Gas turbine fuel costs, even for efficient combined cycle plants, can be more than 80 percent of the cost of electricity over the life of the plant. Historically a niche segment, utilities, marine and ...

FADEC systems monitor engine parameters to make discrete adjustments to the control system and optimize engine performance. Credit: Collins Aerospace As the digital world keeps pushing the electronics ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...