Sentences with phrase «power plant maintenance»

«What do you think could happen if one of our energy sources was suddenly unavailable (e.g., power plant maintenance, government curb on production, etc.)?»

Grab coffee at Alison's Pantry and meet retired power plant maintenance manager Steve Perusich, 67, as he hurries to morning exercise class at the town's recreation center, which is free for residents.

Not exact matches

One of the reactors at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York was shut down Monday for the start of a $ 100 million refueling and maintenance outage.

The increase in demand for electricity, reduction in the quantity of water at the Akosombo Dam, irregular gas supply from the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company in Nigeria, irregular maintenance programmes and late procurement of crude oil to power generation plants, have conspired to plunge the country in the current power crisis.

In New York, one of Indian Point's nuclear power plants will be shut down for maintenance beginning Sunday night.

New York's Indian Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant is back up and running after a refueling and maintenance outage.

New York's Indian Point Unit 2 nuclear power plant has returned to service after a month - long scheduled outage for refueling and maintenance.

In 1980, American nuclear power plants were generating electricity only 56 percent of the time because they frequently needed special maintenance or repair.

It is also a season when power demand wanes and many plants shut down for maintenance.

It can house more than 100 people above ground at a time, while fuel and cargo storage, waste - management facilities, maintenance garages and a power plant are all located beneath the surface of the ice sheet.

By law, nuclear power plants must be periodically shut down for maintenance and inspection; utilities need national and local permission to restart operations.

Executive Chairman Mr. Beckman has forty - five years of experience in the management, operation, maintenance, design, and regulation of nuclear power plants, spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste, and US Department of Energy nuclear research and defense facilities.

When the oil wells produce less oil — say, they're down for maintenance — the power - plant uses less oil.

Striking an ideal balance in terms of size and power, the affordably priced Pioneer 700 has a 675cc liquid - cooled, single - cylinder, fuel - injected power plant and a low - maintenance, beltless automatic transmission.

What an Actual Drone Inspection Video Looks Like Prepared to accompany our April 2016 cover story on drones and robots in power plant operations and maintenance, this video shows actual footage from a drone inspection of a New Mexico wind farm.

[2] Though no water is required for dry - cooling systems, power plants using dry - cooling systems also require water for system maintenance and cleaning.

Once built, however, a geothermal power plant can generate electricity 24 hours a day with low operation and maintenance costs — importantly because there is zero fuel cost.

The solar power industry employs a wide range of occupations in a number of major industry segments: research and development, manufacturing of solar power materials, construction of solar power plants, operation of solar power plants, and solar power installation and maintenance.

Our plant capabilities draw from more than a century's experience in all aspects of hydro power production - from initial studies to design, management, construction, installation, maintenance, operation, and training.

Roemheld has introduced new rotor locks that are designed to deliver increased availability and simplified maintenance to wind power plants.

With most plants having a service expectancy of 25 years, the Goddard Power Plant was past its due date, ultimately requiring frequent repair and maintenance that is costly and inefficient.

Improved schott receiver technology will reduce maintenance costs and enable new solar thermal power plant to capture moreenergy from the sun.

«Even a small increase in a solar thermal power plant's efficiency and reliability can result in a large increase in kilowatt hours of electricity generated or a significant reduction in plant downtime or maintenance hours,» said Alex Marker, SCHOTT Solar Thermal Research Fellow.

Comparing it to other generation it would be good to know maintenance costs, output, availability and all the other things planners look at when studying power plant additions as well as projections as to how the technology might improve.

All power plants require monitoring and maintenance but only nuclear plants attract the attention of policymakers and the media.

However, in reality, it never would because power plants require down - time for maintenance, the market may not need its electricity, or, in the case of renewables, the sun might have set, or the wind stopped blowing.

So, if we deploy massive solar or wind power plants, I'm afraid we'll be rapidly unable to operate them as their maintenance will become impossible.

