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The first known use of combined heat and power dates back to the late 1800s at Thomas Edison’s Pearl Street Station, the first central power plant in the United States. For centuries since then, this quick, cost-effective and (mostly) geographically unrestricted technology has grown to operate at efficiencies of up to 80 percent. Understandably so, […]

What if we told you that your plant could experience a 94% increase in capacity? If you think that’s impossible, think again – it’s exactly what happened for owners of more than 15 U.S. plants between 2011 and 2019. Their secret? Repurposing and modernizing aging coal plants to run on natural gas, reducing emissions and […]

1. B&W has performed almost every steam blowing method in the market.     B&W started in the steam blowing business using ASME factory-rated flanges for safety. We’ve led the industry in this category for many years by refusing to use cut plate flanges, which was the norm for a long time. When you engineer […]

Efficient plant start-ups hinge on clean piping systems. Mill scale, weld slag and construction debris often get left behind after construction is complete. If these contaminants aren’t properly removed before startup, they can travel downstream and wreak havoc on your plant equipment during operation. For steam systems, an effective steam blowing program will eliminate these […]

Strategically Moving Forward in Multiple Energy Segments Creates Value on All Fronts At B&W Energy Services, we find insights from experts extremely valuable to us and our partners. McKinsey & Company’s article about changing strategies for oil-field-services-and-equipment (OFSE) companies was insightful. In the last 10 years, the world has seen a significant increase in interest […]