problems are inherent in the design, and these fall squarely on the shoulders of the manufacturer.

As a rule of thumb, a problem that becomes evident during the first 12 months of operation will be covered under the manufacturer’s ...

Direct Electric Heat Exchangers, aka circulation heaters, are used in a variety of applications. They are used to heat gases like nitrogen, hydrogen and hydrocarbons, as well as liquids such as water, oils, acids, solutions and other fluids.

DEHE’s ...

Pump Solutions Group completed the acquisition of Maag Group for a purchase price of approximately $285 million, subject to normal post-closing adjustments.

Maag is a global ...

WorleyParsons announced the appointment of Richard Brown, PhD, PE, as vice president, USAC National Power Networks Strategy director. Brown will provide leadership and market strategy for the rapidly growing ...

The Environmental Engineering Division (EED) Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Committee has reformed with a new focus. The Committee will now coordinate ASME activities and act as a central focal point for resources ...

The extensive pipe systems found throughout industry are reliant on complex pipe support chains to provide the control and stability necessary for them to ensure system functionality, safety and longevity.

Whether for refinery, petrochemical, ...

Revere Control Systems opened two new offices, one in Chattanooga, Tenn., and the other in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The Chattanooga office is located at 3740 Powers Court, Ste. 300, Chattanooga, TN 37416. ...

Element Materials Technology acquired MAR-TEST, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The addition of MAR-TEST and its world-class reputation for high-quality mechanical testing within the aerospace & defense, ...

Xylem Inc. broke ground on a 10,000 sq. ft. extension of its manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, N.J., to support continuing growth in the dewatering segment. The Bridgeport facility is a manufacturing plant ...

Originally installed in the late 1950s, a national electric power generation plant’s pulverized coal-fired boiler system was in need of a retrofit. The task at hand was the replacement of the steel piping system used to convey ...

This month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will issue the final rules on emissions regulations that it introduced in July, and coal-fired power plants across the northeast and Midwest will assess the work that needs to be done and each project’s ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an updated proposal for boiler and emissions standards it originally proposed last March.

The proposals were controversial due to concerns that they would add an additional cost burden to industries ...

It seemed as though nothing could stop the squealing.

Not that the Monarch Cement Company’s huge ball mill wasn’t already loud. Powered by a 5,000-HP motor, it pulverizes 100 tons of clinker (a burned mixture of limestone and shale) ...

One of the main problems that can put flue-gas desulfurization plants out of operation is corrosion.

Severe problems in FGD installations are caused when condensates of acids are formed, which accelerate pitting and crevice corrosion, particularly ...

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Titanium was discovered by British scientist William Gregor in 1791 and named by Austrian chemist Martin Klaproth after the Titans – the first sons of the earth in Greek mythology. This “reddish ...

In his book, “Friction and Wear of Materials,” Ernest Rabinowicz estimated that roughly 70 percent of reduction in equipment usefulness with time results from machine surface degradation caused by wear or corrosion. Industry experts estimate ...

A high-volume coal transshipment terminal at the western edge of Lake Superior has eliminated material backups and reduced maintenance – while extending conveyor belt life – with custom-engineered transfer chutes. Designed and constructed ...

In light of recent high profile incidents surrounding ash pond failures, coal-fired power plants have faced heightened environmental and public scrutiny of ash handling practices. The industry now waits apprehensively for the EPA’s proposal ...

Combustion control has been evolving through the years due to demands for greater efficiency, increased capacity, reduced emissions and safer operation. As a result, simply measuring the amount of oxygen and/or carbon monoxide (CO) at a single point ...

The concept of a joint project within the United Engineering Foundation Founder Societies (ASME, AIChE, IEEE, ASCE, AIME) led to the Founder Society Technologies for Carbon Management Project in 2008. This initiative grew out of discussions and ...

Since January 2005, Dow Electrodeionization modules have provided leak-free, reliable performance at the Madison Gas and Electric Cogeneration power plant in Madison, Wis. Located on ...

Many factors drive modern plants to make process equipment changes during outage season, and two of the most common are demands for increased production and process variable changes. Centrifugal fans and duct systems that are used throughout the power ...

Ultrasonic leak detection has been used for a variety of applications ranging from energy reduction by locating compressed air leaks to quality assurance inspections, such as pinpointing wind noise and water leaks in automobiles. The secret to success ...

Companies are increasingly exploring alternatives to fossil fuels, due to their high prices and stricter government regulations. Simply venting or flaring process by-products to the atmosphere no longer meets industries’ environmental and energy ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released action plans developed by 22 electric utility facilities with coal ash impoundments, describing the measures the facilities are taking to make their impoundments ...

The Hydraulic Institute, under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified individuals in North America to participate ...

Siemens Energy was awarded an 18-month, $300,000 R&D program by the Illinois Clean Coal Institute to study the effects of coal and ...

The deadline to submit an abstract for the ASME Power 2010 Conference has been extended to Jan. 15, 2010. The conference will be held July 13-15, 2010, in Chicago, Ill.

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December 2, 2009

Letter to the Editor,

I have great respect for pump specialists who correctly and with the voice of experience give sound guidance on pump selection. The latest write-up following this highly commendable pattern ...

Rentech Inc. announced on Tuesday that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with 13 domestic and international passenger and cargo carriers that is intended to serve ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that power plants across the country decreased emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), a precursor to acid rain, to 7.6 million tons in 2008. Emissions ...

The Abstract deadline for papers to be presented at the ASME Power Conference 2010 has been extended to Dec. 30, 2009.