7F Users Group

The 2026 7F Users Group Annual Conference is scheduled for May 18-22 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center in The Woodlands, Tex. The agenda combines offsite shop tours, vendor solutions presentations, user-only technical sessions, and GE Vernova sessions addressing outage execution, controls modernization, casing condition, TILs, and RCAs. 2026 steering committee Chair:

Among the portfolio of conferences under the umbrella of Power Users, the 2025 7F Users Conference certainly vies for the one with the most content shared directly from owner/operator (O/O) organization representatives. Which makes it especially valuable for the ~50% of attendees who were first timers. One key take-home tidbit: Most, if not all, of

Quantum Energía emerged as a major player in Mexico’s power sector after Mexico Infrastructure Partners along with Federal Government and Mexico’s pension funds acquired Iberdrola’s 13-plant portfolio in 2024. The company now manages about 8.5 GW of generation, nearly all modern combined-cycle capacity. At Altamira V, a 2025 major outage on Block 2 shows how

The recent rebranding of Power Systems Manufacturing LLC (PSM) to Hanwha Power is not a cosmetic move. It is a signal that the gas-turbine aftermarket has become strategic again, and an aggressive growth plan paired with innovative engineering is needed to keep up with unprecedented demand. At January’s PSM Asset Managers Conference, a few months

GE Vernova (GEV) has installed and validated a clutchless synchronous condenser solution for its 7F.05 gas turbine, enabling transition between power generation and synchronous condensing modes in minutes. This solution expands asset flexibility and grid support capability and may be applicable to other heavy-duty fleets, including E-, F-, and H-class units, following successful validation. As

The gas turbine fleet is being asked to carry more load, and in many cases to do it quickly. The U.S. had 42 GW of generation capacity at the end of 2025, according to Industrial Info Resources, with another 32 GW under construction. Forecasts point to more than 90 GW by 2030. Even that buildout