Power Magazine http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag For more than 127 years POWER magazine has been considered the definitive information source for the power generation market. en-us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 720 Power Magazine 28 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag http://opq-cdn.dashdigital.com/powermag/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1256783106000 April 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201004 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201004 April 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: RENEWABLES
        Wind Destroyed and Now Powers Greensburg, Kansas
    SPECIAL REPORT
        COFIRING BIOMASS
            OPG Charts Move from Coal to Biomass
    FEATURES
        BENCHMARKING
            Benchmarking Nuclear Plant Staffing
        SYSTEM PLANNING
            A Primer on Optimizing Fleet Operations
        PLANT DESIGN
            Enhanced Condenser Tube Designs Improve Plant Performance
        WATER TREATMENT
            Sub-Sea Water Treatment System Provides Reliable Supply for the Huarun Power Plant
        TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
            Smart Grid: On the Money
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            What's Bugging Me
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            U.S. Spins Nuclear Wheels as Other Nations Roll Out New Plants
            Initial Experiments Meet Requirements for Fusion Ignition
            From GHG to Useful Materials
            Marines Get Power from Waves
            Permeable UK Granite Is Good News for Geothermal Energy
            Dish Stirling Solar Plant Debuts
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Deciphering Desuperheater Failures
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies, Part II
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Gridlock Continues for Grid Policy
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Rethinking the Power Industry's Dash to Gas

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    COVER STORY: RENEWABLES
        Wind Destroyed and Now Powers Greensburg, Kansas
    SPECIAL REPORT
        COFIRING BIOMASS
            OPG Charts Move from Coal to Biomass
    FEATURES
        BENCHMARKING
            Benchmarking Nuclear Plant Staffing
        SYSTEM PLANNING
            A Primer on Optimizing Fleet Operations
        PLANT DESIGN
            Enhanced Condenser Tube Designs Improve Plant Performance
        WATER TREATMENT
            Sub-Sea Water Treatment System Provides Reliable Supply for the Huarun Power Plant
        TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
            Smart Grid: On the Money
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            What's Bugging Me
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            U.S. Spins Nuclear Wheels as Other Nations Roll Out New Plants
            Initial Experiments Meet Requirements for Fusion Ignition
            From GHG to Useful Materials
            Marines Get Power from Waves
            Permeable UK Granite Is Good News for Geothermal Energy
            Dish Stirling Solar Plant Debuts
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Deciphering Desuperheater Failures
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies, Part II
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Gridlock Continues for Grid Policy
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Rethinking the Power Industry's Dash to Gas

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT April 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201004_2 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201004_2 April 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: RENEWABLES
        Wind Destroyed and Now Powers Greensburg, Kansas
    SPECIAL REPORT
        COFIRING BIOMASS
            OPG Charts Move from Coal to Biomass
    FEATURES
        BENCHMARKING
            Benchmarking Nuclear Plant Staffing
        SYSTEM PLANNING
            A Primer on Optimizing Fleet Operations
        PLANT DESIGN
            Enhanced Condenser Tube Designs Improve Plant Performance
        WATER TREATMENT
            Sub-Sea Water Treatment System Provides Reliable Supply for the Huarun Power Plant
        TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
            Smart Grid: On the Money
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            What's Bugging Me
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            U.S. Spins Nuclear Wheels as Other Nations Roll Out New Plants
            Initial Experiments Meet Requirements for Fusion Ignition
            From GHG to Useful Materials
            Marines Get Power from Waves
            Permeable UK Granite Is Good News for Geothermal Energy
            Dish Stirling Solar Plant Debuts
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Deciphering Desuperheater Failures
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies, Part II
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Gridlock Continues for Grid Policy
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Rethinking the Power Industry's Dash to Gas

