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Experienced Proposal Engineer needed at SVI Bremco: Apply now

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SVI DYNAMICS, a division of SVI BREMCO, is a leading supplier of engineered noise control and gas path solutions for industrial sites including power generation and process applications. We design, engineer, and manufacture custom solutions to meet project specific requirements and specifications. It is a fast-paced small business environment that is very rewarding for someone […]

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Jackson Generation’s proactive approach during construction enhances safety, O&M

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Jackson Generation Owned by J-Power USA Operated by NAES Corp 1200 MW, two 1 ×1 combined cycles powered by Mitsubishi 501JAC gas turbines and SRT40AX steam turbines with HRSGs from John Cockerill, located in Elwood, Ill Plant manager: Rick Dejonghe Establishing safety parameters for Jackson’s retention pond Challenge. When constructing a powerplant, the EPC takes

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Fairview’s strong safety culture leads to implementation of multiple best practices

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Fairview Energy Center Owned by Competitive Power Ventures, Osaka Gas, and DLE Operated by NAES Corp 1050 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7HA.02-powered combined cycle located in Johnstown, Pa Plant manager: Irvin Holes Relocating sample cooling panel makes plant safer Challenge. It didn’t take long for O&M technicians at Fairview Energy Center to realize the

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Towantic’s three best practices focus on continuous improvement as operational experience grows

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CPV Towantic Energy Center Owned by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by NAES Corp 805-MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7HA.01-powered combined cycle is equipped with DLN2.6+ AFS combustion systems, located in Oxford, Conn. Plant manager: Larry Hawk Reducing nuisance alarms Challenge. Since commissioning, CPV Towantic personnel have identified an abundance of nuisance alarms, as well as

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HERMISTON GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 2: Successful complete CCGT major outage with OOEM

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Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis (MD&A) recently completed the major inspection and refurbishment of a 1 × 1 combined cycle at the Hermiston Generating Plant that successfully returned the facility’s turbines and generators to full and reliable operation. The project began with the full major inspection of a late-1990s-vintage, 170-MW 7FA gas turbine—including the robotic inspection

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Webinar Series: Machine learning improves CCGT availability, capacity, and efficiency

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, Alstom Owners Group, Best Practices, CCUG, Controls, D5-D5A Users, Frame 6, Generator Users Group, Generators, HRSGs, STUG, V Users, WTUI / By

Case studies on generation M&D, predictive analytics, capacity/fuel demand forecasting As a follow-on to its popular 2023 webinar series, Primex presents a new and improved series to help power plant managers understand machine-learning basics and learn how this rapidly evolving technology can improve power plant availability, capacity, and efficiency. Each webinar includes a 20-30 minute

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Nineteen 2023 meetings focusing on user information needs that you should consider attending

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, Alstom Owners Group, Best Practices, CCUG, Controls, D5-D5A Users, Frame 6, Generator Users Group, Generators, HRSGs, STUG, V Users, WTUI / By

February 19–23, 501F Users Group Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev, Peppermill Resort & Spa. Details/registration at www.501fusers.org as they become available. Chairman: Ivan Kush, Cogentrix Energy Power Management. Contact: Jacki Bennis, jacki@somp.co. February 19-23, 501G Users Group Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev, Peppermill Resort & Spa. Meeting is co-located with the 501F Users Group conference. Details/registration at

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Fairview: Successes attest to the value of remote M&D

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Powerplants built over the past several decades are packed with instrumentation, transmitters, and computers. This extensive automation has allowed reduced staffing levels while introducing challenges for effectively analyzing and acting on degrading conditions that may occur long before alarm levels are reached. Many combined cycles use all, or portions of, remote monitoring and diagnostic (M&D)

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