EPRI Journal articles from May 1998

EPRI Journal archives from May 1998

Cost Is Key for a Global Climate Agreement.
May 1, 1998... The Kyoto Protocol, proposed last December under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, has the potential to fundamentally change the world's energy systems and to impose trillions of dollars of costs on the global economy....

Continuous Manufacturing of Superconducting Wire.
May 1, 1998... High-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire and multifilament conductors are now produced in a batch process. A powdered, rare-earth-containing ceramic copper oxide compound is used to fill silver wire sheathing, which is next heat-treated to...

Ozone-Safe Refrigerants.
May 1, 1998... Production of the chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerants used in most electric vapor-compression equipment is being phased out under international agreements to help mitigate damage to the earth's stratospheric...

EPRI International Launched.
May 1, 1998... In an effort to focus more attention on the international market and further leverage its own unique collaborative advantage, this year EPRI launched a new division called EPRI International to manage projects involving markets outside North...

Evaporative Cooler Boosts Turbine Output.
May 1, 1998... Ecogen's Jeeralang power station in the Australian state of Victoria is the site of the first overseas application of EPRI-developed spray evaporative cooler technology for combustion turbine plants. There the technology is increasing plant...

EPRI and EGAT to Study Electricity Use In Thailand.
May 1, 1998... The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has signed an agreement with EPRI to study electricity use in Thailand as part of that country's demand- side management efforts. The study which will use equipment developed by EPRI, is...

The Electric Farm.
May 1, 1998... The Electric Farm was written by freelance writer Judy Gerber, with technical information from Myron Jones of the Energy Delivery and Utilization Division. MYRON JONES, project manager for advanced industrial systems, currently manages...

Getting the Nitrate Out.
May 1, 1998... Getting the Nitrate Out was written by Leslie Lamarre, Journal senior feature writer, with technical information from Myron Jones (see above) and Keith Carns of the Energy Delivery and Utilization Division. KEITH CARNS, director of EPRI's...

Heating and Cooling From the Ground Up.
May 1, 1998... Heating and Cooling From the Ground Up (page 24) was written by Leslie Lamarre, Journal senior feature writer, with technical information from Mukesh Khattar and Carl Hiller of the Energy Delivery and Utilization Division. MUKESH KHATTAR,...

Smithsonian Hosts EPRI's 25th Anniversary Symposium.
May 1, 1998... To commemorate its twenty-fifth anniversary as the nation's leading provider of collaborative energy science and technology, EPRI sponsored a symposium on electricity innovation for the twenty-first century at the Smithsonian Institution in...

Advanced Particle Collector Tested, Ready for Demonstration.
May 1, 1998... A novel, high-efficiency particle collection system that can take over where underperforming electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) leave off is ready for full-scale demonstration, following successful field tests at a coal-fired power plant in...

Digital Meter Measures Ground Impedance On-Line.
May 1, 1998... Now available in a digital version is the Smart Ground Multimeter (SGM), a device for measuring substation ground impedance and providing other information that substation owners need to confirm grounding system design specifications and ensure...

DFD Process Applied at Nuclear Plants.
May 1, 1998... An EPRI-developed dilute chemical process that can achieve radioactive decontamination factors exceeding 1000 was applied to the reactor coolant systems of two nuclear plants-Big Rock Point and Maine Yankee-earlier this year, shortly after the...