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  1. Thermal Flow Meters Help Electric Power Plants Keep Their Cool With Hydrogen Gas 12/20/2021

    In all electric power generation plants (gas, solar, coal or nuclear), the fuel source of choice heats a large boiler, which creates steam that drives turbine blades to rotate. The turbine shaft in turn spins magnets inside the generator, which induces an electrical current in a coil of wires. It’s a high-temperature process both in terms of the boilers and steam, but also at the back end of the process where the electric current generates a large amount of heat that must be managed in order to keep the generator’s wire coils cool enough to avoid degradation or failure. Depending on the MVA size of the generator, hydrogen (H2), air or water is typically used to provide cooling.

  2. Refinery Improves Boiler Air-To-Fuel Mixture Performance With Help From Multipoint Thermal Flow Meter 12/20/2021

    A major oil refinery’s plant team ran into challenging issues when they attempted to optimize their large primary boiler system, which initially perplexed the plant’s process engineers. After extensive study, it was determined there was a problem controlling the boiler’s burner air-to-fuel mixture ratio.

  3. Controlling Your Natural Gas Burn To Cut Fuel Costs And Emissions 12/17/2021

    Nearly all industrial processes and manufacturing operations rely on natural gas as a fuel, even if it is only for plant heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Heavy duty industrial plant processes (Figure 1), such as those found in oil and gas, refining, chemical production and electric power generation, as well as those in the manufacturing industries, including steel, aluminum, glass and others, depend heavily on natural gas to fuel the processes used in their production.

  4. Applications Of IoT Solutions In Energy Industry Endows Efficiency Gains Across Supply Chain 11/29/2021

    Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled solutions are getting weaved into smart energy management framework. Globally utility providers and energy producers are expanding their IoT-based asset management capabilities not just to optimize their resources but also to boost process efficiencies. Several industries are pumping in dollars to enrich their supply chain with the IoT paradigm. The oil and gas industry stands to benefit immensely in coming years, for example.  

  5. Energy Use In Agriculture 10/26/2021

    Farmers are looking for new sources of energy as volatile electricity prices create various economic problems in agriculture. Agricultural cooperatives, which you can read about here, and individual farmers are turning to renewable energy as innovative technologies develop as they offer many opportunities, including reducing energy consumption and increasing efficiency. This article will learn what alternative energy sources are provided today and what benefits they provide.   

  6. ABB Technology Further Strengthens Singapore's Water Security 10/1/2021

    Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to their water supply issue in order to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million.

  7. What You Don't Know About Air/Gas Flow Measurement Can Be Very Expensive 9/23/2021

    The measurement of air and gases in chemical plants is essential in many functional applications, including safety, process control, product quality, production efficiency, environmental compliance and cost. When the measurement of air or gases is inaccurate or inconsistent, the result can be serious accidents, emergency shutdowns, unplanned maintenance, production slow-downs or cost over-runs.

  8. GWT Specialized Electrocoagulation System 8/30/2021

    GWT electrocoagulation (EC) technology has become a valuable solution in the treatment of water and wastewater due to its ability to remove contaminants that are generally more difficult to remove by filtration or chemical treatment systems, such as emulsified oil, silica, total petroleum hydrocarbons, refractory organics, suspended solids, and heavy metals.

  9. GWT Specialized Electrocoagulation System 8/30/2021
    Specialized electrocoagulation is an electrochemical technique using short-wave electrolysis to coagulate and precipitate out large quantities of ionically charged and colloidal contaminants from a water source in one continuous batch operation.
  10. The Value Of Digital Transformation In Water At JEA 8/6/2021

    In a broader landscape being transformed by data, water utilities face their own unique challenges in adopting digital transformation strategies.