Alstom Owners Group – Combined Cycle Journal

Easy as 1,2,3: Choose inlet filters based on GT-specific standards

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, Aeros, Alstom Owners Group, CCUG, D5-D5A Users, Frame 6, STUG, V Users / By Team-CCJ

ISO has published the first turbomachinery-specific standards for air intake filters. ISO 29461-1, ISO 29461-2 and ISO 29461-3 establish uniform test methods for efficiency and dust holding capacity, performance in fog and mist, and mechanical integrity at high pressure. While this is not breaking news, the combination of the three standards is a powerful decision-making […]

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INDUSTRY BRIEFS: What’s happening in the GT industry

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, Aeros, Alstom Owners Group, Best Practices, CCUG, Controls, D5-D5A Users, Frame 6, Generator Users Group, Generators, HRSGs, STUG, V Users / By Team-CCJ

People Trinity names Stivender to lead field services The Trinity Turbine Technology team recently announced that Errol Stivender has joined the company as VP of Trinity Turbine Services, overseeing all field service operations going forward. Stivender brings more than 35 years of experience in gas and steam generation as well as the refining and petrochemical

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Plan for 2026: CCGT Industry Events 

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, Aeros, Alstom Owners Group, CCUG, Controls, Frame 6, Generator Users Group, HRSGs, STUG / By Team-CCJ

Upcoming events where you’ll see CCJ attendance and coverage. Hope to see you there. FT8 Users Group  March 17-19  EPRI Main Campus and Marriott University Place, Charlotte, NC. Details/registration at www.ft8users.com. Contact: Ashley Potts, ft8@ft8users.com.  FT4 Users Group  March 17-19  EPRI Main Campus and Marriott University Place, Charlotte, NC. Details/registration at www.ft4users.com. Contact: Ashley Potts,

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CCJ Historical Society: Looking back from 2025

What your colleagues were telling CCJ subscribers five, 10, 15, and 20 years ago Five years ago The 7F Users Group and CCJ collaborated on the first virtual user-group meeting conducted as a result of the global pandemic. It was the launchpad for more than 20 online user meetings facilitated by CCJ during that challenging three-year period. The Combined

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SPECIAL REPORT: AOG 2024

Alstom Owners Group / By Team-CCJ

Powering forward: AOG 2024 showcases non-OEM technical solutions and global collaboration The Alstom Owners Group (AOG) serves the global community of Alstom gas and steam turbine power generation equipment owners and operators. This group began in 2018 as a private user organization and has gained widespread support from third-party service providers. Reported below is the

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SPECIAL REPORT: Alstom Gas and Steam Turbines

Alstom Owners Group / By Team-CCJ

The Alstom Owners Group (AOG) began in 2018 as a private user organization, enabling owners and operators of Alstom equipment to communicate directly with each other, collectively with the OEM, and with third-party service providers in a secure setting. The group meets annually and is scheduled for a late July meeting in Savannah for its

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Are your GE B/E-Class hot parts and rotor really near ‘end of life’?

7EA Users Group, Alstom Owners Group, Frame 6 / By Team-CCJ

ASK THE LEGACY TURBINE DOCTOR By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com Editor’s note: Luke Williams and his business partner, Don Melsheimer, have decades of experience supporting owner/operators of GE gas turbines (MS5001, 6B, 7EA, F, and FA frames, plus LM2500 and 6000 aeros) requiring troubleshooting assistance with their control systems (Fuel Regulator through all

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NAES names Dobler president/CEO, makes other executive appointments

7EA Users Group, Alstom Owners Group, Frame 6 / By Team-CCJ

NAES Corp, Issaquah, Wash, considered by many the power-generation industry’s largest independent services provider, named Mark S Dobler president and CEO in early March. The company announced other appointments at that time as well. Many readers will remember Dobler as having served in a wide range of management positions in both the powerplant ownership and

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Webinar Series: Machine learning improves CCGT availability, capacity, and efficiency

Case studies on generation M&D, predictive analytics, capacity/fuel demand forecasting As a follow-on to its popular 2023 webinar series, Primex presents a new and improved series to help power plant managers understand machine-learning basics and learn how this rapidly evolving technology can improve power plant availability, capacity, and efficiency. Each webinar includes a 20-30 minute

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AOG 2022: Generators continue to be a thorn in side of owner/operators

Alstom Owners Group / By Team-CCJ

The following presentation recaps focus on Alstom generators from third-party solutions providers at the 2022 AOG virtual conference. Recordings and/or slide decks of all presentations made available to the steering committee can be accessed through the group’s website by registered users. AOG looks forward to welcoming the industry to its sixth annual meeting, March 20-24,

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