Pinelawn Power LLC Owned by J-Power USA Operated by NAES Corp 80-MW, dual-fuel, 1 × 1 combined cycle located in West Babylon, NY Plant manager: Kenneth Ford Infrared camera finds steam leak Challenge was to find the location of a steam leak on insulated and covered high- pressure steam piping. The leak was a minor one and […]
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Worthington Generating Station Owned by Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Co-op Inc Operated by NAES Corp 174 MW, four simple-cycle LM6000 natural-gas-fired peaking units, located in Greene County, Ind, and connected to Hoosier’s 138-kV transmission line Plant manager: Robert VanDenburgh Challenge. The S&S packages for Worthington’s gas turbines have two lights that when working properly will illuminate the
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Nesharim Leading Energy Owned by Clal Industries Operated by Mashav Initiating and Development 120-MW, gas-fired, 2 × 1 combined cycle located in Ramla, Israel Plant manager: Kobi Ivenshitz Insulating filter house roof conserves energy Challenge. Nesharim’s filter house is installed over its gas turbines and doubles as a roof for the units. The upper portion of the
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Nevada Cogeneration Associates No. 1 Owned by Northern Star Generation Services Operated by CAMS 90-MW, gas-fired, 3 × 1 LM2500-powered combined-cycle cogeneration facility located in Las Vegas, NV Plant manager: Howard Forepaugh Challenge. Nevada Cogen’s gas-turbine packages use an evaporative system to cool engine inlet air. There are two levels of inlet air flow. The original configuration
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Orange Cogeneration Owned by Northern Star Generation Operated by Consolidated Asset Management Services LLC 104 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 combined-cycle cogeneration plant powered by DLN-equipped LM6000 engines, located in Bartow, Fla. Condensing, extraction steam turbine is rated 25 MW. Steam is sold to producers of orange juice and ethanol Plant manager: Allen Czerkiewicz Challenge.. Florida
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The 501F Users group is well known for its collaborative brand of user roundtable discussions and robust forum. What follows are recaps of user presentations from their 2020 meeting. More details on these and access to both the 2020 and 2021 conference presentations and resources are available at the 501F Users Group website and forum.
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Shepard Energy Centre Owned by Enmax and Capital Power Operated by NAES Corp 860-MW, gas-fired, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by M501G1 gas turbines and located in Calgary, Alta, Canada Plant manager: Terence Dumonceau Challenge. To protect against ice formation on inlet guide vanes (IGVs) and Row 1 compressor blades during cold-weather operation, the plant
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Middletown Energy Center Owned by NTE LLC Operated by NAES Corp 475-MW, gas-fired, 1 × 1 M501GAC-powered combined cycle located in Middletown, Ohio Plant manager: Dino Padilha Challenge. Middletown Energy Center faced no operational challenges during its first six months in the PJM market, achieving high reliability during that period. However, it faced freeze-protection
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New Harquahala Generating Co Owned by Talen Energy Operated by NAES Corp 1080-MW, gas-fired, three-unit, 1 × 1 combined cycle located in Tonopah, Ariz Plant manager: Jeff Brady Challenge. The confined spaces at New Harquahala Generating Station were identified and numbered a few years ago. It appeared that during the initial project, the numbering and identification
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Correcting ammonia permissive reduces emissions on startup Challenge. Several years ago, Athens Generating received a new air permit that placed strict limits on stack emissions during startups. The plant faced significant challenges maintaining the prescribed NOx limits for cold and warm starts. Control logic at the plant dictated that the control valve for the SCR
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