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 […]
River Road: ‘Operator in Training’ program proves its value 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
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
HRSG deep cleaning with dry ice pellets at high pressure meets Ventanilla’s expectations 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
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
Tighter control of circ-water chemistry improves economics, safety at Ventanilla Read More »
The COMBINED CYCLE Journal and the steering committees of the industry’s leading users groups—including 7F, 501F, 501G, 7EA, 7/9HA, Western Turbine, CCUG, STUG, GUG, PPCUG, Frame 6B, Frame 5, 501D5-D5A, AOG, and V—collaborate to expand the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among owner/operators of large frame and aeroderivative gas turbines. Thirty-eight plants listed
Six plants earn Best of the Best honors in CCJ’s annual Best Practices Awards program Read More »
The third and final in the NAES, ABS Group, Network Perception cybersecurity webinar series covered NERC CIP-003-9: What Now? Response Requirements. While the NERC standard is still subject to revisions and tweaks in the coming months, there is enough “writing on the wall” for low-impact bulk electric system (LIBES) sites to begin the long slog towards
NERC CIP-003-9 response requirements: Roadmap to compliance and security Read More »
Perhaps the best way to think about how to respond to NERC-CIP-9, which seeks to protect the bulk electric system from a coordinated attack on smaller, low-impact assets which can result in a catastrophic event on the interconnected system, is this: Rather than think in terms of complying with the new standard, think about defending
Low-impact assets and NERC CIP-003-9: Should dos vs must dos Read More »
Just as plant owner/operators should “be prepared for an ever-changing cybersecurity attack surface, they should also plan to control their own destinies with respect to regulatory compliance,” noted a panel of experts during a webinar hosted by NAES Corporation titled “NERC CIP-003-9: What you need to know about the new requirements and how to comply.”
Latest NERC CIP addresses control-system supply chain Read More »
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
Webinar Series: Machine learning improves CCGT availability, capacity, and efficiency Read More »
