Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has completed installation and commissioning of the gas-fired 880MW M701F4 combined cycle plant known as “Jawa-2 Project” at the Tanjung Priok Power Plant on Java Island.
Salvatore DellaVilla, CEO of Strategic Power Systems, has been named Managing Director of the Gas Turbine Association (GTA), effective January 1, 2020. Sal will replace William H. Day, who served in the role since the group’s inception in 1995.
The Branford Group, in partnership with General Electric and Chain Asset Management, has announced a Private Treaty sale offering of GE Power’s H-class gas-fired combined cycle station at the Inland Empire Energy Center in California.
GE Power has completed upgrading a fleet of four LM6000PA gas turbine gensets at the Dar es Salaam power station in Tanzania that have been operational since 2004.
Siemens will build a new single-shaft combined cycle power plant as a turnkey project in Landivisiau in western France. Rated at 475 MW net plant output with 59.7% combined cycle efficiency, the power plant will help to reliably cover Brittany’s growing demand for electricity.
Astoria Generating Company and Siemens have signed a contract for the turnkey construction of two 300 MW SeaFloat power barges powered by eight Siemens SGT-A65 gas turbines.
Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO) recently awarded Ansaldo Energia a 10-year service agreement to maintain and optimize performance of its New B Extension (TNBE) combined cycle power plant in Abu Dhabi.
Nominally rated 350 MW peaking facility began commercial operation in June 2019 to provide the New England grid with critically needed peaking and renewables back-up generating capacity.
Power demand is not restricted to safe and stable locations. Power plants also operate in locations where there is a high risk, be it man-made or natural hazards. Carrying out operation and maintenance on large, static power plants under such circumstances can be challenging, and dealing with these challenges requires planning and preparation one wouldn’t consider in secure locations. How does one deal with such challenges? GTW has been examining the issue.
NET Power has successfully achieved first fire of its supercritical CO2 demonstration power plant and test facility in La Porte, Texas, USA. This included firing of the 50 MW Toshiba commercial scale combustor, which involved integrated operation of the full NET Power process. NET Power said that it is targeting global deployment of 300 MW commercial scale plants beginning in 2022. GTW gets an update on the key developments that have been made.
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Pledges made during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and proposed changes to the EPA’s Clean Air Act have targeted methane emission reductions. This focus will put pressure on Oil & Gas producers to eliminate gas flaring.
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