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Power plants with combined cycle gas turbines and supercritical carbon dioxide When renewable energies are rendered inert by nature, traditional measures have to take their place and perform as optimally as possible, keeping efficiency in mind. James Lawson talks...
Procedures to prevent power stations from becoming defunct, derelict or dangerous Nuclear power plants have only been a part of the modern landscape for the past 50 years or so. As they were originally built with relatively short-life designs in mind, the...
GlobalData reports on the world generator market and presents an overview on the key drivers shaping the sector As the population continues to grow, power demands increase as well. GlobalData reports on the world generator market and presents an overview on the key drivers shaping the sector.
The future of smart energy and power generation With rising costs, subsidies drying up and a global oil glut not set to end anytime soon, the energy market is more open than ever to innovative and disruptive ideas that...
Quality time: smart grids The increasing prevalence of smart grid technology has multiplied the opportunities for monitoring power quality. Used intelligently, such information can help utilities provide...
The key to transmission: worldwide trends GlobalData reports on the trends in worldwide transmission and distribution, with the growing demand for power and heightened environmental concerns driving the development...
The right combination? Power plant operations Still a year away from commercialisation, General Electric’s FlexEfficiency 50 power plant continues to court fervent scrutiny as to its host of purported cost and economic...
Nuclear family: nuclear operations on the rise Nuclear technology and plant-building cooperation agreements between BRICS nations are on the rise, but what’s driving this? Oliver Hotham speaks to Sharon Squassoni, director and...
One with the wind: commercial solutions Faced with powerful and sudden blasts of wind, turbines and their blades are put under great stress, and need to be able to withstand unpredictable and inconsistent wind...
Smooth operator: turbine technology Turbines lie at the heart of modern power generation. As manufacturers squeeze higher outputs from smaller units and lengthen maintenance intervals, reliable and efficient running...
The Chinese way: reducing emissions Coal-fired plants remain the world’s primary means of electricity generation – but with fossil fuels, the emissions reduction issue must always be part of the conversation. While new...
High-wire act - making conventional power plants more flexible With renewable sources playing an increasingly prominent position in the energy mix, conventional power plants need to be more flexible than ever. Modern Power Systems – BRICS...
Prepared for the worst - anticipating nuclear emergencies Being caught off-guard in any kind of nuclear emergency could have disastrous consequences, so plant operators take great care to anticipate crises. Emergency preparedness...
Plant intervention – optimising operations Today’s market conditions have made power plant optimisation an increasingly important way for operators to reduce costs, but this process is not all about technological upgrades, as...
Damage control – biomass health and safety With the continuous growth in production and use of solid biofuels, an increasing number of handling-related incidents have taken place, which affect personnel through...
Paradigm shift – the feasibility of ultra-wet turbines Amid the backdrop of fresh climate change initiatives and the need for better cost-efficiency, the gas turbine market finds itself at a crossroads as to its future development....
Design evolution: Chinese reactors Growth of nuclear power in China has been characterised by the evolution of several domestic and imported reactor designs. Caroline Peachey provides an in-depth review of the...
Stay cool – GE’s H-class gas turbine GE believes its new all-air-cooled H-class gas turbine – the HA – has the potential to establish new benchmarks for unit installed capacity, efficiency and flexibility, James Varley reports.
Get smart – Brazil’s telecommunications infrastructure Bob Moser examines how smart grid projects are progressing slowly in Brazil as distributors shoulder the telecoms burden and public policy lacks teeth.
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