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT March 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003 March 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
        Big Bend's Multi-Unit SCR Retrofit
        Big Stone Remodels ESP into Pulse Jet Fabric Filter
    SPECIAL REPORT
        POWER IN PERU
            Peru: The Potential to Become a Regional Energy Hub
    FEATURES
        FUEL HANDLING
            Real-Time Control of Coal Quality Improves Reliability
        WATER TREATMENT
            Strategies to Reduce Sulfuric Acid Usage in Evaporative Cooling Water Systems
        WATER MANAGEMENT
            Determining Carbon Capture and Sequestration's Water Demands
        RENEWABLES
            Harnessing Energy from Upward Heat Convection
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            Double-Edged Sword
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            China Nuclear Plant Construction Gets Boost—With Technology Transfer
            Brazil Begins Operation of Ethanol Power Plant
            NETL, We Energies Successfully Complete TOXECON Demonstration
            Ethiopia's New Hydro Plant Boosts Region's Generating Capacity
            MIT Researchers Propose Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Natural Gas Power
            Venezuela's Power System on Brink of Collapse
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Restraining Torsional Vibration
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Electric Vehicles: The Uncertain Road Ahead
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Going Coastal: The Case for Offshore Wind

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT March 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003_1 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003_1 March 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
        Big Bend's Multi-Unit SCR Retrofit
        Big Stone Remodels ESP into Pulse Jet Fabric Filter
    SPECIAL REPORT
        POWER IN PERU
            Peru: The Potential to Become a Regional Energy Hub
    FEATURES
        FUEL HANDLING
            Real-Time Control of Coal Quality Improves Reliability
        WATER TREATMENT
            Strategies to Reduce Sulfuric Acid Usage in Evaporative Cooling Water Systems
        WATER MANAGEMENT
            Determining Carbon Capture and Sequestration's Water Demands
        RENEWABLES
            Harnessing Energy from Upward Heat Convection
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            Double-Edged Sword
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            China Nuclear Plant Construction Gets Boost—With Technology Transfer
            Brazil Begins Operation of Ethanol Power Plant
            NETL, We Energies Successfully Complete TOXECON Demonstration
            Ethiopia's New Hydro Plant Boosts Region's Generating Capacity
            MIT Researchers Propose Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Natural Gas Power
            Venezuela's Power System on Brink of Collapse
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Restraining Torsional Vibration
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Electric Vehicles: The Uncertain Road Ahead
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Going Coastal: The Case for Offshore Wind

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT March 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003_2 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201003_2 March 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
        Big Bend's Multi-Unit SCR Retrofit
        Big Stone Remodels ESP into Pulse Jet Fabric Filter
    SPECIAL REPORT
        POWER IN PERU
            Peru: The Potential to Become a Regional Energy Hub
    FEATURES
        FUEL HANDLING
            Real-Time Control of Coal Quality Improves Reliability
        WATER TREATMENT
            Strategies to Reduce Sulfuric Acid Usage in Evaporative Cooling Water Systems
        WATER MANAGEMENT
            Determining Carbon Capture and Sequestration's Water Demands
        RENEWABLES
            Harnessing Energy from Upward Heat Convection
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            Double-Edged Sword
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            China Nuclear Plant Construction Gets Boost—With Technology Transfer
            Brazil Begins Operation of Ethanol Power Plant
            NETL, We Energies Successfully Complete TOXECON Demonstration
            Ethiopia's New Hydro Plant Boosts Region's Generating Capacity
            MIT Researchers Propose Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Natural Gas Power
            Venezuela's Power System on Brink of Collapse
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Restraining Torsional Vibration
            Competitive Maintenance Strategies
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Electric Vehicles: The Uncertain Road Ahead
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Going Coastal: The Case for Offshore Wind

