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 ...

Old boiler rooms are often home to steam-heating boilers. Older cities are loaded with these and lots of people — knuckleheads included — have had decades to mess with what the “dead men” once ...

Steam systems serve as the backbone of numerous industrial processes, providing the essential thermal energy required for a wide range of applications across various sectors. From powering machinery ...

Famous mathematician Edward Lorenz coined the phrase “The Butterfly Effect,” which is the belief that some small occurrence could create devastating results in another location far away. It theorizes ...

Vicinity Energy's Operations Manager Mike Ancona explains how a modern co-generation plant creates the steam that heats Center City office buildings. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the ...