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Interest grows
11 December, 2004
The Polk plant, one of only four coal based IGCC plants currently in existance. But might this change in the future?

Simmering turns up the heat
08 December, 2004
To help cut costs to meet the demands of a deregulated market Simmering power plant has undergone an extensive control room upgrade that has reduced staffing levels to one operator per unit.

A diesel solution for a gas problem
08 December, 2004
Wärtsilä's 'fuel sharing' technology is a solution tailored specifically to firing associated gas in oil fields or refineries, locations usually associated with variable gas supply.

Why adding an LMS100 could improve the economic health of your coal plant
08 December, 2004
Increased efficiency, improved flexibility and better economics are among the potential benefits of integrating a gas turbine for feedwater heating in a coal plant. GE’s new LMS100 seems to lend itself particularly well to this application as it offers not only unprecedentedly high efficiency but also two sources of low temperature heat – from the off-engine intercooler as well as the gas turbine exhaust itself.

Besos GT26-based CCGTs bring gas power to Barcelona
08 December, 2004
High reliability is being achieved by the two GT26-based single shaft CCGT blocks at Besós, close to Barcelona

Three casings good, two casings better
08 December, 2004
An innovative 600 MW two-casing ultrasupercritical steam turbine went commercial earlier this year in Japan.

Environmental case for coal and nuclear
10 November, 2004
“To date there has been palpably little progress in unifying environmental and economic objectives”

Alstom India builds up weld repair experience
10 November, 2004
How Alstom India successfully carried out, at NPC’s Madras nuclear plant, the country’s first welded rotor repair on a steam turbine.

Inaugurating Immingham: Europe's biggest CHP
10 November, 2004
Immingham CHP is providing cogeneration on a grand scale, as well as achieving a level of steam supply dependability that is essential for refinery operations.

Hubris is unprofessional
10 November, 2004
‘Moving an electric switch could make the Titanic practically unsinkable’

Turbines that burn coal
10 November, 2004
The benefits of the flexible and efficient combined-cycle gas turbine for power generation are manifest. But high gas prices are prompting renewed interest in alternative turbine fuels. One possibility is the direct combustion of coal.

Europeans still aiming for 700 degC steam
10 November, 2004
The AD700 development programme: what has been achieved, what is happening now, what are the next steps?

Using robotics to get the inside information
31 October, 2004
US company Foster-Miller (currently in the process of being purchased by Qinetiq of the UK) has been using robotic technology in the nuclear industry for over 15 years, notably its CECIL system to clean and inspect nuclear steam generators on PWR plants. The question arose: could similar robotic technology benefit fossil-fired plants? The answer turned out to be very definitely yes.

HVDC fifty years on
31 October, 2004
ABB marked the 50th anniversary of the world’s first HVDC link with a gathering on the Swedish island of Gotland.

Coal: still a bridge to the future?
11 October, 2004
Australia’s Sydney Exhibition Centre was the venue in September for the 19th World Energy Congress, where representatives of the world’s most influential energy players gathered to map out a sustainable future for the global energy supply.

New Commission faces challenge on energy ...
01 October, 2004
“On paper the market is more competitive but in reality competition has been painfully slow to develop”

Siemens profile
01 October, 2004
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Coal: still the bridge to the future?
01 October, 2004
Australia’s Sydney Exhibition Centre was the venue in September for the 19th World Energy Congress, where representatives of the world’s most influential energy players gathered to map out a sustainable future for the global energy supply.

UK grid outgrows its SCADA
01 October, 2004
A new challenge for GE’s XA/21 transmission system manager, which has been installed by the UK’s National Grid Company to oversee the entire grid in England and Wales. It displaces an existing SCADA based system.

UK grid outgrows its SCADA
01 October, 2004
A new challenge for GE’s XA/21 transmission system manager, which has been installed by the UK’s National Grid Company to oversee the entire grid in England and Wales. It displaces an existing SCADA based system.