Industrial Water Media
View Full Case Study Problem Nearly 15 million gallons of high purity deionized water were required to support a series of steam blows at a 2,800 MW Southeastern U.S. power generation station. These steam blows were associated with the startup testing of four combustion turbines (CTs) to expand the capacity of the generation station. The […]
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View Full Case Study Problem For years, springtime had presented a distinct challenge for a large chemical-production complex in Alberta, Canada. With rain and melting snow, the facility could not handle the resulting high turbidity and TOC (Total Organic Carbon) in its feed water. Because of the elevated TOC levels, the facility was forced to […]
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View Full Case Study Problem When a Virginia power station had an issue with its Reverse Osmosis (RO) process, it called on MPW to supplement its water needs during an excessively cold winter. The plant, which lost RO functionality at one of its four power-production units, would have severely hampered its ability to meet power […]
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View Full Case Study Meeting Growing Demand by Rod Reston The shift to natural gas to generate electricity in the U.S. has been unmistakable and sudden. From 2000 to 2015, electricity generation from natural gas-fired plants doubled to 32% of all fuel sources. Last April, natural gas generated more electricity than coal for the first […]
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View Full Case Study Problem When a paper-production facility in Pennsylvania needed to take one of its clarifiers out of service for repairs, they called on MPW’s Industrial Water Division to deliver two filter trailers at each of two critical locations. Normally, the plant pumps 8,000 gallons per minute (gpm) of river water for various […]
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View Full White Paper When commissioning a new power plant, requirements for purified water can be large—often more than an unfinished plant can supply. When it’s time to bring in outside help, proper planning can help avoid problems and keep budgets under control. With all the complexity inherent in the commissioning of a power plant, […]
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View Full White Paper Ash ponds have been as much a part of the landscape at coal-fired power plants as stock- piles of coal and the conveyors that carry the fuel source to furnaces. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that went into effect late last year, however, have power plant operators scrambling to close wet storage […]
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View Full White Paper The shift to natural gas to generate electricity in the U.S. has been unmistakable and sudden. From 2000 to 2015, electricity generation from natural gas-fired plants doubled to 32% of all fuel sources. Last April, natural gas generated more electricity than coal for the first time since the U.S. Energy Information […]
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View Full White Paper Is your power plant ready for winter? Whether it’s a tube leak that’s depleting a plant’s water supply, or an outage requires immediate attention, having access to a mobile water purification resource can be critical for any industrial company. Costly delays and plant shutdowns can severely impact bottom line performance, making […]
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View Full White Paper The EPA finalized new regulations for the safe disposal of coal ash. Discharge water is restricted to a permitted amount of total suspended solids. Ash ponds need to be agitated, treated and filtered. The EPA finalized national regulations to provide a comprehensive set of requirements for the safe disposal of CCRs, […]
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