EPRI Journal articles from April 1994

EPRI Journal archives from April 1994

Cleaning soil with coal. (Discovery)
April 1, 1994... Most manufactured gas plants (MGPs) closed down in the 1950s with the introduction of interstate gas pipelines, but they left a legacy of by-product residues that now contaminate potentially valuable real estate throughout the United States. A...

Power plant fiber-optic sensors being developed. (Discovery)
April 1, 1994... Pressure and temperature sensors play a critical role in power plant operation. A typical plant may have 1000 such sensors that provide input to control and protection systems. As plant control systems become digitized, much more precise...

Producing the near-term EV battery. (electric vehicles)
April 1, 1994... THE STORY IN BRIEF Advanced, affordable batteries will be essential for making electric vehicles practical, and the utility industry, through EPRI, is a participant in the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium, which is pursuing mid- and long-term...

Mercury and the global environment. (includes related articles)
April 1, 1994... THE STORY IN BRIEF EPRI research has produced the essential data and modeling capability to determine key relationships between human activities, such as power generation, and the presence of mercury in the environment. One of the most important...

Building from ash. (fly ash)
April 1, 1994... THE STORY IN BRIEF Each year the electric utility generates some 48 million tons of fly ash. The cementlike characteristics of this combustion by-product make it useful in a variety of practical applications, and ratcheting disposal costs and...

Progressive flexibility invitation now in members' hands. (At the Institute)
April 1, 1994... Member utilities have received their 1995 EPRI membership invitation, which provides the first opportunity to select among the many options of the Institute's new Progressive Flexibility program. The new program, developed to respond to the...

Test facilities and guidelines available for transmission cable field management. (In the Field)
April 1, 1994... Until recently, electric and magnetic field (EMF) management efforts have been focused mainly on overhead transmission lines, but an increasing number of utilities are seeking information about reducing fields produced by underground cables....

Software gives utilities a closer look at the benefits of energy storage. (In the Field)
April 1, 1994... Many factors influencing U.S. utility operations encourage the increased use of energy storage, which according to EPRI estimates could reduce the need for additional generating capacity by as much as 15% through improved utilization of existing...

Molten carbonate fuel cell technology. (Research Updates)
April 1, 1994... Most molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) developers in Europe, Japan, and the United States use similar materials for the various fuel cell components, and they also use similar manufacturing methods. For example, the fuel cell anode is generally...

Wood pole preservatives: study of in-service poles. (Research Updates)
April 1, 1994... Electric utilities use wood poles treated with the preservatives pentachlorophenol (PCP), commonly referred to as penta, and creosote in their transmission and distribution systems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of...