The presence of unburned fuel in a power plant’s ash indicates an inefficient combustion process, as some of the energy in the fuel is being wasted. Unburned fuel also poses a risk to safety; if ...

Many years ago, someone — I honestly have forgotten who — told me: “Thermodynamics isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law.” Anytime you conjure up a new idea about how a heating or cooling system might ...

Editor’s note: In this second installment of our Power 101 series (the first installment was Flue Gas Heat Recovery in Power Plants, published in three parts: Part I, Part II, and Part III), we ...

Recovering heat and water from flue gas can reduce water usage and boost power plant performance. The National Energy Technology Laboratory has tested a promising technology that condenses water and ...

The company that makes several brands of gas-fired boilers has recalled 1,745 units from multiple brands because they lack a required flue inspection cover plate and may pose a risk of exposure to ...

Viessmann Mfg. Co. of Warwick, R.I., announced a recall of its Vitodens 200-W and Vitodens 222-F series boilers used for space or domestic water heating. The boiler heat exchanger back plate can ...

Many utilities are under pressure to add flue gas desulfurization to their coal-fired units in response to more stringent air emissions regulations. There are a number of multi-pollutant compliance ...