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Plan to attend CCUG for new perspectives in O&M

With plant teams stretched thin and assets being pushed harder, the 2025 Power Users Combined Conference (August 25–28, Washington, D.C.) offers an unmatched opportunity to get smarter, solve problems, and benchmark with peers. The Combined Cycle Users Group (CCUG) track brings practical, plant-level insights front and center—especially for O&M leaders, engineers, technicians, and reliability staff […]

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Improvise, adapt, overcome: Navigate power’s new frontiers

CCUG, Controls, Generator Users Group, Generators, STUG / By scottschwieger

In a period of accelerating change across the power generation industry—shaped by decarbonization goals, shifting market pressures, and the realities of an aging fleet—the 2025 Power Users Combined Conference presents a timely opportunity to learn, adapt, and prepare your team for what’s next. From August 25–28 in Washington, D.C., this multi-group forum brings together five

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River Road advances safety, efficiency, and reliability with practical onsite improvements

7F Users Group, Best Practices, CCUG / By scottschwieger

River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova O&M 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7F.02-powered combined cycle (STAG configuration) equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, GE A12 steam turbine, and GE 324 generator, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Safer handling of chemical totes Challenge. Gravity feeding

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ACCUG: Global collaboration drives air-cooled condenser innovation

501 F&G Users Group, 7EA Users Group, 7F Users Group, Advanced GTs, CCUG / By scottschwieger

The 15th annual meeting of the Air-Cooled Condensers Users Group (ACCUG) was held at the University of East London (UK) July 23-25, 2024. Principal content categories were chemistry and corrosion, air-cooled condenser (ACC) design and performance, and system operation and maintenance. The event was chaired by Andy Howell, EPRI; Barry Dooley, Structural Integrity (UK); and

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Combined Cycle Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps

CCUG, Controls, Generator Users Group, HRSGs, STUG / By scottschwieger

“Mastering Desuperheating and Attemperation,” Ory Selzer, IMI Insyt Almost 200 slides long, this presentation could serve as a comprehensive training course on what can and does go wrong with two of the most vexing subsystems in the steam cycle, as well as solutions. Instructor sets the stage with numerous photos of component failures (Fig 6),

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Steam Turbine Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps

CCUG, STUG / By scottschwieger

Related Links What you shouldn’t miss at the upcoming Power Users Annual Conference featuring five user group tracks Power Users Annual Conference dives deep into emerging industry trends, concerns Combined Cycle Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Steam Turbine Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Generator Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Power Plant Controls

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Generator Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps

CCUG, Generator Users Group, Generators / By scottschwieger

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Power Plant Controls Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps

CCUG, Controls / By scottschwieger

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Power Users Annual Conference dives deep into emerging industry trends, concerns

CCUG, Controls, Generator Users Group, HRSGs, STUG / By scottschwieger

Quality of work, changing missions challenge aging plants Related Links What you shouldn’t miss at the upcoming Power Users Annual Conference featuring five user group tracks Power Users Annual Conference dives deep into emerging industry trends, concerns Combined Cycle Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Steam Turbine Users Group: 2023 vendor presentation recaps Generator Users

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From Detection to Action – Enhancing Combined Cycle Plant Performance

CCUG / By scottschwieger

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

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