Environmental Management

There will be no shortage of important issues to keep utility executives and their staffs busy throughout 2010. Few of these will be surprises, although a number will emerge quickly and assume larger-than-life significance. The confluence of the great recession and the sturm und drang of environmental legislation will create the liveliest of the debates, but more subtle trends will drive additional stressors. The results of Black & Veatch’s 2009 fourth annual industry strategic directions survey can offer guidance as to how these issues will affect the industry in the coming year....

Concentrated sulfuric acid is often used to prevent calcium-based scale formation on condenser and heat exchanger tube surfaces in power plant evaporative cooling water systems. Unfortunately, the chemical’s price has jumped more than 300% over the past three years. If the rising cost of water treatment has you under the budget gun, here are some alternative strategies that can reduce or even eliminate your sulfuric acid usage....

Short of replacement, what are your options when your original electrostatic precipitator fails to meet your current emissions and opacity requirements? The management of Big Stone Plant chose the unconventional, yet economic approach of building a pulse jet fabric filter inside the casing of the old electrostatic precipitator. The upgrades restored plant availability and prepare the plant to meet the next regulated reductions in particulate matter emissions....

Tampa Electric will soon complete a comprehensive selective catalytic reduction project on all four units at its Big Bend Power Station that will make Big Bend among the cleanest coal plants in the U.S. The project — the centerpiece of the company’s 10-year, $1.2 billion air quality improvement program — is on schedule to meet all of its air quality improvement goals by mid-2010....

Could the transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbonates and oxides solve the problem of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from fossil-fired power plants? Some companies are betting that such processes could make everyone happy and even create new profits. Buzz has been growing about this approach, though the concept has been around for many years....

In 2006 and 2007, POWER ran a three-part series on the formation of SO3, O&M issues caused by SO3, and sorbent injection control for SO3 control. Three years later, many plants still struggle with their SO 3 mitigation systems or remain undecided on which mitigation path to follow. This article explores the advantages of dry sorbent injection technology....

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group in partnership with the Institute for Sustainability, is to launch a report on 'The commercial value of sustainability,' at this years CIMCIG summer event on 22 June. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it?

Details of the latest free training seminar on Architectural Ironmongery from Hafele UK Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it?

***Register here for SMPR WEBINAR - Social Media Marketing for the UK Construction Industry - 17th June 2010 - 2.00PM*** Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it?

In today's climate change debate, governments are now leaning heavier on commercial and industrial building owners to master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and increase their greenness. With energy usually accounting for 70% of the total life cycle cost of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, Camfil Farr has steadily focused on improving the efficiency of its air filter p... Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it?