Power Jacks says its new C-Series compact cubic screw jacks have been designed so that customers can configure them to match the application requirements

Rope used by rescuers was a 1000 metre long non-rotating high-performance Evolution TK 16

Demand-side initiatives in New Zealand, Turkey's link to the European grid and improvements to network reliability in the US all rely on the latest smart technologies

New processes to combust coal more effectively and collect carbon dioxide economically have attracted investments worth billions of Euros

A 1970s oil-fired power plant is to be demolished to make-way for a modern CHP power plant on the same site, allowing the group to produce cleaner, more environmentally-friendly energy

Self-organising wireless technology is enabling continuous monitoring of critical equipment contributing to improved reliability of power stations

A raft of joint ventures and new manufacturing centres highlight how investment in turbine technology is becoming focused on the major markets

Brakes are key on a wind turbine. A turbine structure will require rotor, yaw control and blade pitch control brakes

Couplings to be installed, and the flexible elements (disc packs) changed, without disturbing adjacent machinery

Gas turbine components have different life-limiting failure modes. Life-limiting deterioration is frequently created by a detail of a component. A thorough analysis and creative thinking can lead to modifications that result in substantial extensions of turbine lifetime. Sief Mattheij reports

The latest wave power schemes are aimed at perfecting demonstration plants, but commercial generation is getting nearer

Manufacturer develops distributed skid system for the commercial production of bio-diesel

The UK's feed-in tariff has been created to provide an incentive for energy producers to invest in renewable energy sources, which are more expensive to produce than traditional fossil fuels

WEG technology contributes to the production of sustainable fuel in Europe

Phil Burge looks at coal plant maintenance, describes the latest disciplines and explains how these can be applied in real world applications in the power sector to optimise equipment performance and reduce unplanned shutdowns

China is continuing to invest in new coal-fired power plants and air pollution control; more coal-fired capacity than the US

If the lifetime of a repaired part can be increased over that of a new part, plant performance and availability can also be improved, leading to significant energy savings and carbon generation.

Triconex General Purpose System is a lower-cost system for SIL 2 safety- and critical-control applications, says Invensys

Softcover's Scan2CAD V8 raster-to-vector converter now integrates accurate and advanced, near-instant automatic conversions of vector PDF files into DXF files