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:: News from Power Engineering
:: November 1, 2005 |
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 Editor's Remarks
In just a few weeks, more than 16,000 power industry professionals will converge on Las Vegas to attend the 18th POWER-GEN International Conference and Exhibition. The event, which is unrivaled in the power industry, will take place December 6-8 in the Sands Convention Center. It will offer a mix of educational development, personal networking and vendor interaction opportunities, providing an unparalleled chance for industry professionals to upgrade their knowledge, skills and contacts.
Not long ago, talk of new generation meant, almost exclusively, natural gas-fired turbine construction. However, with rising natural gas prices and predicted shortages, power generators are considering other generating technologies, some of them new and some of them tried and true. Because these technologies vary widely, it is impossible to say that one technology can meet all generation needs. In short, the nation needs a mix of generating technologies that, in total, are reliable, environmentally friendly and energy-efficient. That's the reason this year's POWER-GEN International will cover a broad cross-section of industry trends and technologies, including nuclear, coal, renewables, gas turbines, emissions compliance, combustion optimization and the aging work force, just to name a few.
If you've never attended POWER-GEN International, this is a great year to begin. If you are a veteran attendee, I hope you're planning to attend again this year. A visit to the Web Site at www.power-gen.com will give you a fairly detailed look at what this year's event is offering. I'm confident you'll find something there that interests you.
Teresa Hansen
Associate Editor, Power Engineering
teresah@pennwell.com
:: CONTENTS
:: FEATURES
:: INDUSTRY NEWS
:: PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
:: PRODUCT RELEASES
:: FEATURES
:: National Consumer Survey Reveals Interest in Renewable Power
While 75 percent of Americans say it's important to extremely important that their electric utility offer power produced from renewable resources, 50 percent don't know whether or not their electric utility does so, according to a national consumer study recently released.
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:: Is the World Ready for Coal Gasification?
This paper, presented at Coal-Gen in San Antonio in mid-August, discusses the U.S. energy industry's need to build a tremendous quantity of new generation to meet the nation's growing electricity demand. It talks about how coal will play a major role in fueling future generating facilities and looks at the possibility of using integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) as an alternate method of converting environmentally disadvantaged fuels into electricity.
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:: FirstEnergy Continues Emissions Control Technology Development
For several years, FirstEnergy has worked closely with Powerspan to develop and test new emissions control technologies. This article provides the latest on the energy company's involvement in pilot programs, as well as its latest plans for commercial installation of new emission technologies.
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:: Managing Business
The Skills Behind the Doing in Business Development
Bill Scheessele, CEO/Founder of MBDi, provides insight on business development and ethics in the power industry.
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:: E-Fun Archive
Office Wisdom by Murphy
Power Engineering dips into the archives to provide a humorous look at the world of engineering, science, business and management.
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:: INDUSTRY NEWS
:: U.S. Consumers Are $34 Billion Better Off After Privatization
Liberalization of the U.S. electricity market saved residential consumers $34 billion between 1997 and 2004, according to a new independent study by Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
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:: International Electricity Industry Leaders Plan Climate Change Approach
The heads of Europe's electricity industry union Eurelectric, U.S power sector association Edison Electric Institute and Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies met in Sapporo, Japan in October and called for long-term, global, voluntary actions to address the challenges of world climate change.
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:: Siemens to Develop Large Scale Hybrid Fuel Cell for U.S. DOE
Siemens Power Generation has been given a 10-year, $85 million contract by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop fuel cell technology for large power stations.
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:: U.S. Researchers Help Develop Large Solar Plant
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have collaborated with Solargenix Energy in the creation of the world's third largest solar power plant.
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:: PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
:: Bruce Power Awards Contracts for Restart Project
AMEC and Babcock and Wilcox Canada have confirmed contract wins in the Canadian nuclear power plant restart project announced by Bruce Power.
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:: Entergy Awards First BWR Fleet-Wide Multi-Outage Agreement
GE Energy has been awarded a 10-year multi-cycle contractual service agreement to provide nuclear instrumentation and associated technical and field services for Entergy Corp.'s fleet of boiling water reactors.
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:: Westar Energy Signs Agreement to Purchase Power Plant
Westar Energy announced it has signed an agreement to purchase a 300-MW gas-fired power plant from ONEOK Inc. for $53 million.
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:: ScottishPower's PPM Energy Announces New 200 MW Windfarm
ScottishPower's competitive U.S. energy business, PPM Energy, recently announced plans to build a 200 MW windfarm at Big Horn in the south east of Washington State with completion expected in summer 2006. Approximately $270 million will be invested in the project and it is expected to be immediately earnings enhancing upon completion.
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:: Product Releases
Rubber Lip Seals Literature
Inpro/Seal, a manufacturer of bearing isolators, just unveiled new literature titled Target Lip Seals that details the use of rubber lip seals in industries. Part of the firm's interactive package on bearing protection, the literature is a valuable source of information and useful tool to anyone involved in management, maintenance, repair and operations of pumps and other types of rotating equipment. David C. Orlowski, Inpro/Seal's founder and president, who is well known for his knowledge of bearings, bearing protection and tribology, authored the literature and much of the interactive package. Orlowski has spent 41 plus years working on ways to enhance and extend the service life of rotation equipment.
Rugged Flow Meter
With a breakthrough flow sensor design, the new Model CMM Coriolis Mass Flow Meter from Fluid Components International (FCI) is compatible with virtually every industrial process fluid in use today. FCI's Model CMM flow meter features the industry's widest standard configuration selection of the industry's most popular and exotic wetted surface materials for service in harsh fluids-from water to acids to corrosives and even hazardous safety sensitive fluids such as phosgene. The CMM flow meter's wetted surface parts are available in nine standard materials that ensure compatibility and long-life. Designed for service in line sizes from 1/8 to 2 inches (DN 6 to DN50), the CMM flow meter is a versatile flow measurement solution for flow rates up to 1,460 lb/min (40,000 kg/hr) that is ideal for use in a wide range of processes. The CMM is accurate to 0.1 percent in liquids and to 0.5 percent in gases (+ reading). For liquid applications demanding the utmost in accuracy, the CMM's optional 10-point calibration service will boost accuracy to a superior 0.05 percent.
Data Logger Software
Onset Computer Corp. recently introduced HOBOware 2.1 for Windows, the company's next-generation software package for HOBO data loggers. The new software combines fast, easy logger launch and readout functions with powerful data plotting capabilities, making it easier than ever for users to analyze environmental conditions recorded with HOBO loggers. An intuitive, graphical user interface allows users to select environmental parameters to display, format graphs, perform analysis, and save projects for future use. HOBOware also makes it fast and easy to measure the grains of moisture per pound of air, and supports one-click export of data to Microsoft Excel or other ASCII-compatible programs.
Asset Performance Management Tools
Invensys Process Systems recently announced a series of unique asset performance management solutions that - for the first time - enable users to monitor, predict and effectively manage both the availability and utilization of their industrial assets to help maximize overall asset value and improve business performance. These applied solutions draw upon technology and expertise from across Invensys Process Systems (Avantis, Foxboro, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex, Wonderware) and its technology partners. Initially, Invensys Process Systems is introducing a family of nine component- and system-level asset performance management solutions, or "monitors." The initial component-level solutions monitor and/or help manage the performance of field devices, process control loops and plant equipment. These include instrument monitor, valve monitor, loop monitor, pump monitor, equipment monitor, alarm management monitor, security management monitor, safety integrity monitor and automation platform monitor.
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