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Marnie Surfaceblow: Even Minor Alarms Can Lead to Major Safety Improvements
Long-time POWER readers may remember Marmaduke Surfaceblow, a fictional character whose engineering escapades were brilliantly portrayed in hundreds of stories published within POWER magazine’s pages...
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Marnie Surfaceblow: When Theory Becomes Practice, Rely on Practical...
Long-time POWER readers may remember Marmaduke Surfaceblow, a fictional character whose engineering escapades were brilliantly portrayed in hundreds of stories published within POWER magazine’s pages...
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Marnie Surfaceblow: When Exploring Unknown Territory, Bring a Guide [FICTION]
New technology requires new ways of thinking, especially because safety is paramount. This is even more true for any situation where an established industry experience base is lacking. “Did you have a...
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POWER Icons: The Adventures of Marmaduke and Marnie Surfaceblow
Long-time POWER readers may remember Marmaduke Surfaceblow, a fictional character whose engineering escapades were brilliantly portrayed in hundreds of stories published within POWER magazine’s pages...
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Marnie Surfaceblow: Things Change—Pay Attention to the Details
A change in fuel can lead to several other changes in a power plant. Change can be good, except when it’s not. Operators and engineers must be alert to both positive and negative effects, and act to...
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Standing Up for Safety: Maya Sounds the Alarm, but Will Anyone Listen?
With her plant preparing to demonstrate a new selective catalytic reduction and desulfurization system to visiting VIPs, Maya identifies a serious problem and halts the work. See how stepping up for...
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Once an Engineer, Always an Engineer: Don’t Let Technology Hide Simple...
When facing the unknown, power professionals must use their skills, draw from their experience, and think creatively. Marnie and Maya do just that while off the clock at Marnie’s high school reunion....
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Combined Cycle Plants: Know Your Limitations and Keep Your Plant Both Online...
Steadily increasing demands leading to excessive cycling and starts/stops can cause heat rate loss, poor unit performance, and increased plant outages. See as Marnie and Maya demonstrate that even...
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Beware of Hissing Feedwater Heaters That Can Bite Your Bottom Line
Small problems can lead to large impacts on a long-term basis. Heat rate surveys, improved instrumentation, and utilizing real-time monitoring and diagnostics can help recover plant efficiency and...
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What Is Killing This Biomass Boiler? Marnie and Maya Are on the Case!
When seeking answers to critical operations problems, consider that multiple root causes may be at play—thus requiring many different solutions. Watch as our heroines track down the culprits! As they...
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Oil Pump Amps Provide the Clue Marnie Needs to Stave Off Trouble
Incessant trivial alarms can drown out important warnings and cause headaches for control room operators. In this installment of Marnie Surfaceblow, our fearless heroine wades through all the noise to...
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135th Anniversary—Engineering a Legacy: Marmaduke Surfaceblow
The post 135th Anniversary—Engineering a Legacy: Marmaduke Surfaceblow appeared first on POWER Magazine. Marmaduke Surfaceblow was a crusty character, providing POWER magazine readers with imaginative...
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MARMADUKE AWARD: KOMIPO Relocates an Entire Combined Cycle Power Plant
The post MARMADUKE AWARD: KOMIPO Relocates an Entire Combined Cycle Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine. Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) had a viable combined cycle power plant where it didn’t...
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Contact Energy Ltd.’s Te Mihi Power Station Harnesses Sustainable Geothermal...
The post Contact Energy Ltd.’s Te Mihi Power Station Harnesses Sustainable Geothermal Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine. Te Mihi Power Station is a two-unit 166-MW geothermal plant currently...
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Classic Marmaduke: Marmy’s First Lesson
The post Classic Marmaduke: Marmy’s First Lesson appeared first on POWER Magazine. Steve Elonka began chronicling the exploits of Marmaduke Surfaceblow—a six-foot-four marine engineer with a steel...
View ArticleFPL Completes $3B Uprate Project, Adds 500 MW to Four Nuclear Units
The post FPL Completes $3B Uprate Project, Adds 500 MW to Four Nuclear Units appeared first on POWER Magazine. Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) last week said it had completed a $3 billion...
View ArticleMarmy’s One-Squirt Celebration
The post Marmy’s One-Squirt Celebration appeared first on POWER Magazine. “Bilgewater on dedications,” roared Marmaduke Surfaceblow in his foghorn voice. “I’ll tell you armchair engineers about a...
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Marmaduke Award: Combined Solar Technologies’ Hybrid Plant: Using Wastewater...
The post Marmaduke Award: Combined Solar Technologies’ Hybrid Plant: Using Wastewater and Olive Pits to Produce Clean Water and Clean Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine. Combined Solar...
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Marmy’s One-Squirt Celebration
The post Marmy’s One-Squirt Celebration appeared first on POWER Magazine. Steve Elonka began chronicling the exploits of Marmaduke Surfaceblow—a six-foot-four marine engineer with a steel brush...
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Marmy, a Horse, and Compressors
The post Marmy, a Horse, and Compressors appeared first on POWER Magazine. Steve Elonka began chronicling the exploits of Marmaduke Surfaceblow—a six-foot-four marine engineer with a steel brush...
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