USEA 17th State of the Energy Industry Forum With a somber undertone from the recent death of its long-time leader, Barry Worthington, the United States Energy Association (USEA) held its 17th State of the Energy Industry meeting virtually on Jan 28, 2021, less than a week after President Biden was inaugurated. Executives from 22 separate […]
If your site has a pre-F-class gas turbine, in peaking or combined-cycle mode, and you think there’s more money to be had playing the spot-capacity or flexible-start markets, take an hour and listen to TTS Power’s recorded webinar below conducted a couple of weeks ago. Chances are, you’ll come away with an option that not
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Doosan Turbomachinery Services personnel present a new, replacement 11NM gas-turbine rotor to key staff from the customer, Midland Cogeneration Ventures (MCV), which now has three new rotors in operation with no issues reported. Another engine at the 12-unit site will receive a new rotor in the spring, yet another in the fall. Current plan is
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User-group meetings afford the opportunity to expand your knowledge of gas and steam turbines, and generators, and their controls, auxiliaries, etc. Virtual conferences on these topics are especially convenient and economical for staff training. They allow participation by everyone in the plant, not just the select few who would attend an in-person meeting. The best
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Variety of extended learning opportunities for powerplant end users One of the distinguishing characteristics of annual meetings hosted by the Alstom Owners Group is its training courses. This year’s program, outlined below, features seven two-hour training sessions on Friday, March 5—all starting at 10:00. A good strategy might be to select the topics of greatest
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Exira Station Owned by Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Operated by Missouri River Energy Services 140-MW, dual-fuel, three-unit, peaking facility located in Brayton, Iowa Plant manager: Ed Jackson Challenge. The best place to get a representative sample for oil analysis is from the engine bearings before fluid filtration, which removes particles that you need to know are
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GTAA Cogen Plant Owned by Greater Toronto Airport Authority Operated by SNC Lavalin O&M 117-MW, gas-fired, combined-cycle cogeneration facility located in Mississauga, Ont, Canada Plant manager: Socrates Furtado Challenge. The plant’s Siemens steam turbine has an inline condenser with a nominal 20-in.-diam bolted manhole on top for inspection purposes. The approach to this manhole is restricted by
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Energía del Valle de Mexico l Owned by EVM Energia SAPI de CV Operated by NAES Corp 100-MW, gas-fired, three simple-cycle LM6000PF gas turbines located near Mexico City Plant manager: Javier Badillo Challenge. EVM l was initially planned as a peaker plant but growing electric consumption forced operation 24/7 during months of high demand. This required that
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Lawrence Generating Station Owned by Hoosier Energy (four units) and Wabash Valley Power Assn (two units) Operated by NAES Corp 258 MW, six simple-cycle LM6000 natural-gas-fired peaking units, located in Lawrence County, Ind, and connected to Hoosier’s 161-kV transmission line Plant manager: Robert VanDenburgh Fuel-compartment wind block eliminates unit trips Challenge. Lawrence County experienced several fuel/water compartment
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Orange Grove Energy Owned by J-Power USA Operated by NAES Corp 96-MW, gas-fired, two-unit, peaking facility located in Pala, Calif Plant manager: John Hutson Challenge. Orange Grove Energy faced many obstacles in its first several years of operation. Examples: OGE had four plant managers within two years of commissioning, the entire hourly staff turned over in the
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