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Power plants in a new safety perspective

Power Engineer

Power plants in a new safety perspective

Piet Rieff and Rien Scholing discuss the application of these safety studies in the development of coal fired power plants with special focus on the European energy market

Custom tape-in-frame solution

Saint-Gobain Solar to launch SolarBond ReadyFrame at Intersolar Europe

Phase two of Sellafield project

Involves completion of the design, specifications, procurement packages and safety case support

European biopower market 'growing'

Attractive option for utilities although sector faces challenges, says IHS market study
 
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Engines & Turbines

£100m turbine upgrade nears completion

Drax Power Station cements position as the cleanest, most efficient power station in the UK

POWER-GEN Europe 2012: Integrating the power sector

Michael Suess, CEO of Siemens Energy Sector confirmed as keynote speaker

Energy and the economy: quest for growth

International group of industry, policy and financial leaders to convene 31st annual IHS CERA energy conference

Maintenance

The future of power plant services lies in emerging economies

Fastest growing regions of China, India and ASEAN to account for almost quarter of the market by 2017, but China will not overtake the USA before 2025

VIDEO: Improving power station longevity

Wear protection: ceramic, metallic and polymer linings on hoppers, transfer chutes, bunkers, feeders and trifurcator sections

The energy complaints carol

Crying out for energy companies to hear his message, the UK's Energy Ombudsman has joined a choir of ombuds-angels to sing for change

IT & Automation

COP17: Reactions from the carbon and climate change industry

Global leaders have until 2017 to devise a legally binding agreement to limit climate change warming to 2degC

Updated noise mapping software

Improved data handling system, an intuitive Windows-based graphical user interface - and integrated project organisation options

Getting the best value smart meter for your money

Utilities and governments must think ahead when planning a smart meter rollout - early obsolescence is an expensive error. Customise and build in future-proofing to stay ahead of the game, advises Mark England

 

Transmission

Electricity access still insufficient in developing countries

Lack of access to electricity results in health, environmental, and livelihood challenges, says Worldwatch Institute

Natural gas will play key role in lower carbon energy future

It is economically attractive and emits substantially less C02, says Shell’s Stuart Bradford

The Smart Grid Market 2011-2021

Examines this pivotal area of the energy industry with in-depth analysis of global and regional smart grid investment

Renewable Energy

Germany: 36 per cent of electricity in to be generated from renewables by 2020

This growth will require substantial investments in upgrading the existing power transmission infrastructure

Hydrogen fuel cells

Studying dynamic behaviour of alkaline fuel cells being planned for the European Space Agency's Hermes spacecraft

Floating wind farms

The technology used in offshore oil and gas extraction is now making wind power installation in deeper waters possible

Waste-to-Energy

Lack of skills and labour for plant management restrains market growth

A number of new and emerging technologies are able to produce energy from waste, which could be broadly classified as based on the nature of conversion

High performance fillers 'eco' fillers

RockTron and Eurostar Engineering Plastics announced grade of polypropylene containing RockTron's 100 per cent recycled Eco-Mineral Fillers

Wake up and smell the willow

Many UK power stations are now burning plant matter, or biomass, as well as coal in a bid to cut their carbon footprint

 
 
 

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