A novel technology that is surprisingly simple in principle promises to significantly reduce water consumption in evaporative cooling tower systems by capturing water from cooling tower plumes.

Electrostatic droplet capture system installed on an HVAC condenser. (Credit: Infinite Cooling) As a common feature with thermal power plants, cooling towers enable major water savings compared to ...

A project aimed at reducing water consumption in nuclear power plants by capturing water from cooling tower plumes has been launched at EDF's Bugey nuclear power plant in eastern France. The Bugey ...

Steam generators in thermal (steam-cycle) power plants require a constant influx of cool water to maximize the transfer of thermal energy. How this water is cooled again in the condensor after much of ...