Power Station Efficiency Articles & Analysis
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Coal washing is a process through the impact of water flow, raw coal with different components and specific gravity is separated into different grades. It can remove dust and waste rock and reduce the ash and sulfur content. Coal washing is an indispensable link in coal processing. The coal after coal washing is called clean coal. Coal washing can achieve the purpose of environmental protection, ...
Medoil, part of Poulina Group, are a leading manufacturer specializing in production of margarine, vegetable fats, table oils, mayonnaise, and sauces. The company was facing mounting energy costs and environmental pressures, to address these challenges and improve operational efficiency, made a strategic investment in a containerized cogeneration power plant. This innovative solution, designed, ...
There are numerous things you'll need to take into consideration when choosing equipment to your pyrolysis plant, like the overall quality of the machinery and your budget. Another element you'll want to consider is the design of the machinery you're buying. You should focus on finding a reliable pyrolysis plant design. Research Manufacturers It can be hard to gauge a pyrolysis reactor in the ...
An increasing number of inspection teams at nuclear power plants and NDT businesses servicing nuclear facilities are turning to 3D measurement technologies for a wide range of applications. Whether it is to evaluate the integrity of a piping system or analyze various parts. It can also be used for reverse engineering purposes. Just ask Adam Pinard, NDE Engineer and 3D Scan Lead at Nucleom, a ...
In my last post, I talked about the difficulties faced by facility teams in keeping critical power facilities running safely, reliably, efficiently, and compliant with regulations. We looked at the many hidden risks that make these goals even more challenging. A digitally-connected power distribution system gives you the deep insights you need so you’re no longer ‘working ...
Climate change is one of greatest challenges facing humanity and energy resources are one of the most important factors to bear in mind for the creation of a sustainable world. One potential solution could be space-based solar energy. Of all the sources of energy for our planet, the Sun is one of the most powerful, at Solar Mems we know this, and a large part of our technology is centred on our ...
Liam Jones details how electric actuators were used in a solarpowered automation project on produced water pipelines Recently, a US water management company requested help to develop solar-powered control stations for some of its water-gathering pipelines in West Texas and New Mexico. ...
Power distribution networks across Africa are notoriously unreliable. Frequent power interruptions can be enormously costly for many of the continent’s factories. Not only do power outages disrupt production batches, they can also damage or reduce the life of important plant components such as kilns. This too has a knock-on effect on wider the country’s gross domestic product – ...
Original story at MIT New analysis of textured surfaces could lead to more efficient, and less dangerous, power plants. The boiling of water is at the heart of many industrial processes, from the operation of electric power plants to chemical processing and desalination. But the details of what happens on a hot surface as water boils have been poorly understood, so unexpected hotspots can ...
West Burton B CCGT is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station near Nottingham in the UK. It has three open-cycle gas turbines capable of generating enough electricity for approximately 1.5 million UK homes. In common with all combustion based power stations, the CCGT has a requirement to monitor silica levels in the ...
The present work deals with the application of international standards on Tunisian power network in order to predict trend and competitiveness of electric power plants. It was made in partnership with the Renewable Energy Department of the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG–PEREE). Such work is considered as the first strategic study held for the help of STEG and national development ...
US based Asia Coal Catalyst Company (“ACCC”) produces CC-88™ a patented Combustion Catalyst. CC-88 was proven effective at Mankgarh Cement saving coal and improving the clinker quality. In February of 2014, Asia Coal Catalyst Company conducted successful trials at Manikgarh Cement located in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India http://www.manikgarhcement.com A successful ...
Water availability is among the most important elements of thermoelectric power plant site selection and evaluation criteria. With increased variability and changes in hydrologic statistical stationarity, one concern is the increased occurrence of extreme drought events that may be attributable to climatic changes. As hydrological systems are altered, operators of thermoelectric power plants need ...
This paper establishes the optimal maximum continuous operating load of fuel fired steam based thermal units without endangering the operation, asset life or carbon footprint. The interconnectivity between unit loadability and energy efficiency (represented by heat rate) enables the unit to be loaded to as high as 10% over and above the 100% maximum continuous rating (MCR) provided the energy ...
The contemporary world today is facing a lot of economic and environmental challenges. It is important to find a quick and sustainable solution. Siemens, the market leader in power technology, concentrates on renewable energy, solar energy and wind power especially. The demand of solar energy and wind power in the United States is increasing as it is helping the nation to achieve the state of ...
In this study, the chemical exergy of low profile industrial lignite has been studied through a case study at the 1440 MW Afşin–Elbistan B lignite–fired power plant. Chemical exergy methods in the literature were applied to design lignite to investigate results on the exergy efficiency of the power plant for different power rates. The ASTM standard and well known methods have been compared by ...
Combined heat and power plant efficiency is a function of the conversion efficiency of the energy in the fuel gas to useful energy in the form of electricity and heat. A combined heat and power (CHP) plant is typically a reciprocating gas engine that uses the energy in the gas to drive a crank shaft. The crank shaft turns an alternator to produce electricity. Heat is released during the gas ...
Since the creation of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), European power producers have monitored carbon emissions resulting from the composition of their production. Fuel switching is the main short–term abatement measure under the EU ETS. It consists in substituting combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) for hard–coal plants in off–peak power generation. Thereby coal plants run ...
If there were an equivalent in the energy industry to Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, natural gas would be this year’s winner. The dramatic rise in natural gas supply, and fall in price, has reconfigured the energy scene in the United States, suddenly creating a bounty of domestic energy, driving down wholesale power prices and speeding retirement of polluting coal-fired plants. ...
India recently experienced one of the world’s worst blackouts, with 670 million citizens directly impacted. While media reports have focused on the repercussions from two days of outages, this incident illustrates a much larger, more systemic problem: the need for improved electricity governance. India’s History of Power Problems India has the world’s fifth-largest electrical ...