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CCUG to recognize excellence in combined-cycle design, O&M

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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 […]

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GTEN 2023 SYMPOSIUM: Realities of hydrogen come under close scrutiny

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The 2023 symposium of the Gas Turbine Energy Network (GTEN), held in October 2023 in Banff, Canada, and reviewed earlier in the year (CCJ No. 77, p 96), included many presentations on hydrogen, proposed as a key fuel for a “net-zero world,” when no additional carbon is being discharged to the atmosphere. GTEN focused on

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Lee County improves O&M and safety at eight-unit peaker site

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Lee County Generating Station Owned by Rockland Capital Operated by NAES Corp 688 MW, 8 × 0 7EA-powered peaking plant operating on natural gas, located in Lee County, Ill Plant manager: Keith Koziol Protecting operators from falling ice Challenge. Lee County, a peaking plant in northern Illinois, experiences long periods between operations. Calibration cylinders for

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Wärtsilä engines at your plant? Learn from AES Levant’s experience

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AES Levant Power Plant Owned by AES Corp, Mitsui, and Neberas Power Operated by AES Levant Holdings BV Jordan 250 MW, tri-fuel peaking facility consisting of 16 Wärtsilä 18V50 diesel/generators located in Al Manakher, Jordan Plant manager: Feras Hammad Protect waste-gate actuator from heat damage Challenge. Function of the waste gate is to control the

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Jackson Generation’s proactive approach during construction enhances safety, O&M

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Jackson Generation Owned by J-Power USA Operated by NAES Corp 1200 MW, two 1 ×1 combined cycles powered by Mitsubishi 501JAC gas turbines and SRT40AX steam turbines with HRSGs from John Cockerill, located in Elwood, Ill Plant manager: Rick Dejonghe Establishing safety parameters for Jackson’s retention pond Challenge. When constructing a powerplant, the EPC takes

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Fairview’s strong safety culture leads to implementation of multiple best practices

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Fairview Energy Center Owned by Competitive Power Ventures, Osaka Gas, and DLE Operated by NAES Corp 1050 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7HA.02-powered combined cycle located in Johnstown, Pa Plant manager: Irvin Holes Relocating sample cooling panel makes plant safer Challenge. It didn’t take long for O&M technicians at Fairview Energy Center to realize the

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Towantic’s three best practices focus on continuous improvement as operational experience grows

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CPV Towantic Energy Center Owned by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by NAES Corp 805-MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7HA.01-powered combined cycle is equipped with DLN2.6+ AFS combustion systems, located in Oxford, Conn. Plant manager: Larry Hawk Reducing nuisance alarms Challenge. Since commissioning, CPV Towantic personnel have identified an abundance of nuisance alarms, as well as

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