This reflects both seasonal growth and added renewable generation capacity, as well as maintenance and refueling schedules for nuclear power plants, which normally undergo maintenance during spring and fall months, when overall electricity demand is lower.

Auctions based on marginal costs wont allow for recovery of investment, which is why states and RTO / ISOs have attempted to address the obvious shortfalls of the auction system by adopting workarounds, to feed money to baseload power plants, e.g., special features such as maintenance fees, or, as in New York State, the establishment of zero - emission credits.

World Wind & Solar (WWS), a provider of renewable energy operations and maintenance services, has acquired Axis Renewable Group, an independent service provider to utility - scale wind and solar power plants and original equipment manufacturers.

The Columbia Generating Station (the only nuclear power plant in the Pacific Northwest) has been offline for a refueling and maintenance outage since April 2, 2011.

Another consideration, as Rita Sipe, manager of Duke Energy's Nuclear Fleet Communications, in February told POWER, is that used fuel pools and dry cask storage sites, which Duke has located at five of the company's six operating nuclear plants, require operations and maintenance (see sidebar, «The Dry Cask Boom»).

GE has acquired Enron Wind's fully integrated wind power capabilities including power plant design, engineering and site selection, and operation and maintenance services.

Thank god all those coal fired power plants and the transmission infrastructure, cost nothing, take no space and never need replacing or maintenance.

The 1.8 - liter Prius engine is the first Toyota power plant that requires no belts under the hood for better fuel economy and less potential maintenance.

Because of stoppages for maintenance or breakdowns, no power plant generates for 100 % of the time.

Power plants algo go down due to maintenance issues, and I don't see anyone complaining them about putting more.

A big advantage of nighttime charging would be that it would help make electricity cheaper by allowing power plants to operate at full capacity, significantly driving down maintenance costs.

Explains that pipes and pressure vessels inside nuclear power plants give off significant amounts of waste heat, with temperatures reaching up to 55C (131F)- not very comfortable for maintenance workers who are swathed in radiation protection gear and doing repair work.

Asian independent power producer in Hong Kong arbitration claiming damages against manufacturer and supplier of gas turbines arising out of long term operation and maintenance contract for a combined cycle power plant

The bonds are part of a financial package to finance the development, design, construction, operation and maintenance of a thermoelectric power plant by CELSE in the state of Sergipe in the northeast region of Brazil.

Field service on start - ups, and troubleshooting and maintenance of DC power plants with Ferro - resonant and switch - mode rectifiers.

Supervise all maintenance activities with all daily duties of a 9.0 MW biomass power plant including but not limited to: ensuring employee safety compliance, assure daily production schedule kept.

They plan, design and oversee construction and maintenance of building structures and infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airports, bridges, harbours, dams, irrigation projects, power plants, and water and sewerage systems.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS • Over 10 years of practical experience working as a Park Ranger for Oregon Recreational Center • Highly skilled in protection, maintenance and repair of park lands and natural resources • Good knowledge of janitorial work associated with the position along with landscape maintenance including planting trees and shrubs, irrigation activities fertilizers application • Experienced in setting up educational programs for visitors regarding all aspects of nature conservation • Demonstrated ability to use related equipment like hoses, sprinklers, mowers and other power tools

Ability to perform preventive and corrective maintenance on various power plant equipment in a safe, yet efficient manner

Coordinated with managers and vehicle owners for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on a fleet consisting of over 90 pieces of equipment including trucks, trailers, and power plant generators.

Managed and directed 57 senior technicians ensuring administrative and training requirements were met for 10 engineering training teams specializing in power plant operations and associated equipment maintenance.

Reduce mechanical downtime at Appleton Estate's Boiler and Power Plant Department by 69 % while reducing maintenance cost by over $ 500K in 2010.

TECHNICAL SKILLS • Familiar with all facets of operating the GFE power generation plant • Able to initiate start up and check the generators for accurate operations • Demonstrated ability to carry out routine scheduled maintenance • Proven ability to lubricate and cleans parts • Able to repair basic electrical equipment