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Front cover: Packaged boiler production at


Rentech’s manufacturing shop, Abilene, Texas. Use of such boilers in combination with steam turbines is attracting increasing attention as a relatively quick way of meeting the power needs of voracious datacentres. See pp 22-23. Photo: D Robb


Regulars


04 World news 38 Power plant products 42 Contacts


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REPowerEU The plan is failing


14 World energy BP Statistical Review revisited


16 HRSGs and boilers


HRSG preservation during shutdowns: a key issue often neglected


Improper layup will lead to increased corrosion, which can be the initiator of major failure mechanisms having an impact on plant availabilty


Volume 46 | Number 7


Managing corrosion and ex- tending asset life in European waste-to-energy boilers A practical perspective on materials, inspection, and weld overlay execution


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Datacentre power When the old becomes new


AI’s future depends on power availability


Everllence to supply 480 MW to US off-grid datacentre


B&W signs up for Siemens Energy steam turbine gensets


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AVK launches AVK Capital to fund, own and operate on- site power


28 Piston power


Batteries plus recips help Hungary’s PV expansion


Gold standard for reliability in Senegal 29


Operation & maintenance


Hidden in plain sight: the risks of shaft misalignment Often a relatively small error, but with system-wide consequences, shaft misalignment remains one of the most persistent and underestimated reliability risks in power generation. Addressing it presents significant opportunities for power plants


The overlooked pillar of wind power reliability


Wind turbine operation & maintenance needs to be proactive and deserves the same strategic attention as equipment procurement or grid connection


Predictive maintenance: how it’s disrupting the power business


9F rotor life extension in Egypt


Long-term agreement provides proactive O&M support to US plant


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Power from waste and biomass


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