EPRI Journal articles from June 22 2001

EPRI Journal archives from June 22 2001

Guide to Visual Inspection of Non-Ceramic Insulators.(EPRI report)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Utilities have been using non-ceramic insulators (NCI)-also called composite or polymeric insulators-since the late 1970s, and their use has increased significantly in the past decade. With the large number of these units that have been in...

Gas Turbine Environmental Siting Considerations.(EPRI report)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... A dramatic upsurge in U.S. gas turbine generating capacity over the past two years is continuing, even in the face of regulatory pressure and technological advances in control equipment that are rapidly driving down emission limits for nitrogen...

Renewable Energy Technical Assessment Guide.(EPRI publication)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Renewable energy resources like wind, solar, and biomass are playing an increasingly strategic role in meeting demand for electricity, whether by supplying energy for green-pricing programs, for sale on the open market, or as part of a...

Transmission Inspection and Maintenance System.(pen-based computer system)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Streamlined inspection and maintenance procedures for overhead transmission systems that help ensure the levels of reliability expected by customers are critical priorities for utilities today Most utilities still gather inspection data using...

Distributed Resources.(Web site)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... www.disgen.com EPRlsolutions' Distributed Resources Web is a comprehensive, on-line information resource on all aspects of DR-technologies (fuel cells, microturbines, combustion turbines, reciprocating engines, storage, etc.), market...

Technologies Action Plan Addresses Western Power Crisis.
June 22, 2001... WESTERN POWER CRISIS THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY'S science, technology, and research organization--EPRI--has issued a comprehensive, multi-billion dollar technology action plan for solving market and infrastructure-related issues...

Energizing Customer Demand Response in California.(load management system)
June 22, 2001... EPRI is helping electricity customers take an active role in addressing California's electricity crisis with the development of a load management system funded by the California Energy Commission. A system developed under the project's initial...

Real-time Pricing Could Signal Consumer Conservation.
June 22, 2001... California's current electricity crisis is the result of a confluence of unfortunate developments, not least of which is a fundamental imbalance between the available supply of electricity and growing customer demand throughout the Western...

PHOTOVOLTAICS RISING--Beyond the First Gigawatt.
June 22, 2001... Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has long been regarded as a clean and promising "green" technology that was too expensive for widespread use. Today, as the cost manufacturing PV drops and its efficiency rises, that view is changing. Industry...

Bush Energy Policy Resonates with Global Coal Initiative.
June 22, 2001... MANY ELEMENTS OF THE BUSH Administration's proposed energy policy--a product of Vice President Cheney's task force, unveiled in May--no doubt resonate with advocates in the oil, gas, coal, and electricity industries who favor supply-side...

In the Field.(convertible static compensator to control electric power transmission)
June 22, 2001... Demonstration and application of EPRI science and technology NYPA Dedicates Most Sophisticated FACTS Controller A high-speed, electronic device that affords unprecedented control of the flow of electricity on high-voltage transmission...

Puffing the CART Before the Backhoe.(computer-aided radar tomography for underground mapping)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... A computer-aided radar tomography system (CART) for underground mapping that employs ground-penetrating imaging radar--developed with EPRI sponsorship--is now available commercially from Witten Technologies, Inc. (WTI). An EPRI final report on...

Field Tests of Regenerative Biofilms for Corrosion Control.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2001... Additional utility power plant sites are being sought as hosts for the current round of field testing in EPRI's project on corrosion control using regenerative biofilms (CCURB). Field tests are continuing this year at Amergen's Three Mile...

Mimicking Nature's Way of Capturing and Storing Carbon.
June 22, 2001... Increasing concerns that changes in global climate could result from human-caused emissions of infrared-absorbing greenhouse gases inevitably focus on carbon dioxide ([CO.sub.2]) which, although not the most potent of green-house gases,...