Topic: Industry Trends Can Help Predict Future Generation Mix
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Using historical data can provide a basis for estimating future electrical generation market trends. This paper will examine the historical statistics in the fossil fuel electrical power generation sector, specifically historical coal and natural gas generation, fuel prices and CO2 emissions data. This analysis offers a glimpse of the total historical electric power picture.

Topic: Biomass-Fueled Power Plants
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Today, there is a much demand by customers, communities and various regulators placed upon electric utilities to provide ever increasing amounts of renewable energy. Biomass fueled steam and electric power plants are significant contributors of renewable energy production in the United States. Burning biomass has three major beneficial effects on the economy and environment.

Topic: A History of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD)
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The history presented in this paper reflects the experiences of the authors with flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems in the initial years of development for the utility industry. This paper will document some of those experiences to show how the industry has evolved, and so that young engineers and those new to the industry can better understand why things are done the way they are today.

Topic: Integrated Plant Control System Retrofit for a Base Load Coal-Fired Power Plant
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For years now, existing power plants have been retrofitted with Distributed Control Systems (DCS). Since 1990, Utility Engineering (UE) and Xcel Energy have teamed up to successfully retrofit 16 power plant units of the southern Xcel Energy fleet.