Best Practices

EthosEnergy Group presented two complementary webinars in early fall: “Turndown or shutdown?” and “How to keep your aging GE gas turbine running longer”. Presenter and moderator for the first was Jeff Schleis, chief engineer, products and application. He was supported by Principal Engineer Chris Chandler, an expert in turbine optimization and engineered solutions for gas turbines. […]

If there was a positive outcome of the pandemic for power O&M professionals it might be the emergence of the webinar as an indispensable training tool. Power Users relied on the virtual medium to conduct the annual meetings of its various user groups for a year or two until Covid subsided. Its HRSG Forum continues

Robert Threlkeld generally called after receiving his copy of CCJ, “to catch up.” Sometimes he had questions on the content, other times an article triggered an experience that he thought worthwhile sharing. The last time we spoke, in mid-May, he was torn between attending the HRST Academy in Avon, Colo, and the HRSG Forum in

H O Clarke, Topaz, and Braes Bayou Owned by WattBridge Operated by ProEnergy 1248 MW (Clark and Braes Bayou each have eight 48-MW LM6000PC engines; Topaz, ten 48-MW LM6000PC machines). All are gas-fired peaking units located in the Houston area Plant manager: Kevin Chaffin Challenge. By their nature, peaking units must have high availability. As

H O Clarke, Topaz, and Braes Bayou Owned by WattBridge Operated by ProEnergy 1248 MW (Clark and Braes Bayou each have eight 48-MW LM6000PC engines; Topaz, ten 48-MW LM6000PC machines). All are gas-fired peaking units located in the Houston area Plant manager: Kevin Chaffin Challenge. Today’s O&M environment faces a triple challenge: First, staff shortages

H O Clarke, Topaz, and Braes Bayou Owned by WattBridge Operated by ProEnergy 1248 MW (Clark and Braes Bayou each have eight 48-MW LM6000PC engines; Topaz, ten 48-MW LM6000PC machines). All are gas-fired peaking units located in the Houston area Plant manager: Kevin Chaffin Challenge. Climatic stress has no geographic boundary. As more-frequent extreme-cold events

Exira Station Owned by Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Operated by Missouri River Energy Services 140 MW, 3 × 0 gas-fired peaking facility with diesel-oil backup, located in Brayton, Iowa. The LM6000PC engines are equipped with Sprint Plant manager: Ed Jackson Background. Exira Station’s design minimum operating temperature is ‒26F. Plant often is called on

Broad River Energy Center Owned and operated by Onward Energy 865 MW, dual-fuel facility in Gaffney, SC, with five 7FA.03 simple-cycle units, each equipped with an IST once-through steam generator Plant manager: Malcolm Hubbard Background. Having five GT/HRSG trains, each consisting of a 7FA.03 and a once-through steam generator, managing outages at Broad River Energy

Broad River Energy Center Owned and operated by Onward Energy 865 MW, dual-fuel facility in Gaffney, SC, with five 7FA.03 simple-cycle units, each equipped with an IST once-through steam generator Plant manager: Malcolm Hubbard Challenge. Broad River Energy Center is a dual-fuel gas-turbine facility. Reliability when starting on distillate, or switching to it from gas,

Amman East Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power Operated by AES Jordan PSC 400 MW, gas-fired with diesel-oil backup, 2 × 1 combined cycle powered by AE94.2 gas turbines, located in Al Manakher, Jordan. COD was September 2009 Plant manager: Feras Hammad Background. Amman East’s gas turbines are each connected to