Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and powerA portable generator (left) ...

When the lights go out, you probably have a mental picture of a “safe spot” for your portable generator: tucked just outside ...

KUTTAWA, Ky., (Dec. 6, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Barkley Hydropower Plant Unit 1 here is back in operation after a phase-to-ground fault caused a fire that damaged ...

Backup generators are a lot like old friends in that you forget about them until you need a favor. And when there's an emergency, you expect them to show up instantly, no questions asked. But ...

When a facility plans for backup or prime power, two of the biggest decisions are which brand of diesel generator to buy and whether to rely on a single large machine or several units in parallel.

Whoever invented generators should receive collective appreciation because these machines are a literal necessity in some countries where electricity breakdowns are common. For instance, several ...

Scotland's Albatern is putting a new, modular spin on renewable energy generation. WaveNET is a scalable array of floating "Squid" generator units that harvest wave energy as their buoyant arms rise ...

Thermal power plant protocols for upgrading turbine-generator units specify guidelines for controlling humidity when the unit’s internal components are exposed during maintenance. For this requirement ...