2,600-MW Rockport Plant to make improvements to equipment materials and...
Hard work was required at the 2,600-MW Rockport Plant to make improvements to equipment, materials, and processes. But that hard work has paid off: The plant’s units operate much better, employee...
View Articlestaff of Seminole Generating Station have completed multiple incremental...
Complying with a corporate environmental policy requires much more than just writing a check for equipment upgrades. It takes a dedicated and knowledgeable staff that’s willing to invest years of work...
View ArticleLimestone composition and reactivity are critical factors that determine the...
—Shannon R. Brown (srbrown@babcock.com ) is an AQCS engineer, Richard F. DeVault (rfdevault@babcock.com ) is a research chemist, and Paul J. Williams (pjwilliams@babcock.com ) is a technical fellow for...
View Articlea Leading Chinese Coal Company Venture to Advance Coal Gasification and...
GE Announces Intent to Enter Joint Venture with Shenhua, a Leading Chinese Coal Company Venture to Advance Coal Gasification and Cleaner Coal Technologies in China Marking a significant step toward the...
View ArticleB&W Captures CO2 in Coal-Fired Pilot Plant Tests
Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG) researchers have successfully captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a pilot-scale, coal-fired boiler using advanced solvents and a...
View ArticleConveyor Upgrades Increase Plant Availability
By Greg Bierie, R. Todd Swinderman, and Andrew D. Marti The requirements placed on belt conveyors have become increasingly complicated with respect to predictable and reliable operation and the...
View ArticlePower Plants: Flue Gas Heat Recovery 1
Flue Gas Heat Recovery in Power Plants, Part I By Nenad Sarunac Every power engineer must have a firm grasp of the rudiments of how fuel is processed to produce electricity in a power generation...
View ArticlePower Plants: Flue Gas Heat Recovery 2
Flue Gas Heat Recovery in Power Plants, Part II By Nenad Sarunac When coals with high moisture content are burned in a utility boiler, several percent of the fuel heat input is used to evaporate fuel...
View ArticlePower Plants: Flue Gas Heat Recovery 3
Flue Gas Heat Recovery in Power Plants, Part III By Nenad Sarunac In the flue gas scrubbing process, water evaporates from the scrubbing fluid as the flue gas is cooled to the adiabatic saturation...
View ArticleOne of the World’s Largest Coal-to-Olefins Gasification Units Starts Up in China
The gasification unit at one of the world’s largest coal-to-olefins projects successfully started up at the China Shenhua Coal to Liquid and Chemical Co. Ltd.’s project in Baotou, Inner Mongolia...
View ArticleImprove Furnace Reducing Atmosphere Using Fuel Air Ratio Control
Improve Furnace Reducing Atmosphere Using Fuel/Air Ratio Control By Bill Kirkenir and Dave Earley The Asheville Plant, owned by Progress Energy, consists of four units that produce 700 MW near Arden,...
View ArticleGerman 1.1 GW Staudinger Coal Plant Gets Green Light
German 1.1-GW Staudinger Coal Plant Gets Green Light The German state governing council of Hesse last week partially approved a 1.1-GW coal-fired power plant proposed for construction by Germany firm...
View ArticleClinker Minimization at San Miguel Electric Co-Op
By Kevin Patton, Vince Morehead, and Charlie Breeding, PE San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. owns a single-unit power plant located about an hour south of San Antonio, near Christine, Texas. Its Unit...
View ArticleInnovations in Air Heater Design Produce Performance and Reliability...
Innovations in Air Heater Design Produce Performance and Reliability Improvements By Stephen K. Storm; John Guffre, PE; and Andrea Zucchelli, PhD (Courtsy of Coal Power Mag) Advancements in air...
View ArticleNatural Gas Conversions of Existing Coal-Fired Boilers
Natural Gas Conversions of Existing Coal-Fired Boilers By F.J. Binkiewicz Jr., PE; R.J. Kleisley; B.E. McMahon; J.E. Monacelli; D.A. Roth; and D.K. Wong Electric utilities are always searching for ways...
View ArticleChinese to add 358000 MW of flue gas desulphurization by 2020
According to the latest forecast in FGD World Markets, the installed capacity of FGD systems in China will rise from 365,000 MW this year to 723,000 MW in 2020. In an effort to clean up pollution from...
View ArticleRiverside Repowering Project Minneapolis Minnesota
Xcel Energy has completed the third and final project required by its 2003 Metropolitan Emissions Reduction Project agreement: repowering the Riverside Plant with a gas-fired 2 x 1 combined-cycle plant...
View ArticleOxygen and Combustibles Transmitter for Coal-Fired Applications
Oxygen and Combustibles Transmitter for Coal-Fired Applications Emerson Process Management has enhanced its Rosemount Analytical OCX8800 oxygen and combustibles transmitter for advanced functionality...
View Article2,600-MW Rockport Plant to make improvements to equipment materials and...
Hard work was required at the 2,600-MW Rockport Plant to make improvements to equipment, materials, and processes. But that hard work has paid off: The plant’s units operate much better, employee...
View Articlestaff of Seminole Generating Station have completed multiple incremental...
Complying with a corporate environmental policy requires much more than just writing a check for equipment upgrades. It takes a dedicated and knowledgeable staff that’s willing to invest years of work...
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