combined cycle power plant

The Jackson Generation plant, a 1.2-GW combined cycle power plant in Elwood, Illinois, debuted North America’s first M501JAC gas turbines. Developed by J-POWER USA, the facility has emerged as a model for

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants started appearing on a larger scale in the late 1990s and have since then been a very efficient supplier of baseload and lately peaking capacity to the power grids. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported that natural gas–fired capacity additions are increasing in the U.S. again […]

New opposition has emerged surrounding a power plant Minnesota Power, Dairyland Power Cooperative, and Basin Electric Power Cooperative are teaming to build along the banks of the Nemadji River in Superior, Wisconsin. Environmental groups Sierra Club and Clean Wisconsin have been fighting construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) since at least February 2020, […]

The Edra Melaka Power Plant (EMPP), the world’s second GE 9HA.02 gas turbine power plant, is the largest combined cycle gas-fired power plant currently in operation in Malaysia. A POWER Top Plant winner, the

Energy transition is progressively being adopted globally, pushing combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) to embrace flexible operation also on islands. CCGTs are, or will be, ramping loads up and down to accommodate intermittent renewable power inputs into the grid. These maneuvers compromise operational stability and jeopardize plant availability. Plant trips on small to mid-size islands […]

– Driving toward 2050 net zero carbon targets – Providing best-in-class technical expertise to accelerate the energy transition – Includes the ability to unlock future hydrogen co-firing capability to aid decarbonization LAKE MARY, Fla., Mar 3, 2023 – (JCN Newswire) – A consortium of Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc., Sargent & Lundy and TIC–The Industrial Company […]

Environmental pressure is ramping up. Countries have issued targets to reduce or even eliminate the use of traditional fossil fuels in order to reduce emission of greenhouse gases such as CO2. Gas turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are responding by investing in hydrogen (H2) combustion. They are spending heavily on the development of combustors and […]

Is gas generation quickly going down the same path as coal? Will gas power generation built today be abandoned in 30 years? How can you be serious about climate change and still build gas power generation? As governments, utilities, and private enterprises continue to set aggressive net-zero emissions goals, these are the hard questions being […]

Pilsen (07/09/2020) – A pair of two cylinder DST-S10 condensation turbines with no reheating and with axial output have been operating since March 2020 at the Fadhili steam-gas power plant near the Jubail industrial city in Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. The Fadhili steam-gas combined cycle plant, with a total capacity of 1,509 MW, […]

Constructing a power plant is no small task. Due to the scope of the job, many projects experience schedule delays and cost overruns. However, with the right tools and teamwork, similar jobs can benefit

• Electrical capacity increased to approximately 1,200 megawatts • Fired with regasified liquefied natural gas instead of oil • Fifty percent lower CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour produced Siemens will provide the equipment to upgrade the Hiep Phuoc 1 steam power plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to a combined cycle power plant. This […]

Many combined cycle power plants are being operated as peaker plants, rather than as baseload units. That can pose a problem for economizer safety valves. Pilot-operated safety valves offer several advantages

18-year service agreement for Shuweihat S2 IWPP in Abu Dhabi Digital services and extended intervals for optimized maintenance cost Comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to reduce cyber threats Siemens today announced it has signed an extension of a multi-year maintenance service agreement with Shuweihat S2 Operation and Maintenance Company (S2O&M). Under terms of the contract, Siemens will […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Toshiba America Energy Systems Corporation (TAES) recently secured a Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) for work at the High Desert Power Project (HDPP), a combined-cycle power plant located in Southern California and owned by Middle River Power. “We are fully committed to ongoing support of the entire Toshiba fleet, and thrilled to have negotiated […]

Many combined cycle power plants have established a pH guideline between 9.6 and 10.0 to minimize corrosion in heat recovery steam generators and condensers. Neutralizing amines are used to achieve these pH

CPV and Osaka Gas USA solidify shared commitment to helping meet energy demands in the U.S. Silver Spring, MD, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has finalized the sale of 25 percent of its ownership interests in the CPV Towantic Energy Center (CPV Towantic) to Osaka Gas USA (OGUSA). CPV and […]

