Although wind currently provides 5 percent of the world’s
electricity, the growing push for renewables has led many
scientists and engineers to predict that wind turbines may generate
at least half of...
Posted On 04/16/2021
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The global gas turbine market is expected to experience substantial
growth in both the short- and long-term in response to a growing
need for a reliable, cost-effective electric supply with few...
Posted On 04/15/2021
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As regulatory pressure continues to curb greenhouse emissions,
there has been a lot of attention on solar and wind energy.
However, a less-publicized renewable energy source could play a
major role in...
Posted On 04/05/2021
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As renewable energy sources such as wind and solar become a larger
part of the overall United States’ energy portfolio, energy
producers and system operators have an opportunity to take
advantage of...
Posted On 04/01/2021
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The potential for wind energy is massive. Although wind energy
currently represents only about five percent of the world’s total
electricity, many experts predict it could easily produce at...
Posted On 03/30/2021
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Biogas is a renewable energy source that can be used to generate
heat and electricity. It’s produced through the decomposition of
organic materials from plants and animals, also known as...
Posted On 03/30/2021
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The sun has been referred to as a primary inexhaustible energy
source capable of meeting energy demands on a global scale.
Electricity can be generated from solar energy either directly
using...
Posted On 03/23/2021
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During the past 60 years, the use of the natural gas combined cycle
(NGCC) process for electricity generation has grown to make it one
of the world’s leading sources of power. Along the way, natural...
Posted On 03/23/2021
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For decades, coal has dominated global power generation. Yet,
its share of power generation is declining. The International
Energy Agency predicts that global coal consumption has peaked and
will not...
Posted On 03/16/2021
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In baseball, a utility infielder is a reliable and versatile player
who can fill in at multiple positions depending on the needs of the
team. In 21st-century power generation, a reciprocating engine...
Posted On 03/16/2021
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Diminishing functionality of combustion turbine components due to
aging parts is a concern for plant and maintenance managers. The
harmonization of each individual part of a machine is crucial...
Posted On 03/05/2021
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As exciting, funded initiatives transpire in the renewable energy
industry today, the key to the future of power generation,
specifically gas turbine, wind, solar, and hydropower plants
will be the...
Posted On 01/17/2021
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Increasing customer demand requires new process applications with
needs for reliable lubrication and resistance to galling under
stringent conditions of temperature, pressure, vacuum,...
Posted On 01/12/2021
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Fluids play a critical role in sustaining life. Keeping animals and
humans hydrated and helping plants grow are obvious ways. Less
obvious ways include moving cargo around the world and...
Posted On 12/16/2020
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Aerospace technology has been applied to demanding industrial
applications in order to gain performance improvement, increased
efficiency, and longer life. Parker's technology innovation...
Posted On 12/08/2020
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In a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) system, solar radiation is
collected and concentrated, multiplying the sun's ambient heat to
temperatures in excess of 750°F. In the most common
application of CSP...
Posted On 12/01/2020
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Wind turbines are designed to maximize power production based on
the predicted wind speeds found at the plant site. However,
excessive wind speeds are experienced at times, so it is crucial to
limit...
Posted On 11/24/2020
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In industries ranging from manufacturing to off-highway, the
efficient management of engineering resources is more important
than ever as businesses face the acceleration of customer demand
for high...
Posted On 10/21/2020
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Innovations in the design of primary isolation valves and manifolds
for mounting pressure instrumentation can deliver enormous pressure
control advantages to both instrument and piping engineers,...
Posted On 09/30/2020
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For over forty years, Parker has led the development of the
chemical hardening process ideal for ferrules designed to grip and
seal stainless steel tubing. The process is called
Suparcase. This...
Posted On 09/17/2020
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