By Jason Makansi, principal, Pearl Street, a Tucson-based consultancy All of us can point to truly memorable events and periods in our careers. A 10-day period that began with a tour and deep dive of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (Ladwp) Beacon storage facility in the Mojave desert and ended with the catastrophic

Overfiring during startup General Electric Speedtronic™ Mark I control systems were installed on gas turbines in the early 1970s, primarily on MS5001N and MS7001B engines. Fig 1 shows a typical Mark I panel being tested using a device known as the Speedtronic Calibrator. Note that the Calibrator has two ribbon connectors patched into designated locations

Air inlet systems—including filter houses, evaporative coolers, cooling-coil support structure, silencers, ductwork, etc—seldom get the respect they deserve. Properly maintained, they help assure maximum output and high availability of your gas turbines. Yet, they are almost an afterthought at many plants, the focus being primarily on rotating equipment. Annual inspection of the air inlet system

A recent webinar, posted here, will assist in ensuring environmental health and safety amidst the Covid-19 pandemic are being handled properly and with the utmost attention to detail. Groome Industrial Service Group has been in the industrial and commercial cleaning business for over 50 years and most known for their expertise in specialty cleaning of

If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us one thing, having the ability to access the expert information needed to perform O&M tasks at the highest level without leaving the plant (or home) is vital. With good internet connections generally available at most powerplants, the challenge might be finding the information required. You likely have several

For gas-turbine-plant owner/operators, Highview Power Storage Inc’s grid-scale storage system at least looks and acts like the kind of power system you’re already familiar with. It’s called CRYOBattery™, and is based on the compression and expansion of the most common fluid around—air. Unlike lithium-ion and other solid-state batteries, some flow batteries, and flywheels, CRYOBattery is