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Attend the 2025 conference, Feb 9-14 • Tucson, Ariz Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Owner/operators of 501F and 501G gas turbines co-located at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla, for their 2024 conferences, Sunday February 4 through Thursday February 8. Reading through this summary should give you enough ammunition to both convince yourself to […]

Attend the 2025 conference, Feb 9-14 • Tucson, Ariz Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Need a reason to attend the upcoming 501F Users Group meeting? See the value of what a Vendorama day can provide for issues at your powerplant. Access the presentations summarized below at https://forum.501Fusers.org. But be aware that you must be a registered

If you have been following CCJ’s coverage of film forming substances over the past several years (see recent article on FFS2024), you’re aware of the value of these chemicals in protecting metal surfaces. If not, you can come up to speed quickly by watching the four webinars on “Mastering Film Forming Amines” hosted by Ronny

In Segment 3 of CCJ’s three-part report on PSM’s 16th annual meeting, users recount experiences with 501F, 7EA technology upgrades This is the third and final segment of CCJ’s report on PSM’s 2024 Asset Management Conference, conducted at the Westin Beach Resort, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, January 29-February 1. Segment One appeared in CCJ No.

The 501G Users Group only serves owner/operators of Siemens/Westinghouse engines. Users supporting G machines made by Mitsubishi Power are not typically members. This differs from the 501F Users Group, where owner/operators of all 501F engines share experiences. The 501G is a small organization of well-connected engineers and technicians who have “grown up” together—so to speak—and

2024 501F BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: BEST OF THE BEST Anti-icing system prevents snow-related derates, outages The road to reliable ultrafiltration Experience upgrading Siemens’ T3000 V9.2 CPV Valley Energy Center Owned by CPV/Diamond Generating Corp Managed by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by DGC Operations LLC 680 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 SGT6-5000-powered combined cycle, located in

2024 501F BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: BEST OF THE BEST Anti-icing system prevents snow-related derates, outages The road to reliable ultrafiltration Experience upgrading Siemens’ T3000 V9.2 CPV Valley Energy Center Owned by CPV/Diamond Generating Corp Managed by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by DGC Operations LLC 680 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 SGT6-5000-powered combined cycle, located in

2024 501F BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: BEST OF THE BEST Anti-icing system prevents snow-related derates, outages The road to reliable ultrafiltration Experience upgrading Siemens’ T3000 V9.2 CPV Valley Energy Center Owned by CPV/Diamond Generating Corp Managed by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by DGC Operations LLC 680 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 SGT6-5000-powered combined cycle, located in

2024 501G BEST PRACTICES AWARDS Millennium Generating Plant Owned by Beal Bank Operated by NAES Corp 360 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 combined cycle equipped with the first Siemens 501G engine to begin commercial operation, located in Charlton, Mass Plant manager: Max Greig Background. The Millennium W501G is equipped with steam-cooled transition pieces which allow

Athens Generating Plant Owned by Kelson Energy Operated by NAES Corp 1080 MW, gas-fired facility equipped with three 501G-powered 1 × 1 combined cycles, located in Athens, NY Plant manager: Steve Cole Mod eliminates doubts regarding the accuracy of vibration readings Challenge. New Athens Generating has had issues in the past with vibration readings on