In Part One of our two-part series on small modular reactors (SMRs), we introduced several projects in development, and presented a few of the situations in which SMRs could provide a reliable, economically sound solution for power production.
September 24, 2013
While plans to build billions of dollars worth of petrochemical plants, gathering and transportation pipelines are set for the next decade, there is concern that labor shortages in crafts, trades and design technicians could raise costs and delay commissioning of these important projects.
September 17, 2013
To use the renewable energy of this cold water, Enwave Energy Corporation created Deep Lake Water Cooling, the world’s largest lake-source cooling system.
September 12, 2013
The 10 highest-value project starts from January through July 2013 span a diverse range of industrial sectors.
September 9, 2013
It’s known by many names: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, layered manufacturing, direct digital manufacturing and, most often, 3D printing.
September 3, 2013
In many regions of the U.S., the proliferation of gas and liquids discovered and extracted from shale formations created a need for rapid infrastructure development.
August 30, 2013
One of the most important factors to consider when encountering business growth is to ensure that capacity is strategically expanded to minimize the chaos that can accompany rapidly fluctuating demand.
August 27, 2013
With valves accounting for 60 percent of all non-compliance, conventional valve packing will not be an acceptable emissions solution by itself moving forward.
August 20, 2013
Many valve companies must currently obtain export licenses for shipments of certain commercial products that could also potentially be used for nuclear or chemical weapons purposes.
August 15, 2013
As it did at last year’s Market Outlook event, the boom in natural gas dominated discussions at this year’s meeting held in San Diego, Aug. 8-9, and attendees were once again buoyed by relatively positive messages from all of the speakers.
August 13, 2013
In a quest for more efficient power generation, power plants in the 1930s pushed the pressure-temperature envelope.
August 12, 2013
Like many of the valve industry icons we’ve interviewed, Tom Mignogna’s notable career in the valve industry started out not so much by design, perhaps, but by good fortune.
August 6, 2013
