Power I n t e r n a t io n al
Turbine efficiency Understanding performance
Improving energy supply chain performance
May 2010 Contents Power I n t e r n a t io n al
Overcoming the problem of magnetic arc blow
POWER PLANTS MOVE TO USE OF DRY ASH HANDLING SYSTEMS
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18 Mobile access system 22 Improving safety margins 24 Staffing optimisation 25 High definition simulators
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27 Turbine efficiency 29 Bearings for wind turbines 42 Gas detectors 45 Ash handling
31 Renewable Energy 8 In serch of tomorrow’s biofuels 8 Side-agitator technology offers biorefinery improved efficiency and reliability
37 Nuclear Power 8 The necessary ‘evil’ of nuclear energy
40 Focus on Coal 8 New technologies reduce environmental impacts of coal-fired plants 8 Recycling transforms fly ash into ‘eco-minerals’
26 Transmission & Distribution Technology 8 Radical change needed for smart power grids to succeed in Europe 8 Securing the smart grid: the road ahead
11 Operation & Maintenance of Power Plants 8 Water treatment systems for cooling towers 8 Optimising power plant efficiency by measuring silica
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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT AS BIOFUELS FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL FUTURE
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