Power Plant Electrical Fundamentals Training Do your power plant operators know their product? In my experience, electric power plant operators generally have a good handle on basic boiler principles, air … Read More
OSHA VPP and Industrial Facilities For Industrial Safety, there is no greater recognition than the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status. The purpose of OSHA VPP Statuses is to … Read More
Know Your Water Chemistry Controls At the heart of nearly ever power plant are a boiler, a turbine, and associated condensate and feedwater systems. The water and steam coursing through … Read More
Power Plant Environmental Upgrades The Power Industry in the United States is changing. For years the industry was allowed to release flue gas from the burning of coal into … Read More
Human Performance Improvement Most organizations continue to “get by” with the way things are, accepting things as “the way we’ve always done it.” This is because performance improvement … Read More
Health and Safety at Power Plants Health and Safety at Power Plants has minimized work place injuries over the last decade. Where Health and Safety were taboo and looked down on … Read More
Qualifications of Operating Personnel in the Power Industry The power industry is in need of competent, well-trained operating personnel to optimize plant performance and safety. Read More
Intermittent Renewables and Pumped Storage Facilities As more intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, are added to the electric grid, pumped storage facilities are vital to stabilization of … Read More
Hurricanes, Restoration, and Power Plant Startups In the wake of powerful hurricanes like Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria, residents of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have found … Read More
