As U.S. combined-cycle plants operate at higher output, spending increases for fuel and emission controls. Plants that reduce heat rate can save significant dollars. Among the dozens of potential modifications and actions EPRI is evaluating to improve heat rate, one focuses on leakage in the steam cycle’s fluid paths. Often undetected, steam or water losses result in less fluid available for generation and may increase fuel consumption.
WHITEWATER -- Workers are putting in overtime at the Whitewater distribution center of Generac Power Systems because of Hurricane Harvey. Generac makes portable generators that are in demand when natural disasters strike. Generators made in Whitewater and at Generac's other Wisconsin factories are on the road to Texas as you read this. STORY: http://bit.ly/2yvsFFC
Anybody can rent out a generator, and sometimes when emergencies occur, almost anybody will. But it takes more than buying a machine and writing up a rental contract to do it the right way. RER consulted rental and manufacturing experts to offer some words of wisdom for renting, delivering, maintaining, testing and more. There are many things to keep in mind when renting backup or standby generator equipment. Here are a few of them. STORY: http://bit.ly/2yvfmF6