Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:10:41 +0000
Small clues can sometimes help reveal larger problems. Don’t ignore unusual events and remember not to let history repeat. “One unit’s offline, and it’s about to become two, right as power prices and
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Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:12:00 +0000
Providing employees with a safe and healthy workplace is paramount. Never dismiss persistent workplace environmental complaints, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. A lone SUV motored through wooded hills
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:16:24 +0000
Just because something hasn’t failed doesn’t mean it won’t—especially when an “old dog” of a plant is taught new tricks. Two women wearing personal protective equipment waited impatiently in the
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:09:00 +0000
Sometimes fixing one problem causes another or leads to a chain of failures that can be difficult to diagnose. Consider all of the upstream and downstream impacts when changing equipment and/or operations
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:12:14 +0000
Every power plant requires diligence for safe, efficient, reliable, and economic operation—especially when you mix old and new technologies. Never neglect showing care and respect toward even your “old
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:09:00 +0000
When investigating any potential problem, keep your eyes and your mind open to other possible dangers. “I am starting to wonder if you accepted this assignment because of … that,” stated Maya Sharma
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:13:00 +0000
New technology requires new ways of thinking, especially because safety is paramount. This is even more true for any situation where an established industry experience base is lacking. “Did you have a good
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:20:43 +0000
Long-time POWER readers may remember Marmaduke Surfaceblow, a fictional character whose engineering escapades were brilliantly portrayed in hundreds of stories published within POWER magazine’s pages over more than 30 years beginning in 1948. Today, the story continues through Marmy’s granddaughter, Marnie, who is an engineering wiz in her own right. Marmaduke Surfaceblow was a crusty […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:11:00 +0000
When seeking answers to critical operations problems, consider that multiple root causes may be at play—thus requiring many different solutions. Watch as our heroines track down the culprits! As they trudged
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Read moreCredit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:12:00 +0000
Incessant trivial alarms can drown out important warnings and cause headaches for control room operators. In this installment of Marnie Surfaceblow, our fearless heroine wades through all the noise to identify
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