Heat and power for the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region Fuel efficiency exceeding 85 percent Long-term service agreement Siemens and STEAG GuD Herne GmbH signed an agreement today on the turnkey construction of a combined cycle power plant with district heat extraction. They also entered into a long-term service agreement. The Herne 6 plant will have an […]

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today announced it has broken ground for the Lake Charles Power Station, a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant for Entergy Corporation subsidiary Entergy Louisiana, LLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana. CB&I’s scope of work on the project includes the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for […]

Mumbai, January 9, 2018: Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has successfully commissioned and handed over the state-of-the-art 360 MW Bheramara Combined Cycle Power Plant Development Project to North West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL), a fully owned subsidiary of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), on January 5, 2018. After performance testing, the plant capacity has […]

A partnership between one of the nation’s largest utilities and one of the world’s largest construction contractors resulted in the 1,100-MW Paradise Combined Cycle Plant in Drakesboro, Kentucky, next door

Minnesota Power and Wisconsin’s Dairyland Power Cooperative announced plans to co-develop a combined cycle natural gas–fired power plant, a 550-MW facility designed to provide backup power for the utilities’ efforts to expand their use of renewable energy sources. The Nemadji Trail Energy Center would be built along the Nemadji River in Superior, Wis., a location […]

Cycling a combined cycle plant places additional stresses on all equipment, but the impacts extend beyond the gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator. Plant owners and managers are beginning to see

GE’s Advanced Gas Path Technology Will Help Increase Output by Approximately 25 Megawatts, Boost Efficiency and Reduce Emissions at the Plant Station Serves as Model for Utilities in China Seeking to Make Their Plants More Efficient and Reliable SHANGHAI—March 28, 2017—GE’s Power Services (NYSE: GE) signed a milestone agreement to provide Advanced Gas Path (AGP) […]

MONTZ, LOUISIANA – (January 31, 2017) Entergy Louisiana, LLC has selected two Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) M501GAC gas turbines for its 980 megawatt St. Charles Power Station. When it opens in 2019, the plant will generate enough energy to satisfy customer needs and help fuel economic growth in the region. Located in St. Charles […]

Doosan Škoda Power will supply a turbine set of the output of 183MW for the purposes of expansion of the combined cycle power plant Hussein Thermal Power Station (also called Zarqa), located near the capital city of the Kingdom of Jordan, Amman, with the total output of 485 MW. EPC contractor and direct customer of […]

First Power Island Solution Provided by GE in Asia – enabled by Alstom acquisition First use of newly-acquired HRSG technology from Doosan​ SEOUL, KOREA—September 20, 2016— GE’s power island will literally power an island – Jeju Island that is! GE Power, a division of GE (NYSE: GE), today announced the first order of its power […]

Gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant is the Third in the State Owned by the Firm WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fortistar announced today that it has closed on its purchase of Castleton Power, LLC, a 72 megawatt (MW) gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY. The General Electric (GE) Frame 6 turbine power plant dispatches […]

Guinness World Records recognized GE’s HA gas turbine for powering the world’s most efficient—up to 62.22%—combined cycle power plant. The first unit equipped with an HA turbine officially began operation on June 17 at EDF’s plant located in Bouchain, France. “Today we are making history with this power plant for the future,” said Steve Bolze, […]

Within the space of less than a week, four deals have been announced that will result in ownership changes at five power plants in the U.S. Northeast. Calpine Buys Another Gas Plant Calpine Corp. announced on Oct. 13 that it has agreed to acquire the Granite Ridge Energy Center, a 745-MW combined cycle gas-fired power […]

Talen Energy Corp. announced on July 20 that it has agreed to acquire MACH Gen LLC, which owns three combined cycle, natural gas–fired power plants with more than 2.5 GW of total capacity for $1.175 billion. Talen Energy was formed on June 1 when PPL Corp. spun off its PPL Energy Supply business and combined […]