MICROGRID Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need 28 The use of propane, a lower-carbon energy source, as part of a microgrid configuration offers economic and environmental benefits for those enterprises looking for a reliable distributed power generation solution. WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT A Model for ZLD Treatment of Blowdown from Cooling Towers- Even the Big Ones 28 A pilot testing project at a Colorado community college proved how innovative reverse osmosis using a vacuum-assisted electro-distillation concentrate treatment process train can recover the saline cooling tower blowdown in a zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) configuration, preventing high-salinity wastewater from entering the sewer-shed. MARNIE SURFACEBLOW A Desert Solar Farm's Muddy Problem Solving one problem may not solve everything when it comes to operations and maintenance of a power generation site. Pay attention to all the systems that could be impacted when servicing a particular piece of equipment. WASTE TO ENERGY Integrating Flammable Gas Pressurization System with Online Ash Cleaning Device Improves Energy Efficiency An automated process is available that can save time when it comes to cleaning ash and improving the efficiency of an energy-from-waste plant's operations. 30 GAS POWER Spider Power for Turbomachinery Operators Intake air for gas turbines and compressors must be free of dust and moisture. This is the only way to avoid costly machine downtime and losses in efficiency and effectiveness. An innovative new air filter solution is called the spiderMaxx, a cassette filter developed for turbomachinery operators to achieve maximum performance and operational reliability. (Visit powermag.com and search " Spider Power for Turbomachinery " to read this online-only exclusive.) COMMENTARY Quantum Computing Can Help Utilities Become More Reliable By Murray Thom, D-Wave 40 Web 33 30 36 FIND THE LATEST POWER NEWS AT POWERMAG.COM 36 CONNECT WITH POWER If you like POWER magazine, follow us online for timely industry news and comments. Become our fan at facebook.com/POWERmagazine Follow us on Twitter @POWERmagazine Join the LinkedIn POWER magazine Group and the Women in Power Generation Group 2 ■ Another Delay for New Unit at Vogtle Nuclear Plant ■ Three More BWRX-300 SMRs Planned for Canada's Darlington Site ■ ERCOT's Energy Emergency Risk Has Shifted from Late Afternoon to Early Evening ■ Centrus Gets NRC Green Light to Introduce Uranium into HALEU Nuclear Enrichment Cascade ■ The POWER Interview: Miss America Talks Importance of Nuclear Power ■ U.S. DOE Releases Report for Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap ■ Clean Energy Is Not Cheap-But the Payoff Is Worth It ■ Subsequent License Renewal: Extending Nuclear Power Reactors to 80 Years of Operation (and Maybe More) ■ New Gas-Fired 1,875-MW Plant Comes Online in Ohio ■ Siemens Energy Investigating Dark Web Ransomware Claim ■ UK Restarts Coal-Fired Units as Temperatures, Power Demand Rise ■ Hydrogen Blending Project Commissioned on New Jersey Gas Turbine Unit www.powermag.com POWER | August 2023https://www.powermag.com/spider-power-for-turbomachinery-operators http://www.ermag.com http://www.POWERMAG.COM https://www.facebook.com/POWERmagazine https://twitter.com/POWERmagazine https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4270601/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2005845/ http://www.powermag.com