Stephen R. Reid, PE; President and Principal Engineer; TG Advisers, Inc. Environmental pressures have caused most U.S. power generators to reevaluate both short- and long-term options for their coal ...

Any competition runner will tell you that being the fastest off the block is a big boost if you want to be the first to break the tape at the finish line. The Middle River Power plant in Tracy, Calif.

Steam turbines are a mature technology, and improvements tend to come in small increments. But even a 2 percent boost in efficiency on a 100 MW turbine makes a huge bottom line difference through ...

Steam gets scary in many ways at very high temperatures, and a Rankine cycle isn't all that efficient (although can be (and generally is) improved with "reheat" cycles ... which are needed in the ...

GlobalData’s latest report, 'Steam and Gas Turbines Market Size, Share and Trends Analysis by Technology, Installed Capacity, Generation, Key Players and Forecast to 2030', offers comprehensive ...

Steam turbines are used in many applications on various scales to drive equipment such as pumps, compressors, and generators. Routine maintenance, as laid out by the original equipment manufacturer ...

GE Power's Steam Power and EDF Energy have reached a key project milestone with the start of manufacturing of the first rotor of the Arabelle steam turbine at GE's Belfort, France, centre of ...