MWh Generation Cost Factors Several factors affect the cost of generating one Mega-Watt hour (MWh) of electricity in a power plant; each is discussed in the following paragraphs. Read More
Mercury Emissions Reduction An undesirable byproduct of the burning of coal is mercury emissions. On average, elemental mercury constitutes approximately 0.17 ppm of US coal. Read More
Fossil Fuel Prices Over Time Energy production by source over the past 70 years has seen a shift away from coal to natural gas and renewables. Read More
Valve Packing: Understanding Packing for Maintenance “Valves and actuators make up a small part of a power station – perhaps only two or three percent by capital cost,” according to Power … Read More
Is Flyash Dangerous? Today about half of the energy produced in the U.S. is generated from burning coal. As a result, several byproducts have received increased attention from … Read More
Microgrid and District Energy: The Future of Electricity? In my previous blog, I described District Energy and explored some of its uses. Now I’m going to look at the microgrid and modern power … Read More
Creating Pig Iron for Casting In producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap, impurities such as nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron ore. Read More
Big Ten and Friends Utility Conference At the end of May, Fossil Consulting Services (FCS) President Jason Enge and Senior Specialist Alex Filar attended the Big Ten and Friends Utility Conference. Read More
Ambient Factors Conditions and Combustion Turbine Performance Combustion turbine performance changes with ambient air conditions. Ambient conditions are the dominant cause of changes from the design reference conditions. Combustion turbine performance is … Read More