]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT February 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201002_1 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201002_1 February 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: PLANT COMPUTING
        Digital Plant Controls Provide an Essential Edge
        Concerns About Electromagnetic Interference in Nuclear Plants Related to Digital Upgrades
        Nontechnical Issues Affecting Digital Upgrades at Nuclear Power Plants
        The Advanced Digital Fieldbus Option for Nuclear Plants
        How to Avoid Alarm Overload with Centralized Alarm Management
        Low-Cost Wireless Sensors Can Improve Monitoring in Fossil-Fueled Power Plants
    FEATURES
        PLANT PERFORMANCE
            Plant Efficiency: Begin with the Right Definitions
        ASSET MANAGEMENT
            The Value of a Knowledge-Based Culture Grows in Lean Times
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            Level the Playing Field for Open-Loop Biomass
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            Norway Inaugurates Osmotic Power Plant
            AREVA Makes Debut in Renewables with German Offshore Turbines
            Of Floating Power Barges and Ships
            The Age of the 800-kV HVDC
            California Releases Preliminary GHG Cap-and-Trade Rules
            Carbon Capture Technology Based on a Blood Enzyme
            New Polymers Could Mop Up Radioactive Isotopes
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Can Your Boiler Feed Pump Handle a Deaerator Pressure Transient?
            Widespread Voltage Collapse Demonstrates the Importance of Generator Acceptance Testing
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Renewable Realities
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            How Myths Distort Energy Policy

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT February 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201002_2 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201002_2 February 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: PLANT COMPUTING
        Digital Plant Controls Provide an Essential Edge
        Concerns About Electromagnetic Interference in Nuclear Plants Related to Digital Upgrades
        Nontechnical Issues Affecting Digital Upgrades at Nuclear Power Plants
        The Advanced Digital Fieldbus Option for Nuclear Plants
        How to Avoid Alarm Overload with Centralized Alarm Management
        Low-Cost Wireless Sensors Can Improve Monitoring in Fossil-Fueled Power Plants
    FEATURES
        PLANT PERFORMANCE
            Plant Efficiency: Begin with the Right Definitions
        ASSET MANAGEMENT
            The Value of a Knowledge-Based Culture Grows in Lean Times
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            Level the Playing Field for Open-Loop Biomass
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            Norway Inaugurates Osmotic Power Plant
            AREVA Makes Debut in Renewables with German Offshore Turbines
            Of Floating Power Barges and Ships
            The Age of the 800-kV HVDC
            California Releases Preliminary GHG Cap-and-Trade Rules
            Carbon Capture Technology Based on a Blood Enzyme
            New Polymers Could Mop Up Radioactive Isotopes
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Can Your Boiler Feed Pump Handle a Deaerator Pressure Transient?
            Widespread Voltage Collapse Demonstrates the Importance of Generator Acceptance Testing
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            Renewable Realities
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            How Myths Distort Energy Policy

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT January 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201001_1 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201001_1 January 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: 2010 INDUSTRY FORECAST
        The U.S. Gas Rebound
        A New Regulatory and Environmental Milieu
        The Impact of Carbon Trading on Performance: What Europe's Experience Can Teach North American Generators
        A New Foundation for Future Growth
        Dollars and Dirt: Investing in Infrastructure
        The Smart Grid Has a Growth Spurt
    SPECIAL REPORT
        RESOURCE PLANNING
            Brazil: Latin America's Beacon
    FEATURE
        PLANT CONTROL
            Tuning Ammonia Flow to Optimize SCR Performance
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            My Top 10 Predictions for 2010
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            The Resurrection of Underground Coal Gasification
            Japan Launches Commercial Operation of MOX-Fueled Reactor
            China's Largest PV Maker to Set Up in Arizona
            Advanced Refractory Lining Improves Gasifier Reliability
            High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Concept Moves Forward
            Predicting Hurricane-Related Outages
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Replacing an HP/IP Rotor
            Sealing Transformer Oil and SF6 Leaks Quickly and Effectively
            When to Use an Oil Skimmer
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            GHG Emissions Reporting Begins Jan. 1
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Carbon-Cutting Solution: Dynamic Demand Technology

