Steam turbines are the engines that drive electricity generation at a power plant, and as such, are some of the most important, mission-critical components in a plant. But many plants have had problems with their steam turbines over the years, requiring retrofits, upgrades, repairs, or outright replacements. That’s because several… Read More
Much of what power plant operators think of when they plan regular power plant maintenance involves the power generating units themselves – namely, boilers and generators. However, plants don’t place nearly as much attention on maintaining and inspecting the support systems that enable energy generation, known as the balance of… Read More
One common problem coal plant managers experience is inefficiency. Inefficiency causes issues that impact a plant’s bottom line, so one ongoing battle managers face is reducing inefficiency as much as possible. There are many things that can affect inefficiency. One of our clients was experiencing issues with their coal pulverizer… Read More
The latest trend in the coal industry – beyond the gradual decrease in market share thanks to rising use of renewables and natural gas – is emissions regulation. Over the past decade, the American coal power plant fleet has been struggling with reducing carbon emissions in the face of new… Read More
In today’s rapidly transforming environment, the energy industry is facing newer and different challenges than what they’ve faced before. Experts believe that utilities will face more change over the next decade than they have over the past century. Power plant managers probably aren’t surprised to know this; they’ve been there… Read More
In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued one of the most controversial regulations of the past two decades – the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). MATS, known to many in the industry as Utility MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology standard), immediately came under fire from states and private… Read More
It is important for companies to reach MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) standards and regulations. Southern Field is committed to helping clients meet these standards by providing cost-efficient solutions. A company in South Carolina recently had an issue where new MACT driven regulations had made an existing boiler and air… Read More
The following is a brief overview of a project that Southern Field performed for a cement plant in Virginia. The project was performed with our alliance partner, Redecam, USA, the supplier of all the new equipment used for the project. The equipment was designed to treat the off gases from… Read More
What we did? This publicly owned company had multiple catalyst baskets that were collecting particles in the Air Pollution Control System. Each of the baskets weighed 3500 pounds. Within a two week window of time, Southern Field came out and replaced 352 of them. Not only does this involve heavy… Read More
