FROM THE EDITOR
• Power Reading
NEWS &
NOTES
• Power-plant innovation is a global goal
• Farming the heartland wind.
COMPUTING
• Plant design in 3-D
• Flow and surge analysis
• Who owns the objects?
• Integrated design & analysis
• Developing piping systems
• A Package of plant possibilities
• Plant-engineering calculations.
INPUT/OUTPUT
• All-terrain vehicles tackle the tundra.
In Search of Services
Deregulation fosters new alliances for power providers.
Energy Renewal
The DOE is taking the first steps to make a long-range strategy work.
Solar Flares
Technology hones the efficiency of sun-powered energy systems.
Cleaner
Diesels
Tests at Argonne National Laboratory, escaping a classic tradeoff in emissions,
simultaneously reduce particulates and NOx.
The Global
Generation
Technology, responding to world market forces, focuses on ways to deliver
power and products faster, cheaper, and better.
Wising Up Cooling, Heating,
and Defrosting Controls
New microprocessor-based controllers are designed to improve the energy
efficiency of heat pump, ice storage, and defrosting systems.
The Big Creek Project
American ingenuity and engineering created this hydroelectric plant when
commercial use of electricity was in its infancy.
The Return of
Gaslight
It's back, but this time it fuels the turbines that drive growth in the
electricity business.
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