MCPD Impending Dates & Useful Information
Do you have existing plant above 5MWth? Have you considered what you need to do by January 2024?
The Tools To Make Savings
CEA Steam Boiler Water Treatment Training, carried out by Deep Water Blue, gave this university the tools to make significant savings in the running of their steam boiler system. Click here to read more
All Crewe’d Up
In November 2021, CEA held our first Technical Boilerhouse Risk Assessment Conference at Crewe Hall, following the Covid lockdowns and socialising restrictions.
The safe operation of boilers – who’s responsible?
Recently, our Chairman – Derry Carr – had an article published in Plant & Works Engineering Magazine: If you are reading this, then the likelihood is you’re an engineer with responsibility of the boiler plant in your organisation. Now that could be a factory, a hospital, a chemical plant, a prison or in fact anywhere…
Can you get to the boiler in time when the low water alarm sounds?
Modern steam boiler houses are generally well built, using well designed and properly built plant and components, and also reliable. The tendency to reduce the numbers of competent operators in the boiler house is increasing, especially as control and monitoring systems become more automatic. However, taking the man out of the boiler house may not…
Reducing Boiler Operating Pressure
What Are the Implications of De-rating Boiler Pressure Below that of Boiler Design Pressure Is it appropriate on your plant to reduce the boiler operating pressure with a view to saving money on fuel costs, when you consider both the effects on the plant and equipment and the associated risks of making the necessary changes?…
Why do companies need to keep logbooks for their steam and boiler plants?
The CEA strongly recommend that every boilerhouse has a daily log of all activities in the boilerhouse and kept up to date on a daily / shift basis.
Are You Laying Up Your Boiler For Christmas
Download article With Christmas around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about how your boiler will spend the festivities. Will it be well treated and stable or untreated and corroding away, as you tuck into your turkey and all the trimmings? How you approach your boiler lay-up will depend on the start-up and shutdown…
Red Diesel – The Future – A Consultation
At the Budget in 2020, the government announced that it will remove the entitlement to use red diesel from most sectors from April 2022.
A Result – CEA Conference Advice
At CEA conferences over recent years some of you will know that we created a guidance document BG08 for the “Safe Installation and Use of Temporary Boilers” (Hire Boiler) which we included in your delegate pack, along with the other seven guides currently available.
