When I began my power industry career years ago (initially in the chemistry lab of a coal-fired power plant), the criticality of proper chemistry control of steam boilers, cooling water systems, and ...

All conventional power sources—from coal and gas plants to high-tech nuclear fission and potential future nuclear fusion reactors—boil down to the same basic thing: heating water into steam to spin a ...

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratory have developed a gas turbine for generating electricty from steam that relies on the Brayton cycle. It promises 40% more power in a smaller, more compact ...