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October 12, 2017

Engineer in a coal power plant control room in front of DCS screens

Published by James Wiggins at October 12, 2017

Qualifications of Operating Personnel in the Power Industry

February 8, 2021

Carbon Dioxide

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Published by Rick Cragg at February 8, 2021

Part 1: Carbon Dioxide Capture – Post Combustion

Greenhouse gases and global warming have, over time, become accepted as the reason for Climate Change. Environmental scientists have concluded that greenhouse gases (GHG) are a […]

January 21, 2021

Two power plant workers with documentation

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Published by Herman Stone at January 21, 2021

Upgrading your Plant: Is Vendor Training Enough?

As reported in the revealing and comprehensive 2017 maintenance survey, “Help wanted: More training, equipment upgrades,” published by Plant Engineering[1], equipment upgrades and more maintenance training […]

January 14, 2021

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Published by Derek Meier at January 14, 2021

Watchstanding Principles – As featured in Power Magazine

Periodically throughout the year, each of us at Fossil Consulting Services contributes a post to our blog. This allows us to present information on topics we […]

January 6, 2021

Ice Safety Diagram

Published by James Wiggins at January 6, 2021

Induced Draft Cooling Tower Cold Weather Operations

When operating induced draft cooling towers during cold weather (wet bulb temperature less than 32°F), one of the prime considerations is the prevention of icing of […]

December 22, 2020

wind and solar energy

Published by Derek Meier at December 22, 2020

The Cost of Going Green. Does the push for renewable energy sources make sense?

Early in American history scientists and naturalists grew concerned that America, and the world, were using natural resources faster than they could be replenished. Largely because […]

December 16, 2020

Joe Biden

Published by Nicolette Querry at December 16, 2020

Biden’s Energy Plan

This blog article will explore President-Elect Joe Biden’s energy sector goals for his administration. This is important for us in the Energy industry so we understand […]

October 30, 2020

Field of electrical lines

Published by Scott Hommel at October 30, 2020

BES Stability: Impacts of Increased Solar and Wind Generation

As solar and wind generation sources increase their penetration into the bulk electric system (BES), the overall reliability of the BES may be impacted. One aspect […]

October 14, 2020

Air Cooled Condenser

Published by Alex Filar at October 14, 2020

The ABCs of ACCs and ZLD: Air Cooled Condensers have an important role in Zero Liquid Discharge installations

In March 2020, FCS published a blog introducing the fundamentals of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) solutions to wastewater management. Today, we would like to delve deeper […]