Dec 9, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
Further to our previous articles on concentrated solar thermal power plants (CSP), we are pleased to hear the news that the first phase of a giant new plant is shortly to begin operation in Morocco. This first phase is called Noor 1. It is part of Morocco’s...
Sep 18, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
The world’s largest gas turbine, built at General Electric’s (GE) manufacturing facility in Belfort, France is being installed at the Électricité de France (EDF) plant in Bouchain, France. The first firing of the turbine is scheduled for December and commercial...
Aug 31, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
Fossil fuel and nuclear power accounts for approximately 80% of the world’s total grid-connected electrical power supply. Coal is the most used of the fossil fuels. When people think of steam and coal they generally think of the industrial revolution and steam trains....
Aug 17, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
There are many power plants across the globe that use gas turbines to generate electricity. Steam plays an important part in the production of electricity on these sites, including the use of steam injection into the gas turbine itself. Whilst Sir Frank Whittle, is...
Jul 3, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
Paris the capital of France is served by a large district heating system using steam, in fact the system contains 450 km of steam pipework. Paris is an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts. In 2014 Paris received 22.4 million visitors,...
Jun 19, 2015 | General Steam News and Information
Palm oil is used for food products, detergents, cosmetics and increasingly biofuel. Example products include; shampoo, ice cream, margarine, and lipstick, which all contain palm oil. The list of products that rely on the unique properties of palm oil is long, with one...
