By Vignesh Bala, Vogt Power Editor’s note: Part 1 of this series explored the effects of gas turbine upgrades on heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and analyzed the key factors driving these GT upgrades. Part 2 focused on the concept of “re-rating” the HRSG and the associated steps. This included an understanding that the HRSG […]
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The first meeting of the FT8 Users Group took place on March 12-14, 2024, at EPRI’s Washington DC office with the purpose of sharing collective expertise of end-users, consultants, and third-party suppliers in addressing the complexities of Mitsubishi Power Aero’s (formerly Pratt & Whitney Power Systems) FT8 gas turbine operation and maintenance. The group is
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CalPeak Power LLC Owned by Middle River Power Operated by NAES Corp 242 MW, four simple-cycle peaking plants (Border, Enterprise, Panoche, and Vaca Dixon), each consisting of one FT8-2 TwinPac generating unit operating on natural gas, located in San Diego, Calif Plant manager: Ramiro Gonzalez Midway Peaking LLC Owned by Middle River Power Operated by
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Attend the 2025 conference, Feb 9-14 • Tucson, Ariz Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Owner/operators of 501F and 501G gas turbines co-located at Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Fla, for their 2024 conferences, Sunday February 4 through Thursday February 8. Reading through this summary should give you enough ammunition to both convince yourself to
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Attend the 2025 conference, Feb 9-14 • Tucson, Ariz Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Need a reason to attend the upcoming 501F Users Group meeting? See the value of what a Vendorama day can provide for issues at your powerplant. Access the presentations summarized below at https://forum.501Fusers.org. But be aware that you must be a registered
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If you have been following CCJ’s coverage of film forming substances over the past several years (see recent article on FFS2024), you’re aware of the value of these chemicals in protecting metal surfaces. If not, you can come up to speed quickly by watching the four webinars on “Mastering Film Forming Amines” hosted by Ronny
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In Segment 3 of CCJ’s three-part report on PSM’s 16th annual meeting, users recount experiences with 501F, 7EA technology upgrades This is the third and final segment of CCJ’s report on PSM’s 2024 Asset Management Conference, conducted at the Westin Beach Resort, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, January 29-February 1. Segment One appeared in CCJ No.
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The 501G Users Group only serves owner/operators of Siemens/Westinghouse engines. Users supporting G machines made by Mitsubishi Power are not typically members. This differs from the 501F Users Group, where owner/operators of all 501F engines share experiences. The 501G is a small organization of well-connected engineers and technicians who have “grown up” together—so to speak—and
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2024 501F BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: BEST OF THE BEST Anti-icing system prevents snow-related derates, outages The road to reliable ultrafiltration Experience upgrading Siemens’ T3000 V9.2 CPV Valley Energy Center Owned by CPV/Diamond Generating Corp Managed by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by DGC Operations LLC 680 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 SGT6-5000-powered combined cycle, located in
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2024 501F BEST PRACTICES AWARDS: BEST OF THE BEST Anti-icing system prevents snow-related derates, outages The road to reliable ultrafiltration Experience upgrading Siemens’ T3000 V9.2 CPV Valley Energy Center Owned by CPV/Diamond Generating Corp Managed by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by DGC Operations LLC 680 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 SGT6-5000-powered combined cycle, located in
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