2012 BEST PRACTICES AWARDS
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One of the biggest challenges facing owners and operators of gas-turbine-based powerplants in deregulated markets is the need to continually improve the performance of their facilities–to increase revenues and decrease expenses. One component of this goal of “continual improvement” is Best Practices. These are the methods and procedures plants rely on to assure top performance on a predictable and repeatable basis.
The Best Practices Awards program launched in late 2004 by the COMBINED CYCLE Journal has as its primary objective the recognition of the valuable contributions made by plant staffs–and headquarters engineering and asset-management personnel as well–to improve the perfomance of GT-based generating facilities.
Entries for the 2012 awards in Operation and Maintenance (two categories this year: Balance of Plant, Business), Design, Environmental Stewardship, and Safety (two categories: Procedures & Administration, Equipment & Systems) are linked below.
Safety
- Procedures & Administration
- TH Wharton Generating Station, NRG Energy, Achieving elevated safety awareness standards through an employee-developed hazard recognition course
- Hopewell Cogeneration Facility, IPR-GDF Suez Energy North America, Computerized emergency action plan expedites response
- Granite Ridge Energy, Granite Ridge Energy LLC and NAES Corp, Safety permit stations streamline maintenance
- Walter M Higgins Generating Station, NV Energy, Outage safety procedures eliminate tripping hazards
- Gateway Generating Station, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Keeping employees safe from potential arc-flash hazards
- River Road Generating Plant, Clark Public Utilities and GE Energy Power Generation Services O&M, Area-specific hazard awareness SRA’s (Safety Risk Assessments)
- Klamath Cogeneration Plant, Iberdrola Renewables, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
- New Covert Generating Facility, New Covert Generating Company LLC and NAES Corp, Calculating risk factors to ensure personnel safety
- Astoria Gas Turbines, NRG Energy, Tag system helps mitigate fall hazards
- Equipment & Systems
- Hopewell Cogneration Facility, IPR-GDF Suez Energy North America, Tie-off safety during outages
- Dupont Sabine River Works Cogeneration Facility, DuPont Company, Removable turbine-compartment outage roof for 7FA
- Edward W Clark Generating Station, NV Energy, Emergency retrieval access for W501B turbine No. 5 bearing tunnel
- Rokeby Generating Station, Lincoln Electric System, Combustor-enclosure safety systems
- Central de Ciclo Combinado Saltillo, Falcon Group and Comego SA de CV, Fail-safing chemical dosage through color-coding (poka-yoke)
- Termoemcali, ContourGlobal Latam SA and NAES Corp, Metal scaffold improves safety during turbine maintenance
- Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, CT enclosure general lighting, power
- Tenaska Lindsay Hill Generating Station, Tenaska Alabama Partners /LP, Improving safety in handling ammonia
- Granite Ridge Energy, Granite Ridge Energy LLC and NAES Corp, Motion-triggered lighting guards plant fence line
- MEAG Wansley Unit 9, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia and GE Power Generation Services O&M, Isolation-valve panel installation facilitates water-treatment sampling
Environmental Stewardship
- Green Country Energy, J-Power USA and NAES Corp, Correcting design deficiencies in the outfall treatment system
- Athens Generating Plant, New Athens Generating Company LLC and NAES Corp, ACC gearbox drip pans prevent oil release, save time
- Batesville Generating Facility, LSP Energy LP and NAES Corp, How to validate piping system integrity
- Klamath Cogeneration Plant, Iberdrola Renewables, ISO 14001 certification
- Rokeby Generating Station, Lincoln Electric System, Fuel system upgrade minimizes the possibility of an oil leak
- New Covert Generating Facility, New Covert Generating Company LLC and NAES Corp, CEMS calibration, gas cylinder tracking critical to compliance
- Dogwood Energy LLC, Kelson Energy LLC and NAES Corp, Storm-water erosion control project (SWECP)
- Faribault Energy Park/Minnesota River Station, Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and NAES Corp, Permit poster offers quick access to key numbers
- Union Power Station, Entegra Power Group LLC , Lube-oil spill alarm effective for timely operator action
Operations and Maintenance
- Balance of Plant
- Termoemcali, ContourGlobal Latam SA and NAES Corp, CO2 neutralization system makes economic, environmental, safety sense
- Ceredo Generating Station, Appalachian Power, Almost every plant has a radio system, is yours used to full potential?
- North Pole Expansion Plant, Golden Valley Electric Association Inc, The relentless drive for performance enhancement
- Greater Toronto Pearson Airport, Toronto Pearson Airport and SNC Lavalin O&M Inc, Smaller bypass motor yields significant savings, equally effective
- Union Power Station, Entegra Power Group LLC, Water treatment improvements cut chemical costs by 10%
- McClain Power Plant, OGE Energy Corp, Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority and OGE Energy Corp, VFDs for cooling-tower fans boost performance, improve safety
- Mustang Station, Golden Spread Electric Co-op and NAES Corp, Knowing condition of transmitters key to reliable plant operation
- CCC Saltillo, Falcon Group and Comego SA de CV, Fail-safing water plant operations through color coding
- Business
- Green Country Energy, J-Power USA and NAES Corp, Plant principles dictate organization of first-rate NERC compliance team
- Osprey Energy Center, Calpine Corp, Active performance monitoring of HRSGs
- Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station, Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP, Generator control system mods ensure NERC compliance
- Plants Franklin, Harris, Station, and Wansley, Southern Co, Efficient outages with traveling steam-turbine warehouse
- Tenaska Virginia Generating Station, Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, NERC VAR-002 R3 notification aids
- Hopewell Cogeneration Facility, IPR-GDF Suez Energy North America, CO2 tube blasting of HRSGs improves heat rate
Design
- Faribault Energy Park/Minnesota River Station, Minnesota Municipal Power Agency and NAES Corp, Permanent RO system with UF a win-win
- Granite Ridge Energy, Granite Ridge Energy LLC and NAES Corp, Engineered solution improves SCR performance
