2017 PEI Issue 9

There are five important factors to consider when choosing a diesel generator to rent or buy. Sergio Salvador examines each of them in detail

Boosted by a strong solar PV market, renewables accounted for almost two-thirds of net new power capacity around the world last year, with almost 165 GW coming online, according to a new report, writes Kelvin Ross

The hot topics debated at Asia Power Week included digitalization, cybersecurity and the roll-out of more renewables, writes Kelvin Ross

Only circulating fluidized bed combustion technology satisfies all of the often contradictory design requirements of modern solid fuel plants, writes Robert Giglio

Precision reverse engineering resolves vibration issues

Two recent initiatives demonstrate how blockchain is gaining traction in the energy sector, writes Kelvin Ross

Technology company Assystem is taking innovations such as data mapping that it has used for aerospace solutions and cross-fertilizing them into the energy sector, writes Mike Sheehan

Kurt Baes, Florence Carlot and Adnan Merhaba explore the opportunities for applying battery technologies to grid management, as well as the drivers and barriers to greater battery-storage use in major markets

Derek Stuart looks at the issue of measuring stack dust emission levels through effective opacity monitoring