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT January 2010 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201001_2 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/201001_2 January 2010        Contents
    COVER STORY: 2010 INDUSTRY FORECAST
        The U.S. Gas Rebound
        A New Regulatory and Environmental Milieu
        The Impact of Carbon Trading on Performance: What Europe's Experience Can Teach North American Generators
        A New Foundation for Future Growth
        Dollars and Dirt: Investing in Infrastructure
        The Smart Grid Has a Growth Spurt
    SPECIAL REPORT
        RESOURCE PLANNING
            Brazil: Latin America's Beacon
    FEATURE
        PLANT CONTROL
            Tuning Ammonia Flow to Optimize SCR Performance
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            My Top 10 Predictions for 2010
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            The Resurrection of Underground Coal Gasification
            Japan Launches Commercial Operation of MOX-Fueled Reactor
            China's Largest PV Maker to Set Up in Arizona
            Advanced Refractory Lining Improves Gasifier Reliability
            High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Concept Moves Forward
            Predicting Hurricane-Related Outages
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Replacing an HP/IP Rotor
            Sealing Transformer Oil and SF6 Leaks Quickly and Effectively
            When to Use an Oil Skimmer
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            GHG Emissions Reporting Begins Jan. 1
        NEW PRODUCTS
        COMMENTARY
            Carbon-Cutting Solution: Dynamic Demand Technology

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    COVER STORY: RENEWABLE TOP PLANTS
        Edison Sault Hydroelectric Plant, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
        El Dorado Energy's Solar Facility, Boulder City, Nevada
        Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, Benton County, Indiana
        Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
        Hywind Floating Wind Turbine, North Sea, Norway
        Rio Bravo Rocklin Power Station, Lincoln, California
    INDUSTRY TRENDS
        Map of Renewable Generation in North America
    SPECIAL REPORT
        RENEWABLES
            The Power of Light: U.S. Solar Energy Trends
    FEATURE
        GEOTHERMAL
            Assessing the Earthquake Risk of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            What Is BACT for CO2?
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            NRC Concerns About AP1000 Structural Strength Could Delay Projects
            New-Generation Gas Turbines Steam Ahead
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Rebuilding Feedwater Heaters while a Plant Is Online
            FRP-Lined Chimney Remains Maintenance-Free
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            A Flood of Climate Change Tort Cases
        NEW PRODUCTS
        BUYERS' GUIDE
            The POWER Buyers' Guide 2010
        COMMENTARY
            Power Politics: Enron Lives!

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT December 2009 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/200912_2 http://www.powermag-digital.com/powermag/200912_2 December 2009        Contents
    COVER STORY: RENEWABLE TOP PLANTS
        Edison Sault Hydroelectric Plant, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
        El Dorado Energy's Solar Facility, Boulder City, Nevada
        Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, Benton County, Indiana
        Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
        Hywind Floating Wind Turbine, North Sea, Norway
        Rio Bravo Rocklin Power Station, Lincoln, California
    INDUSTRY TRENDS
        Map of Renewable Generation in North America
    SPECIAL REPORT
        RENEWABLES
            The Power of Light: U.S. Solar Energy Trends
    FEATURE
        GEOTHERMAL
            Assessing the Earthquake Risk of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
    DEPARTMENTS
        SPEAKING OF POWER
            What Is BACT for CO2?
        GLOBAL MONITOR
            NRC Concerns About AP1000 Structural Strength Could Delay Projects
            New-Generation Gas Turbines Steam Ahead
            POWER Digest
        FOCUS ON O&M
            Rebuilding Feedwater Heaters while a Plant Is Online
            FRP-Lined Chimney Remains Maintenance-Free
        LEGAL & REGULATORY
            A Flood of Climate Change Tort Cases
        NEW PRODUCTS
        BUYERS' GUIDE
            The POWER Buyers' Guide 2010
        COMMENTARY
            Power Politics: Enron Lives!

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