Introducing the FCS YouTube Channel The FCS YouTube channel provides highlights of training conducted by our world-class Instructors. Our first video is a discussion of typical GE main stop valves, … Read More
Technology Transfer People often ask about what FCS means when we talk about technology transfer; specifically, how does it differ from training. After all, it could be … Read More
Electric Grid Reliability and Resiliency What are grid reliability and grid resiliency? Most of us understand grid reliability to be the ability of the power system to deliver electricity in … Read More
Characteristics of Coal What is Coal? The word coal describes many different types of rocklike materials, which contain complex hydrocarbons and organic compounds in varying mixtures. It is … Read More
Watchstanding Principles: Standing an Active, Thoughtful Watch When shift changeover happens and the off-going crew leaves, does the oncoming shift have a plan for the shift? If a procedure is in progress, … Read More
Mercury Removal from Coal-Fired Powered Plants Coal is a mined material. Because it naturally occurs, it has a lot of contaminants that are mined with the coal. Radioactive isotopes, silica, arsenic, … Read More
Thermal Energy Storage Systems Thermal Energy Storage Systems are used to collect thermal energy and use that the energy at a later time for heating, cooling, or power generation. … Read More
Control Systems Training and Operational Excellence Operational excellence is a term that has been used for some time to describe a business philosophy of producing consistent, reliable results. Operational excellence programs … Read More
The Path to Better Maintenance Qualifications & Procedures I recently saw a poster in a buddy’s garage that said, “Every 20-minute job is a broken bolt away from becoming a 3-day ordeal” and … Read More
