Courtesy: DuPont In the early 1990s, my father was CEO of a microwave oven company that was emerging from Chapter 11 reorganization. The company had been decimated by Japanese competition…
Power
Monthly Issue | October 1, 2012
In designing gas-fired power plants, the power generation industry often ignores noise propagation, believing any potential problems will go away, provided the plant meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration–specified…
To say that today's generation planners have a tough job is a gross understatement. A number of unprecedented challenges face the industry, including how to replace retiring coal generation and…
The term “logical” in the title may not be strong enough. “Only” may be more appropriate. The story however remains the same. We are finding more reserves of natural gas,…
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is often called upon by those opposed to natural gas development to support a ban or moratorium on drilling. They argue that fighting for tough regulations,…
A new set of long-term gas purchase agreements and associated hedging arrangements that share the risk of future price changes among natural gas suppliers, power generators, and consumers—combined with a…
The 2008–2009 global financial crisis affected the power generation industry in many ways, but mostly in terms of lower availability of financing, as well as deteriorating returns on investment. Such…
Growing hothouse tomatoes might not be the first application that comes to mind for a natural gas–fueled combustion engine, but that’s exactly what an innovative grower in Southern California is…
In April 2012, Turbine Technology Services (TTS) was involved in the conversion project of a legacy GE Frame 5001 gas turbine at a Mississippi power station. The unit, which originally…