Energy Industry News
Press releases and Nickel Magazine articles
| November 2005 | A New Superalloy for Gas Turbines A new superalloy, containing 58% nickel, could soon see service as seamless forged rings in land-based gas turbines. (Nickel Magazine) |
| November 2005 | A Low-Cost Fuel Cell Catalyst A nickel-cobalt nanomaterial has been developed to replace platinum catalysts in battery and fuel cell applications. (Nickel Magazine) |
| November 2005 | FGD Workshops Held in China In September, the Nickel Institute coordinated four workshops to allow nickel alloy producers to brief engineers in China on the lessons learned from 30 years of FGD operating experience. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | Thunder Horse How copper/nickel is playing an essential role in BP's latest oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | Denmark's Waste-to-Energy
Incinerators As more plastic enters municipal waste streams, nickel alloys are being used to extend the operating life of old incinerators. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | A Nickel Catalyst Produces Hydrogen Future stationary fuel cells could be fueled by hydrogen generated by the steam reforming of natural gas using a new low-cost nickel catalyst. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Low-cost LNG Piping A low-expansion nickel alloy has been used to construct a low-cost system for offloading liquified natural gas from ocean-going vessels. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Reducing Mercury Pollution Nickel alloys have an important role to play in reducing mercury pollution from coal-fired plants. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Tonnes of Experience Pollution abatement equipment manufacturers can now benefit from 30 years of operating experience with nickel alloys. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | A Fuel Cell Update 'Green' incentives and high traditional energy costs spur the market for fuel cells. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July, 2004 | Another First for Nickel The worlds most powerful battery energy storage system uses 90 tonnes of nickel in 13,760 nickel-cadmium batteries. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March, 2004 | Renewable Energy from the Tides Using submerged turbines to harness the energy of the tides requires corrosion resistant stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | A 'First' for Duplex Stainless Steel Duplex stainless steel is used in an absorber of a flue gas desulphurization (FGD) plant in North America for the first time. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | Oil Sands Expansion Flue gas desulphurization (FGD) plant to produce ammonium sulphate fertilizer. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | Weld Overlays in Energy Plants Nickel alloys reduce downtime in coal-fired power plants faced with severe corrosion challenges. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | Hydrogen From Renewable Biomass A new nickel catalyst could lead to an inexpensive way to produce hydrogen. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | How Fuel Cells Work A description of the role nickel plays in one type of fixed-station fuel cell. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2002 | Our Energy Future Pressure to generate electricity with a minimum of waste and in a way that produces less greenhouse gas emissions is creating pent-up demand for high nickel alloys. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2002 | Safe Hydrogen Storage Devices Metal hydrides, some of which contain nickel, could potentially be used to solve the challenge of storing bulky, potentially explosive hydrogen onboard vehicles. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2002 | Advanced Energy Projects Millions are being spent in Europe, Japan and the U.S. to develop ultra-low-emission power plants. To be successful, they will require materials that are more corrosion-resistant than exist today. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2002 | Will more FGD Units be Built in the U.S.? Some expect the construction of flue gas desulphurization (FGD) units to take off in the U.S. over the next few years. If true, that would mean greater demand for high nickel alloys. (Nickel Magazine) |
| June, 2002 | All-in-one
Home Heating Units Nickel-bearing stainless steels have enabled a breatkthrough in the use of the Stirling engine as an efficient source of residential heat and power. (Nickel Magazine) |
| June, 2002 | Powering up the Space Station Nickel-containing batteries store electricity generated by a huge array of solar panels.(Nickel Magazine) |
