Matt Schilling, director of public affairs for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, said it's difficult to predict what comes next while SOBE is still under receivership.

If you’re one of the rare regular readers, you know by now that I like steam heat. If asked why, I would say it’s the uniqueness of the jobs I look at. I don’t think that they are ever the same, and I ...

The signs greet goers to the Central YMCA downtown as soon as they enter the lobby, stating that the facility's swimming pools are closed. With no steam heat available, the water is a very chilly 70 ...

So, I live in an old brownstone in Brooklyn, and it has steam heat and one thermostat for all 8 apartments. The building is four stories - 2 apartments per floor - long skinny apartments reaching ...

Two mobile boilers operated by SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC experienced system failures over the weekend, depriving its ...

This Broomell Receiver was my inspiration for learning as much as I could about steam heating. Someone early in my career dropped it off at the loading dock. I wish I could remember who, so I could ...

The most common problem with aging coal-fired units involves erosion of the steam turbine’s blade path. More efficient blading will increase the steam output and improve the unit’s overall heat rate.

From an engineering perspective, a water tube boiler is defined by the fact that water or steam–water mixture flows inside the tubes while high-temperature flue gas passes outside the tubes. In ...