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Date Aired: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Synopsis Watch this webinar deep-dive on Metroscope’s plant diagnostics software and method including examples on how the approach changes the way plants detect, diagnose, and action plant faults to maximize performance. This session provides an overview of the Metroscope automated detection method leveraging a digital twin and showcases plant

Are you prepared for the coming “rotor wave?” By Jeff Schleis, EthosEnergy Natural-gas-fired powerplants are an essential part of our energy infrastructure, providing a significant portion of the electricity we use every day. But stricter environmental regulations and increased social pressure for a healthier environment have brought new challenges to the operation of these critical

By James Azar, AP4 Group While cybersecurity has been inoculated into most everyone who works in critical infrastructure, like the power industry, some may not realize that the threat vectors are shifting from clever hackers to state-sponsored malicious actors. In 2015 and 2016, Ukrainian power grids targeted by state-sponsored actors suffered widespread power outages. The

The popular keynote duo of Tony Brough, president, Dora Partners & Co, and Mark Axford, Axford Turbine Consultants LLC, kicked off the 33rd annual Western Turbine Users Inc (WTUI) conference with their analysis of the gas turbine (GT) market, players, and key drivers. Brough began with the rhetorical questions: Are GTs going away? Is the

The Combined Cycle Users Group’s 2024 conference, a major component of Power Users’ end-of-summer meeting portfolio, is now but two months away with the early-bird registration discount terminating in only a month. Consider reserving your seat now at this premier event for gas-turbine owner/operators at www.PowerUsers.org. CCUG is one of five user groups (also, Generator,

The Combined Cycle Users Group annually recognizes industry professionals who have demonstrated excellence throughout their careers in the design, construction, management, operation, and/or maintenance of generating facilities powered by gas turbines with its Individual Achievement Award. Recipients of the 2024 IAA will be announced during the CCUG conference, August 26-29, at the Arizona Grand Resort

The 13th annual meeting of the Air-Cooled Condenser Users Group (ACCUG) was held June 20 – 22 (2023) at Dominion Energy’s offices in Glen Allen (Richmond), Va. Strong international participation, interaction, and discussion enhanced the benefit of this event to all ACC owner/operators, service providers, and technical consultants worldwide. The presentations discussed below, which focus