The control of unit efficiency in a power plant requires a team effort from operators, maintenance personnel, engineers, and the support of plant management.

Basically, a microprocessor controls the direction and magnitude of a LOT of electrical signals.

A group of 20 wealthy nations developed the communique at a Climate and Energy meeting. This meeting took place in Naples, Italy, on July 23rd.

It is neither a secret nor a surprise that coal-fired power generation is fighting an uphill battle. Today holds challenges in nearly every operational area.

In most plants, steam generates at a single, high pressure, and where necessary, its pressure reduces. When pressure reduces, steam retains its high temperature. High-temperature …

Greenhouse gases and global warming have, over time, become accepted as the reason for Climate Change.

Incomplete combustion occurs in a coal-fired unit’s furnace when insufficient oxygen (O2) is available during fuel combustion. “Excess Air” is the amount of O2 available …

For most of us born before 1990, controls or logic diagrams remind us of Indiana Jones trying to decipher some ancient scroll.

Throughout various industries, control of water quality is critical to the proper operation of equipment and for maintaining compliance with Environmental Protection Agency standards.