In my career in the power utility business I have had many different jobs. In the winter of 1981-82, in the wake of the Three …

The largest single cost of operation of a power plant is fuel, and the amount of fuel burned is affected directly by the efficiency of …

People often ask about what FCS means when we talk about technology transfer; specifically, how does it differ from training.  After all, it could be …

There are a wide variety of gas turbines in service and planned in the power utility industry.  That variety includes:

Justifying training and qualification programs for operators in combined cycle power plants is difficult in comparison to older coal-fired Rankine cycle power plants.  One big …

There have been many changes in the power utility business over the last 40 years, including deregulation and imposition of air emissions regulations. With all …

Over the last ten years, many of coal-fired power plants have been shut down, and many more are scheduled for "retirement." The common scenario for …