Custom-designed training

Coal burning utilities are constantly challenged by emissions control, power plant performance, and production cost issues. Managing these issues and the changes they bring requires effective programs for the accurate measurement of coal quality.

Stephen Smith is a Certified Trainer with a Master's Degree in Engineering Management. His custom-designed training seminars enable you to educate your workforce quickly and bridge the gap between policy and practice.

• Utility personnel undergoing promotions and transfers benefit from broad overviews of coal technology issues to quickly come up to speed in areas of new responsibility.
• Inspection and audit of your coal handling and laboratory analysis processes can identify improvement opportunities and put your coal quality measurements back on track and save you money.
• Training key personnel in the operation and monitoring of coal sampling systems will give you confidence in the data you are collecting, and reduce bias and other errors in the analysis process that lead to faulty decisions.

Additional areas of training expertise in coal utilization include:

• Laboratory procedures and quality control
• Coal-yard operations and materials handling
• Blending coals using on-line analyzers
• Coal preparation to improve combustion and reduce pollutants
• Alternative fuels such as pet-coke, biomass, reclaimed coal
• Boiler combustion optimization
• Multi-pollutant emissions control

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