Five plants earn Best of the Best honors in CCJ’s 20th annual Best Practices Awards – Combined Cycle Journal

Five plants earn Best of the Best honors in CCJ’s 20th annual Best Practices Awards

The COMBINED CYCLE Journal and the steering committees of the industry’s leading users groups—including 7F, 501F, 501G, 7EA, HA, 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.

Twenty-eight plants listed below participated in the 2024 Best Practices Awards program with five selected by industry experts for Best of the Best honors. Details of the Best Practices submitted will be published in future issues.

CCJ launched the industry-wide Best Practices Awards program in late 2004. Its primary objective, says General Manager Scott Schwieger, is recognition of the valuable contributions made by plant and central-office personnel to improve the safety and performance of generating facilities powered by gas turbines.

Industry focus today on safety, outage management, and performance improvement—including starting reliability, fast starting, thermal performance, emissions reduction, and forced-outage reduction—is reflected in the lineup of proven solutions submitted this year.

2024 BEST OF THE BEST

Black Point Power Station
Owned by Castle Peak Power Company Limited
Operated by CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

  • Journey of Operational Excellence for Outage Management in Black Point Power Station

Fairview Energy Center
Owned by Osaka Gas USA, DLE, and Competitive Power Ventures
Operated by NAES

  • Steam Turbine Generator Brush Upgrade
  • HRSG Monorail Hoist Landing Zone Safety Upgrade
  • Addition of a Bulk Holding Tank for Plant CCW System Maintenance
  • Air Compressor Enclosure Improves Reliability throughout the Winter

St. Charles Energy Center
Owned by Competitive Power Ventures
Operated by CAMS

  • Drone Implementation for Enhanced Plant Safety and Reliability
  • Influent Water Monitoring Upgrade for Permit Compliance
  • Ammonia Flow to Load – NOx Control

Towantic Energy Center
Owned by Competitive Power Ventures
Operated by NAES Corp

  • Online SDS Library Accessed by QR Codes Enhances Operator Safety
  • User-Friendly Continued Education Program Facilitates Operator Requalification
  • Gas Turbine Enclosure Cameras Enhance Safety during LFO

Valley Energy Center
Owned by Competitive Power Ventures and Diamond Generating Corp
Operated by DGC Operations LLC

  • Installation of Anti-Icing System to Prevent Snow related Derates and Outages
  • Siemens Energy Omnivise T-3000 V 9.2 Upgrade Boosts Cybersecurity
  • Upgrading Ultrafiltration System Provides Many Benefits

2024 BEST PRACTICES FACILITES

Amman East Power Plant
Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power
Operated by AES Corp

AES Levant Peaker Power Plant
Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Nebras Power
Operated by AES Corp

Athens Generating Plant
Owned by Kelson Energy
Operated by NAES Corp

CalPeak Power/Midway Peaking
Owned by Middle River Power
Operated by NAES Corp

Edgewood Energy LLC
Owned by J-Power USA Development Co
Operated by NAES Corp

Empire Generating Co LLC
Owned by Empire Acquisitions LLC
Operated by NAES Corp

Equus Power 1, LP
Owned by J-Power USA Development Co
Operated by NAES Corp

Faribault Energy Park
Owned by Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Operated by NAES

Hill Top Energy Center
Owned by Hill Top Energy Center LLC
Operated by NAES

Hunterstown Generating Station
Owned by Platinum Equity LLC
Managed by Competitive Power Ventures
Operated by NAES Corp

Indeck Niles Energy Center (INEC)
Owned by Indeck Energy, KOSPO USA & DL Energy
Operated by PIC Group

Jackson Generation
Owned by J-Power USA
Operated by NAES

Long Ridge Energy Generation
Owned by Long Ridge Energy & Power
Operated by NAES Corp

Mariposa Energy Project
Owned by Diamond Generating Corp
Operated by DGC Operations LLC

Mashav Energy Power Plant Israel
Owned by Mashav Initiating and Development
Operated by Mashav Energy

Millennium Power Plant
Owned by Beal Bank
Operated by NAES Corp

NAES Leadership Academy
Owned and operated by NAES Corp

Quail Run Energy Center
Owned by Starwood Energy Group Global
Operated by NAES Corp

Red Oak Power
Owned by Tiger Genco
Operated by NAES Corp

REO Cogeneration Plant
Lansing Board of Water & Light

River Road Generating Plant
Owned by Clark Public Utilities
Operated by General Electric Gas Power

Shoreham Energy LLC
Owned by J-Power USA Development Co
Operated by NAES Corp

Worthington Generation Station
Owned by Hoosier Energy
Operated by NAES Corp

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