Water Chemistry: Beans, Beer, and Boilers If you’re anything like me (and millions of other people on this beautiful rock), your day starts with a cup of a life-giving juice known … Read More
Part 1: Carbon Dioxide Capture – Post Combustion Greenhouse gases and global warming have, over time, become accepted as the reason for Climate Change. Read More
Upgrading your Plant: Is Vendor Training Enough? As reported in the revealing and comprehensive 2017 maintenance survey, “Help wanted: More training, equipment upgrades,” published by Plant Engineering[1], equipment upgrades and more maintenance … Read More
Watchstanding Principles – As featured in Power Magazine Periodically throughout the year, each of us at Fossil Consulting Services contributes a post to our blog. This allows us to present information on topics … Read More
Induced Draft Cooling Tower Cold Weather Operations When operating induced draft cooling towers during cold weather (wet bulb temperature less than 32°F), one of the prime considerations is the prevention of icing … Read More
The Cost of Going Green. Does the push for renewable energy sources make sense? Early in American history scientists and naturalists grew concerned that America, and the world, were using natural resources faster than they could be replenished. Read More
Biden’s Energy Plan This blog article will explore President-Elect Joe Biden’s energy sector goals for his administration. This is important for us in the Energy industry so we … Read More
BES Stability: Impacts of Increased Solar and Wind Generation As solar and wind generation sources increase their penetration into the bulk electric system (BES), the overall reliability of the BES may be impacted. Read More
The ABCs of ACCs and ZLD: Air Cooled Condensers have an important role in Zero Liquid Discharge installations In March 2020, FCS published a blog introducing the fundamentals of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) solutions to wastewater management. Read More
