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Measurement of underwater noise

Fugro teams up with JASCO Applied Sciences, the underwater acoustics company, to provide measurement of underwater noise

Ultra pure water system features high efficiency reverse osmosis process

World’s largest silicon solar manufacturing factory in Malaysia to use GE’s HERO system

Novel sensors and turbine development

RWT320 units depend for their operation on surface acoustic wave transducers
 
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Engines & Turbines

PTFE labyrinth seal with extremely long service life

Freudenberg Simrit's Radiamatic RCD seals main gear in wind turbines

Floating power station runs on heavy fuel or gas

Converted from bulk carriers has a 14MW generation capacity, says energy company Karadeniz Powership Co

Five offshore demonstration wind turbines planned

GE Energy teams up with Norwegian and Swedish energy companies in growing offshore wind sector

Maintenance

High definition simulators impact operational excellence

Using an operator training simulator to improve knowledge and further develop skills is truly ‘practicing for perfection’

Staffing optimisation - the increasing dependence on contracted labour

Power plant owners are increasingly relying on third party manpower suppliers during periods of peak demand. Markus Keller reports

Next generation bearing technology for gas-fired power station

Jessica Whelan and Richard Livermore-Hardy look at new large tilting pad radial bearings designed to further improve safety margins

IT & Automation

Simple rules to make your simulator worth the investment

No matter how similar to another unit or to the design on paper, a generating unit or process operation ultimately takes on a 'personality' of its own.

Dynamic simulators for improved plant performance

Niclas Krantz focuses on some very useful and recently developed simulator applications from power utilities. He examines three different simulator applications, very useful in their applications respectively. They are all developed for power utilities and power houses in process industries like pulp mills with their own power generation

Using virtual reality to design and simulate power plant performance

There has never been more interest in environmentally-friendly power generation technologies such as photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric and biogas. However, they are complex to design and maintain. As Sean Ottewell discovers, new virtual reality (VR) software from Germany could change all that

 

Transmission

Securing the smart grid: the road ahead

With the push for more efficient energy distribution, the smart grid has quickly transformed from the hottest buzzword to a global reality. But what exactly is the smart grid? Joshua Pennell explains

Radical change needed for smart power grids to succeed in Europe

Major challenges in strategic planning and cross-border coordination have to be overcome for Europe to enjoy the benefits of true smart grid electricity generation and distribution. Sean Ottewell reports

The electrical grid of tomorrow will be flexible and self-healing

A smart electrical grid has the potential to play a key role in the effort to lower energy costs for consumers, achieve energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How can all of this be realised and what can government do to ensure such a grid can be made a reality? Dr Richard Charnah explains

Renewable Energy

Asia Pacific photovoltaic markets expected to grow 85 per cent in 2010

Japanese and Chinese markets at the forefront in the region this year, says Solarbuzz

Filters for photovoltaic applications

Installed between the PV inverter and the solar panel, DC filters helps to meet EMC directives in grip-connected installations

Ultra pure water system features high efficiency reverse osmosis process

World’s largest silicon solar manufacturing factory in Malaysia to use GE’s HERO system

Waste-to-Energy

Boiler cleaning systems

UK’s largest waste-to-energy plant will be equipped by Clyde Bergemann

Mobile water treatment solutions

Skid-mounted mobile ion exchange plant that can treat flows from 8 to 35 m3/hr

Landfill gas set to generate green income

Will create enough green electricity to power more than 1,000 homes, while cutting annual carbon emissions

 
 
 

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