The semiconductor industry has been reinventing itself continually. Moore’s law predicted that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented and would continue to do so. The opposite is true for coal-fired boiler power plants in the U.S. Most were built between 1950-1980 and are no more efficient now than when they were installed. Whereas the Chinese assume an economic life for a coal-fired power plant of 25 years, the U.S. tends to act as if the economic life is 50 years or more. Most of the blame for this lack of progress falls on the regulators but some is also due to the philosophy of the operators. They have not been able to think outside the box. The focus has been on power generation rather than supply of useful products. A common attitude is “we are not a chemical plant and do not want to be in the chemical business.” The steam plumes emanating from cooling towers and stacks are a combination of wasted heat and water which could be used by co-generating partners. Power plants should think outside the box and consider a product mix which includes: Click Here For Complete News Release Text
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