River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7FA.02-powered combined cycle equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, and a GE A12 steam turbine, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Challenge. River Road has a GE A12 steam turbine with 21 sets of […]
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River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7FA.02-powered combined cycle equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, and a GE A12 steam turbine, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Challenge. River Road relies on a twin, double-pass reverse-osmosis system to provide ultrapure
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River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7FA.02-powered combined cycle equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, and a GE A12 steam turbine, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Challenge. Proper staffing is a core requirement for a well-functioning powerplant. Filling a
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Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
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Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
Cooling-tower upgrade increases electric generation at Ventanilla Read More »
Ventanilla Combined Cycle Power Plant Owned and operated by ENEL Generacíon Perú 427 MW, 2 × 1 SGT6-4000F-powered dual-fuel powerplant, located in Callao, Perú Plant manager: Dany Alcantara Plant background. Endesa SA, Spain’s largest electric utility, won a tender in December 1995 to take control of Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica de Ventanilla (Etevensa), the genco
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By Steven C Stultz, Consulting Editor The Ninth IAPWS European HRSG Forum (EHF 2023) took place in Prato, Italy, May 16 – 18. More than 80 attendees from 18 countries joined this event to discuss key global issues for combined-cycle owners, operators, plant personnel, service providers, and consultants. EHF is one of three associated annual
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By Steven C Stultz, Consulting Editor The sixth annual IAPWS Conference on Film Forming Substances, held March 21-23 (2023) in Prato, Italy, was chaired by Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity Associates (UK) and David Addison of Thermal Chemistry (New Zealand). FFS conferences, sponsored by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam, are
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By Vaughn Watson, Vector Systems Inc The long-term performance of an SCR system depends on the efficiency of its critical components (Fig 1). While the catalyst often gets all the credit, and all the blame when performance declines, proper maintenance and routine inspection of the ammonia system can alleviate and prevent many factors that contribute
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