River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7FA.02-powered combined cycle equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, and a GE A12 steam turbine, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Challenge. Proper staffing is a core requirement for a well-functioning powerplant. Filling a […]
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Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
HRSG deep cleaning with dry ice pellets at high pressure meets Ventanilla’s expectations Read More »
Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
Cooling-tower upgrade increases electric generation at Ventanilla Read More »
Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
Tighter control of circ-water chemistry improves economics, safety at Ventanilla Read More »
By Steven C Stultz, Consulting Editor The Ninth IAPWS European HRSG Forum (EHF 2023) took place in Prato, Italy, May 16 – 18. More than 80 attendees from 18 countries joined this event to discuss key global issues for combined-cycle owners, operators, plant personnel, service providers, and consultants. EHF is one of three associated annual
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By Steven C Stultz, Consulting Editor The sixth annual IAPWS Conference on Film Forming Substances, held March 21-23 (2023) in Prato, Italy, was chaired by Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity Associates (UK) and David Addison of Thermal Chemistry (New Zealand). FFS conferences, sponsored by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam, are
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By Vaughn Watson, Vector Systems Inc The long-term performance of an SCR system depends on the efficiency of its critical components (Fig 1). While the catalyst often gets all the credit, and all the blame when performance declines, proper maintenance and routine inspection of the ammonia system can alleviate and prevent many factors that contribute
SCR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: Ammonia-system maintenance considerations Read More »
The COMBINED CYCLE Journal and the steering committees of the industry’s leading users groups—including 7F, 501F, 501G, 7EA, 7/9HA, Western Turbine, CCUG, STUG, GUG, PPCUG, Frame 6B, Frame 5, 501D5-D5A, AOG, and V—collaborate to expand the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among owner/operators of large frame and aeroderivative gas turbines. Thirty-eight plants listed
Six plants earn Best of the Best honors in CCJ’s annual Best Practices Awards program Read More »
Phoenix Rotor™ gives facility the best of both worlds KEY POINTS Units returned to 200,000 factored fired hours Lengthy outages avoided CapEx savings of around 40% compared with a new rotor from the OEM THE CHALLENGE: Going beyond rotor end of life Gas turbine rotors have a finite lifetime. Heavy-duty gas turbine rotors in particular,
Regenerating a refinery cogen’s Frame 7EA rotors Read More »
