Combined Cycle

User communities benefit from WTUI’s “hands-on” maintenance-and-repair approach for LM units.

The May/June 2024 issue features coverage of the growing carbon-capture industry, a tour of GE Vernova’s Facility in South Carolina, a Q&A on digital ecosystems with Emerson, and more.

The M701 J-series air-cooled (JAC) gas turbine is installed on the third unit at one of Gulf PD Co.’s natural gas-fired power plants in Rayong, Thailand.

The company put its gas turbine into parallel operation for a new 800 MW combined-cycle power unit at the EP Produzione Tavazzano and Montanaso thermoelectric power plant.

The Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities will use the 7HA.03 plant equipment to power a natural gas combined-cycle generating unit (NGCC) at the Mill Creek Generating Station.

HK Electric’s order consists of natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation equipment for Unit 13 at the Lamma Power Station near Hong Kong.

Jeffrey Goldmeer of GE Vernova discusses the steps toward a decarbonized energy economy—from supply and cost to turbomachines and lower-carbon fuels.

The Baker Hughes conference argued in favor of natural gas as a fuel that can help meet net-zero goals.

The March/April 2024 issue features insight into how the oil and gas industry is reducing methane emissions, a micro-reactor Q&A with Rolls-Royce, a discussion with GE Vernova on decarbonization, and more.

Upon receiving a letter of intent from bp, the companies began the consortium and technology selection for Net-Zero Teesside (NZT) Power in the United Kingdom—a gas-fired power station equipped with carbon capture.

The “Reconstruction of Almaty CHPP-3” power plant project will be supplied with two AE94.2 gas turbines, two generators, and auxiliary services.

The January/February 2024 issue features an exploration of digital twins, hydrocarbon challenges for compressors, insights on Ansaldo steam turbines, and more.

The Navoi 3 power generation facility will produce 600 MW of electric power and 200 Gcal/h of heat with an M701 JAC gas turbine combined-cycle system.

Benjamin Emerson, Senior Research Engineer at Georgia Tech discussed the challenges with low-carbon gas turbine fuels, including methane, hydrogen, and ammonia.

Neel Parikh, Key Expert - Performance Optimization, Siemens Energy, and Tara Singleton, Utility Engineer, Jeffrey Energy Center, discussed the set-up, implementation approaches, and the use of closed-loop optimizer solutions.

POWERGEN International 2024, held Jan. 23 - 25 in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, opens its doors tomorrow.

The collaboration agreement will focus on implementing and launching combined-cycle power plant projects in Kazakhstan.

An affiliate of Platinum Equity has sold the 810 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power generation facility in Gettysburg, PA to LS Power.

Advanced gas path upgrades were installed on four 9F.03 class gas turbines at the Sabiya power plant, adding power to the Kuwait grid without using additional fuel.

A combined-cycle plant in the Minhang Industrial Zone has entered commercial operation with Ansaldo Energia’s GT36 gas turbine technology.

The combined-cycle plant is powered by GE Vernova’s H-class equipment, including 7HA.01 gas turbines, a D650 steam turbine, and H53 generators.

Two AE94.2 gas turbines, two generators, and associated components will be delivered for Kazakhstan’s KBI Energy Group to upgrade the Almaty CHPP-3 power station.

The conversion from liquid to gas fuel operation will be performed on 20 GE Vernova 7E gas turbines, reducing its CO2 emissions by up to 1.7 million tons per year.

The company successfully completed an integrated co-firing test with a 30% hydrogen-natural gas blend in a M501 JAC gas turbine.

Steam chemistry control is vital to minimize turbine efficiency losses or, in more extreme cases, turbine blade failures with the unit in operation at power plants and co-generation facilities.

The November/December 2023 issue features augmented and virtual reality coverage, reporting from TPS 2023, a Q&A on air compressors, and more.

MXL3 upgrade technology has been installed for GT26 gas turbines at ENGIE’s Maxima Centrale combined-cycle power plant.

Hydrogen-capable H-class gas turbines will be installed at two combined heat-and-power stations to replace coal-fired generation.

HRSG inlet duct liners minimize unwanted heat loss to increase efficiency.

The LM6000VELOX package utilizes a modular approach to reduce the installation and commissioning of LM6000 gas turbines.