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Opinion
- DSM to the Rescue?
  Americans love to refer to their country in lofty, idealistic terms. When we hear, “land of the free,” “home of the brave,” or “sweet land of liberty,” our chests reflexively puff out and the strains of patriotism involuntarily ripple through our veins.
Departments
- View on Renewables
  - Energy Lessons from Rita and Katrina
    As the aftershocks of both Hurricane Katrina and Rita break across U.S. energy markets, with gasoline prices reaching $3/gallon, and with home heating oil and natural gas prices projected to reach all-time highs this winter, it has become clear that the U.S. Congress must chart a new course of American energy policy.
- Nuclear Reactions
  - Committee Supports Radiation Risk Estimates
    In late June the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) released the seventh of its ongoing series of reports, known as BEIR VII.
News Update
- Intelligent Sootblowing Keeps Getting Smarter
  Intelligent sootblowing, a concept that has been around since the early 1990s, has evolved to a point where “brilliant” might describe it better.
- FGD In A Bottle
  Sometimes thinking outside the box can put you inside a bottle.
- Wet Compression Technology Not Ambient Condition-Dependent
  When facing combustion turbine upgrades, power generators should consider all turbine inlet cooling (TIC) technologies, including wet compression, says John Kraft, president of Caldwell Energy Company.
- Group Intends to Fund $250 Million in Renewable Energy Projects
  A California-based firm announced in October an initial close of $80 million in funding as part of its plan to raise a total of $250 million in financing to acquire, develop and operate renewable energy and clean fuel assets.
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Construction & Contracts
- Business Briefs
- Personnel & Promotions
- Survey Shows People Near Nuclear Plants Favor New Ones
  A first-of-its-kind survey conducted in August shows that 83 percent of Americans living close to nuclear power plants favor nuclear energy, and 76 percent are willing to see a new reactor built near them.
Features
- POWER-GEN: Spotlighting the Industry
  It’s Showtime at the Sands, where POWER-GEN International will spotlight the latest developments in the industry.
- Handle With Care
  Compared to a decade ago, pipeline natural gas is being delivered with more variable heating values and a greater tendency to form damaging hydrocarbon liquids.
- Unearthing Hidden Treasure
  When the weather’s hot, there’s gold in those combustion turbines, just when you need it the most.
- The Value of Steam Turbine Upgrades
  Recent technological advances in mechanical and aerodynamic design of the turbine steam path are resulting in higher reliability and efficiency.
- Rebuilding Iraq
  An interview with the Iraqi Minister of Electricity explores the status of rebuilding efforts for the country’s beleaguered electric power infrastructure.
- Smart Retrofit Planning for a Hassle-Free Future
  Major retrofit projects present an array of challenges that can jeopardize the delivery of an operationally sound unit once work is completed.
- Priming the Product Pipeline
  Listening to the customer is a critical step in the development of products that truly meet industry needs.
- Silence is Golden
  Today’s stand-by gen-sets must be more powerful, more efficient, and produce fewer emissions than their predecessors.
- Building a Market
  Fuel cell technology is one promising alternative source to conventional electric power generation and is expected to build market share in global power markets.
- Vulnerable No More
  To eliminate unnecessary plant trips, the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Kansas is taking a systematic approach to rooting out component vulnerability.
DG Update
- Microturbine Exec Optimistic About Growing Market Acceptance
  Chip Bottone, president of Ingersoll-Rand’s Energy Systems Division, thinks microturbine technology has turned the corner and that popularity of the compact, packaged energy systems - comprised of a gas turbine engine, a recuperator and a generator - will steadily increase over the next few years.
- Jenbacher Plans to Expand Specialty Fuel Use Business in U.S.
  Power Engineering recently posed some questions to Barry Glickman, general manager of GE Energy’s Jenbacher gas engine business, about the company’s products and plans for U.S. markets.
- “Chic” Power for a Chic Address
  A 38-story residential apartment building recently built in New York City has more than 17 kW of solar capacity installed in a variety of locations.
- Microturbine Maker’s Products Pass 10 Million Hours of Runtime
  Capstone Turbine Corporation announced in September that its installed fleet of MicroTurbine energy systems had surpassed 10 million hours of documented runtime.
- First EPA Tier 2-Certified Gen-Set in North America Now Available
  Caterpillar has introduced the first line of diesel-fueled generator sets in North America with EPA Tier 2 certification.
- Fuel Cell Plant Selected for Critical Federal Training Facility
  A 250 kW fuel cell power plant has been chosen to improve power availability at a U.S. training center, where it will help meet security requirements and cope with fluctuating power needs that can triple from one season to the next.
- NY Power Facility Hopes To “Chip” Away at Energy Prices
  A New York City-based company that develops clean energy facilities that produce electricity for sale to local utilities from renewable fuels and other clean energy sources is developing a project that will convert a 5 MW natural gas-fired cogeneration plant into a 7 MW plant that will only use wood chips.
Field Notes
- Leak Detection Program Results in MW Increase
  The Miami-Dade County Resources Recovery Facility has been turning trash into energy for more than 25 years.
- Turbine Controls Upgrade Yields Higher Reliability and Efficiency
  Power supply is critical to any paper mill. When a major paper manufacturer found that its early 1980s vintage turbine-generator’s unplanned downtime, mostly due to obsolete spare parts and maintenances issues, was jeopardizing one of its mill’s production capacity, the manufacturer decided it was time to overhaul the aging turbine-generator.
- A Power Plant’s Panacea for Concrete Repair
  Power plant owners spend millions of dollars each year on structure maintenance, particularly on concrete repairs.
- Bearing Isolator Eliminates Clinker Grinder Maintenance
  Many coal-fired power plants have a continuing problem with premature bearing failures on clinker grinders.
Products
- Products
Humor
- What Oil Shortage?
  A lot of folks can’t understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in our country.

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