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• Compressors

  Steps in metallurgical root cause analysis

  Metallurgical root cause failure analysis helps identify information related to a failure. Analysis of the fracture surface, called fractography, is the main component of a metallurgical failure analysis. ...

  On March 15, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  MAN Energy Solutions appoints new HR head

  Martin Rosik will join the Executive Board of MAN Energy Solutions as Chief Human Resources Officer. The 58 year-old economist is currently the Head of Human Resources for ...

  On March 15, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Energy & Conference News

  How a Chinese firm sustains operations amidst Corona Virus

  Shanghai Electric Group has resumed construction at majority of its International projects including the 700 MW CSP + 250MW PV Hybrid Project in Dubai, the Pancevo Gas Turbine ...

  On March 15, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  25 MWh, 25 MW storage plant to come up in France

  Total has launched a battery-based energy storage project in Mardyck, at the Flandres Center, in Dunkirk’s port district. With a storage capacity of 25 megawatt hours (MWh) and ...

  On March 15, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Burkhardt buys JSW’s compressor business

  Burckhardt Compression is acquiring the global compressor business of The Japan Steel Works Ltd., abbreviated JSW. JSW is a highly diversified manufacturer of steel, power-plant equipment and industrial ...

  On March 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  GE to continue servicing Olkiluoto nuclear plant

  GE has been selected by Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) to continue providing maintenance services at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland for the duration of the plant’s OL1 ...

  On March 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  J-class combined cycle in Utah will target transition to hydrogen burning

  The Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) has awarded Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) a contract for two M501JAC power trains for the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP) in Delta, Utah. ...

  On March 10, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Testing, inspection and commissioning of gas turbines in oil & gas

  Gas turbines and their auxiliary systems are subject to individual shop inspection and testing; eventually and before final delivery the full package should preferably be subject to a ...

  On March 7, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Sulzer opens new service center for pumps in Saudi Arabia

  Sulzer has opened a new service center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which will provide maintenance and repair services for all types of pumps. The Sulzer Saudi Pump Company’s ...

  On March 7, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Saudi firm to build 1,500 MW combined cycle in Uzbekistan

  The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has signed three new strategic agreements, worth over $2 billion, with the Saudi Arabian utility developer ACWA Power. The agreements include: A 25 year ...

  On March 7, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors