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Gas
GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance
On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet of labs. This is one of the locations where GE Gas Power is working to improve gas turbine technology and repair processes, among other things. […]
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Commentary
Because That’s Where the Carbon Is!
Hybrid generation and storage is key to rapid low-carbon transition. COMMENTARY When asked why he robbed banks, the infamous Willie Sutton is said to have replied, “Because that’s where the money is!” So, when trying to decarbonize California’s electric power sector, we should follow Sutton’s Law and focus on where the carbon is. To decarbonize, […]
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Gas
Gas Power Outlook: Gas Turbines Will Play a Vital Role in Decarbonization
Natural gas–fired power generation has seen its ups and downs over the past couple of decades. In some cases, highly efficient combined cycle units were taken offline because they just weren’t needed. But
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Optimizing Combined Cycle Power Plant Operations
Cogentrix Energy and Siemens Energy have partnered to optimize 8000H-class gas turbine reliability and outage planning. Under Cogentrix’s management, the Patriot site successfully upgraded one of its
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Press Releases
GE Wins New Order for TM2500 Technology Aiming to Deliver Much Needed Power and Accelerate Diesel-to-Gas Transition in Yemen
GE’s TM2500* aeroderivative gas turbine will help PetroMasila transition from diesel to natural gas-based power generation TM2500 – GE’s “power plant on wheels” with an ISO rating of 34 MW will be used to provide fast, flexible power to support oil exploration and extraction operations Ending gas flaring is central to the broader effort of […]
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GE Will Supply Turbine and More for New Gas-Fired Plant in Greece
A new 840-MW natural gas-fired power plant in Greece will use equipment from General Electric (GE), with GE also providing services for the facility that is expected to come online in 2026. GE on March 20 announced the plant in Alexandroupolis will feature a 9HA.02 gas turbine, an STF-D650 steam turbine, and a W88 generator. […]
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Press Releases
Siemens Energy to supply key components for one of Europe’s most efficient gas-fired power plants
Siemens Energy and independent power producer Mass Global Energy Rom S.R.l. have signed a contract for the supply of the HL-class gas turbine technology for the Mintia combined cycle power plant in Romania. With a maximum power generation efficiency of more than 64 percent, the plant will be the most efficient gas-fired power plant in […]
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EnergyAustralia Modernizes Tallawarra A Power Plant to Support Energy Transition in Australia
Tallawarra A Power Plant Project marks the First HE Upgrade for the GT26 gas turbine ordered in Australia GE’s technology is expected to increase performance of the existing GT26 gas turbine aiming to add nearly 40 megawatts (MW) of power, supporting the expected energy demand following the closure of the coal fired 1,680-megawatt Liddell plant […]
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Press Releases
Valmet to replace turbine automation at Statkraft’s gas power plant in Emden, Germany
Valmet will deliver a turbine automation system to Statkraft’s gas power plant in Emden, Germany. The new system will replace an obsolete third-party turbine controller on a gas turbine. Modern automation will ensure the future availability of the gas turbine to produce peak energy to the local grid. The order was included in Valmet’s orders […]
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Power
An Unplanned Outage, an Unconventional Plan, and a Global Collaboration
When problems strike and normal supply channels are constrained, it can be advantageous to consider alternatives. The Rocksavage plant in the UK found needed parts at a station in Argentina and was able to get
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