|Articles|May 22, 2019

EthosEnergy awarded a multi-million dollar control systems upgrades contract.

EthosEnergy has been awarded a multi-million dollar upgrade contract at a facility in Illinois.

The contract is for six LM6000PC turnkey turbine control upgrades as well as a Balance of Plant (BOP) control system upgrade for the LM6000 portion of the plant which also has four Frame 7FA turbine generators.

Kurt Berg, SVP of Optimization and Upgrades at EthosEnergy said, “Our single integrated control system solution for the LM6000 turbines, balance of plant and visualization will enhance operations and allow the facility to market increased capacity for the plant.

The contract will be installed for summer peaking season 2019.

EthosEnergy provides owners and operators of gas and steam turbines a comprehensive range of control system solutions. With an independent ‘open platform’ approach, our technical specialists select from both ‘off the shelf’ and ‘built for purpose’ control systems to deliver the best solution for power generation and mechanical drive packages.


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