EPRI Journal articles from January 1996

EPRI Journal archives from January 1996

Next-generation photovoltaics.
January 1, 1996... The most-promising photovoltaic (PV) technologies for cost-effective, near-term utility applications include high-concentration PV with small, high-efficiency crystalline silicon cells and multijunction thin-film PV with less-expensive but...

Fossil assets management: making decisions on older plants.
January 1, 1996... When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued its March 1995 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), providing open access to utility transmission networks for wholesale transactions by third parties, the effects were felt far beyond the...

R&D and the dimensions of value.
January 1, 1996... LIKE A RIPPLE IN A POND, THE VALUE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPANDS OUTWARD FROM THE SOURCE OF INNOVATION AS BENEFITS PASS THROUGH TO A GROWING RANGE OF BENEFICIARIES, COMPOUND OVER TIME, AND SPARK FURTHER ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND...

A three-dimensional look at EPRI's value. (Electric Power Research Institute)
January 1, 1996... Attempts to document the value of EPRI's research results started in the early 1980s, following traditional lines: the dollar value of the first (or an early) application of an EPRI-developed technology at a specific utility. These evaluations,...

Industrial partnerships yield EPIC results. (Electric Power Research Institute Partnership for Industrial Competitiveness)
January 1, 1996... Paying close attention to customers has always made good business sense, but the new era of competition among suppliers of electricity has raised the stakes considerably for utilities. Industrial customers are of particular importance, not only...

Consortium spurs development of new diagnostic tools. (hydroelectric power plants)
January 1, 1996... The smooth and cost-effective Operation of hydro plants today is heavily dependent on operations and maintenance personnel who analyze vast quantities of detailed data from a variety of sensors monitoring such parameters as oil, temperature, and...

EPRI aims to improve HVAC for schools. (Electric Power Research Institute)
January 1, 1996... Ensuring adequate ventilation in school buildings can be challenging, since these facilities are typically more densely occupied than other buildings, such as offices. In fact, while the occupancy of an office building might average one person...

Researchers explore new methods for arsenic removal. (from drinking water)
January 1, 1996... EPRI researchers have teamed up with experts at the Water Department of Fort Worth, Texas, to explore the feasibility of using an electrotechnology - ozonation - to enhance the removal of arsenic from drinking water. A carcinogen that occurs...

Members sought to host demonstrations of distributed mobile gas turbines. (Electric Power Research Institute)
January 1, 1996... EPRI is seeking one or more member utilities to participate in collaborative R&D projects to demonstrate the use of 3- to 5-MW mobile gas turbines in high-value distributed generation applications. The projects, each involving the installation,...

PECO Energy uses streamlined RCM to reduce preventive maintenance costs. (reliability-centered maintenance)
January 1, 1996... Like many other electric utilities that operate nuclear power plants, PECO Energy has used reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) techniques since the early 1990s to optimize programs for preventive maintenance, which account for a large portion...

Clean and superclean steels for turbines.
January 1, 1996... The mechanical properties of steels currently used in steam turbine rotors and disks necessitate stringent controls on start/stop cycles, limit operating temperatures and generating efficiency, and shorten component lifetimes. Perhaps the most...