HRSGs

By Christopher Schroeder and Daniel Michels, Vogt Power International Preface The ability to operate combined cycle power plants to efficiently meet a variety of power demands continues to drive change within the power industry. Combustion turbines (CTs) are central to this flexibility, with low load operation providing greater operating range. Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs)

The 12th IAPWS European HRSG Forum, EHF2026, met May 19-21 at Monash University in Prato, Italy, with Barry Dooley of Structural Integrity, UK, and Bob Anderson of Competitive Power Resources, USA, serving as co-chairs. The forum remains one of the more concentrated technical exchanges for combined-cycle users, suppliers, consultants, and HRSG specialists because it stays

The annual meeting of the Australasian Boilers and HRSG Users Group (ABHUG) was held in Brisbane, Australia, November 25-27 2025. Conference and workshop participants joined from Australia, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, the UK and US. The core technical content of this 17th annual gathering featured 24 presentations and concurrent exhibition, and was sponsored by HRL,

HRSG Forum 2025 was held in July at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, The Woodlands, TX. This included a full-day workshop, two days of owner/operator and service provider discussions, a day of EPRI Technology Transfer, and a final-day tour of ValvTechnologies in Houston. The Forum was again co-chaired by Bob Anderson, Competitive Power Resources, and Barry

Managing the CCGT new unit and retrofit boom The 2026 HRSG Forum returns to The Woodlands, Tex., July 20–23, with a program aimed at the issues now shaping CCGT projects and existing HRSG fleets: new unit builds, construction execution, material selection, cycle chemistry, inspection, and the effect of gas-turbine upgrades on downstream equipment. The meeting