Governments are now urging industries to master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and increase their ‘greenness’. Peter Sandberg reports. A number of new initiatives are driving post-combustion carbon capture, including a joint Australian/Chinese pilot project Michael Herbstritt looks at the benefits brought to a Peruvian power plant by electric actuators. Don Kelley outlines the benefits of fibreglass reinforced plastic in wet flue gas desulphurisation processes. Silica is all too often a prime cause of reduced efficiency and failure of power generation plant. Only proper monitoring can alleviate the problem When a mining company decided to replace outdated desalination systems, reverse osmosis systems provided improvements in energy and maintenance savings The Energy Institute (EI) together with Croner are launching Croner’s Energy Management, an independent practical guide to help manage resources effectively and save money. Plant managers are constantly searching for opportunities to improve process performance as they respond to pressure for increased output, reduced emissions, lower costs and adequate protection for personnel and equipment. The new Vaisala Humidity Calculator is a web-based, easy-to-use tool for converting several humidity parameters from a known humidity value. Within the power sector, ensuring the health and safety of workers has always been of great importance. Generating electricity is a fundamentally inefficient process. The efficiency of existing European generating capacity averages about 35percent. On a global scale, this drops to 30percent. Many situations, ranging from unintentional short circuits and human errors to intentional hacking and terrorism, can paralyse large critical complex infrastructures (LCCIs) such as electricity networks. In a world where both business and personal life come to a halt when electricity supplies fail, a back-up system is vital to maintain profits and lifestyle The US is following the lead of Brazil and is building hundreds of ethanol plants with the goal of substituting this home grown product for gasoline. Burckhardt Compression will deliver two Labys to Dragon LNG Limited for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility at Milford Haven, UK. The Laby has an ultra-low maintenance piston sealing design and is therefore ts suitable solution for boil-off gas applications. The gastight casing reduces gas emission and losses to the environment to zero.   next