Aeros

Shoreham Energy LLC Owned by J-Power USA Development Co Operated by NAES Corp 90 MW, 2 × 0 LM6000PC-powered peaking plant equipped to burn only liquid fuel, located in Shoreham, NY Plant manager: Kenneth Ford Challenge. Shoreham’s gas turbines were supplied with FOD-screen (foreign object damage) access doors designed for manual installation/removal to permit semi-annual […]

REO Cogeneration Plant Owned and operated by Lansing Board of Water & Light 100 MW, 2 × 1 LM6000PF-powered combined cycle equipped with IST once-through steam generators, located in Lansing, Mich Plant manager: Tom Dickinson Challenge. The REO Cogeneration Facility, COD 2014, in 2018 began experiencing operational complications that, in hindsight, could be attributed to

Equus Power 1 LP Owned by J-Power USA Development Co Operated by NAES Corp 48 MW, dual-fuel 1 × 0 LM6000-powered peaking plant, located in Freeport, NY Plant manager: Kenneth Ford Challenge. Equus’ Higgot-Kane anti-icing system is mounted on the gas turbine exhaust section and relies on exhaust gas to heat air drawn into the

Edgewood Energy LLC Owned by J-Power USA Development Co Operated by NAES Corp 88 MW, gas-fired 2 × 0 LM6000-powered peaking plant, located in Brentwood, NY Plant manager: Kenneth Ford Background. Edgewood’s gas-compressor (GC) skid is comprised of three screw-type compressors served by a common system for removing lube oil entrained in the natural gas

Worthington Generation Station Owned by Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Co-op Inc Operated by NAES Corp 174 MW, gas-fired facility equipped with four LM6000 simple-cycle engines for meeting member peaking-power needs, making off-system sales, and satisfying generating reserve requirements. Station is located in Green County, Ind, and connected to Hoosier’s 138-kV transmission line Plant manager: Robert

The first meeting of the FT8 Users Group took place on March 12-14, 2024, at EPRI’s Washington DC office with the purpose of sharing collective expertise of end-users, consultants, and third-party suppliers in addressing the complexities of Mitsubishi Power Aero’s (formerly Pratt & Whitney Power Systems) FT8 gas turbine operation and maintenance. The group is

CalPeak Power LLC Owned by Middle River Power Operated by NAES Corp 242 MW, four simple-cycle peaking plants (Border, Enterprise, Panoche, and Vaca Dixon), each consisting of one FT8-2 TwinPac generating unit operating on natural gas, located in San Diego, Calif Plant manager: Ramiro Gonzalez Midway Peaking LLC Owned by Middle River Power Operated by

Reliable operation of dual-fuel gas turbines on oil demands that owner/operators protect against coking of distillate in fuel-system components. Active cooling is one solution available to users for assuring both reliable starts on liquid fuel and reliable fuel transfers from gas to oil. Recall that stagnant fuel in supply lines not protected against heat radiated