Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:44:57 +0000
Historically, generator inspections require rotor removal (Figure 3). There’s a significant level of risk during this process due to possible generator damage during the disassembly, and it also requires
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:16:39 +0000
U.S. solar installations saw a banner year in 2023. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), new installs set multiple records, exceeding 30 GWdc of capacity and comprising more […]
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Credit to Author: Jackie Hu| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:22:13 +0000
In the era of cloud computing, the immense potential of planned predictive maintenance (PPM) cannot be denied. Access to a broad range of application programming interfaces could revolutionise critical component […]
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Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000
Power plants depend on hundreds of valves and many different pumps to carry out operations 24/7. Good maintenance procedures—including routine tasks and predictive maintenance—are critical to keeping these
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:12:00 +0000
If you were paying attention to the power industry during the early 2000s, you may remember a large spike in the U.S. gas turbine fleet at the time. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 12:20:20 +0000
Solar energy is a clean and environmentally friendly source of energy. It can also help in reducing the global carbon footprint and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Due to […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:27:46 +0000
The demand for electricity generated from renewable sources is increasing rapidly as the world transitions to cleaner energy sources. The Energy Information Administration earlier this year said about 21.5% of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:13:12 +0000
There is a continued push in the power generation sector to make the industry more efficient through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data science. Several companies […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Mukesh Chatter| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 15:48:14 +0000
The world is moving toward renewable sources for electricity generation in an attempt to reduce fossil-fuel reliance. But wind and solar can’t provide a consistent flow of power 24/7, and […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:55:26 +0000
On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet […]
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