gas turbine
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O&M
Test Your Knowledge: Gas Turbine Failure Modes
The number of gas turbines operating around the world is growing steadily. In this environment, the number of power sector workers new to gas turbines is also expanding, and a review of what can go wrong with this equipment is useful. Although gas turbines vary, all have a common set of operational challenges. Knowing what […]
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Press Releases
MHPS J-SERIES GAS TURBINE 2017: A YEAR OF MILESTONES
J-Series installed fleet now exceeds 30, with more than half a million hours of commercial operating experience The GRDA project in Oklahoma set a global 60 hertz efficiency record at 62% and MHPS broke ground on a 65% efficient JAC power plant in Japan MHPS further expanded the largest installed fleet of advanced class gas […]
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Press Releases
GE Power & Harbin Electric Announce Order for Langfang Gas Combined-Cycle Power Plant Project with SPIC
GE Power will provide two 9F.05 gas turbines, and Harbin Electric (HE) will provide steam turbines, generators and auxiliary systems GE’s 9F.05 gas turbine is an ideal fit to support China’s latest environmental policies encouraging more efficient power generation using cogeneration (CHP) solutions GE and HE’s local manufacturing and services capabilities will help […]
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Commentary
Gas Power Generation Thrives, Turbine Manufacturers Struggle
The amount of electricity produced by gas-fired power generation has been increasing steadily in the U.S. for more than 25 years. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that in 1990 about 372.8
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Powerphase Announces Investment from Strategic Investors Including Xcel Energy
Latest Investment Will Expand Global Reach of Powerphase Products, Which Increase Efficiency of Clean Power Production JUPITER, FLA. (PRWEB) Powerphase announced that it has closed an investment from strategic investors including Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL), the nation’s top wind energy provider. In addition to the investment from Xcel Energy, Powerphase is welcoming ClearSky Managing Director James Huff […]
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Gas
Siemens Reaches for Higher Efficiency with Its HL-Class Gas Turbine [PODCAST]
Siemens claims to be paving the way for the next level of efficiency with the development of its HL-class gas turbine. In June 2017, the company announced it will validate the technology at Duke Energy’s Lincoln County site in North Carolina. Siemens is developing this class in an evolutionary development step derived from its proven […]
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Press Releases
GE’s Hardware and Digital Upgrades Help Increase Efficiency and Output at Azito Power Plant in the Ivory Coast
Project at Azito Power Plant in Abidjan Marks GE’s First GT13E2 MXL2 Gas Turbine Upgrade in Sub-Saharan Africa Plant’s Output Will Increase by up to 30 Megawatts, Helping the Country to Meet Its Electricity Needs Upgrade Includes GE’s Predix*-Based Operations Optimization Solution to Improve Overall Plant Performance ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST—November 15, 2017—To improve performance and […]
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Gas
World’s Most-Efficient Combined Cycle Plant: EDF Bouchain
When you bring two power giants together to develop a new breed of combined cycle gas turbine plant, you expect the results to be pretty good. When EDF and GE installed the first commercial 9HA gas turbine in
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O&M
Design Tomorrow’s Combined Cycle Power Plant Using Previous Lessons Learned
Today’s construction boom in the combined cycle/cogeneration sector is great news for suppliers of gas turbines (GTs), heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services. But before this boom advances from artist’s sketches (Figure 1) to first fires, the designers of all those next-generation combined cycles should pause to reflect on the lessons learned […]
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Gas
Validation Wraps Up for GE, Ansaldo Gas Turbines
In May, GE’s Power Services and Ansaldo Energia separately completed initial validation of two gas turbines designed for high efficiency and flexibility: the 9EMax and the GT36. GE also announced first fire
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