MS 5002E gas turbine assembled in Russia passes key test
04/05/2012
GE recently announced that the first 32-megawatt MS 5002E gas turbine unit fully assembled in St. Petersburg has successfully passed commissioning acceptance tests.
LM6000 Sprint to provide district heating in Italian cogeneration plant
04/03/2012
GE recently announced that it will provide an LM6000-PF Sprint aeroderivative gas turbine to Enipower S.p.A. (Eni) for its Bolgiano district heating plant in Italy.
Kingsbury, Inc. is celebrating a century of innovation throughout 2012, which began in 1912 with the first successful installation of Dr. Albert Kingsbury's invention at a hydro generating station on the banks of the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania.
Two related concepts would make the nacelle of a horizontal-axis wind turbine considerably lighter and smaller, by removing the gear transmission and generator to a location on the main support and near ground level.
200 MW solar thermal projects to provide energy on demand in the U.S.
03/29/2012
SolarReserve recently announced it has received its final 1041 Permit from the Saguache County Board of County Commissioners for its two 100 MW solar thermal energy facilities.
Siemens is supplying two innovative SGT6-8000H gas turbines, one steam turbine, three generators, and two heat recovery steam generators to South Korea's Asnan plant.
Co-generation plant in Australia to be powered by J612 gas engine
03/27/2012
One of GE’s natural gas-fired Jenbacher J612 gas engines will be powering a co-generation plant that will provide reliable electricity and thermal energy for a major urban revitalization initiative in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
Saudi Arabia’s PP10 combined cycle expansion to boost output
03/27/2012
GE's conversion of Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) PP10 power plant from simple to combined-cycle operation will add 1,300 megawatts to the plant’s capacity.
The 550-megawatt dual fuel combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant at Entergy’s Ninemile Point Steam Electric Station near New Orleans, La.is scheduled to begin commercial operations by the first part of 2015.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has received ten orders for its state-of-the-art "M501J" gas turbines for installation at four power plants in Korea.
Co-generation plant saves college $1 million a year
03/22/2012
At Pacific Union College (PUC) in Napa County, facilities managers installed a $12 million gas turbine power plant that went into 24/7 continuous operations on Feb. 18, 2006.
Shale gas bonanza triggers new projects in the U.S.
03/20/2012
Exploitation of unconventional energy sources, such as shale gas, coal-bed methane and oil sands, is creating abundant energy development opportunities in the U.S.
Centrifugal compressors to propel Shell offshore projects worldwide
03/20/2012
Dan Heintzelman, the new President and CEO of GE Oil & Gas unveiled an agreement to supply compressors and services for Shell projects worldwide over the next six years.
How GT13E2 can enhance power generation efficiency in Russia
03/15/2012
To increase the power output and the turndown capability of the GT13E2, the first 16 stages of the proven compressor used in the GT26 have been integrated into the GT13E2 engine.
