| Technical Issues | Total Act (16) | Total Assoc (22) | Total Univ (7) | TOTAL |
| Emission Control Systems | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.28 |
| Energy Efficiency and Optimization | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.68 |
| Advanced Technologies (Monitoring and Development) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.34 |
| Burners | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.17 |
| Boiler Life Extension and Upgrades | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.13 |
| Boiler Design (Package, Stoker, FBC, PC, etc.) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.09 |
| Fuels and Fuel Handling | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Burner Management System/Safety System | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.96 |
| Ash Handling and Disposal | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.74 |
| Safety | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.70 |
| Turbine Generators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.66 |
| Performance Benchmarking | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.62 |
| Electric Generation Systems | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.49 |
| Controls and Instrumentation | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.49 |
| Water Treatment | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Maintenance and Inspection | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Small Boilers | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.35 |
| Risk Management | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.32 |
| Operator Training and Controls Interface | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.32 |
| Codes and Standards | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.28 |
| Refractory | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |