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• Gas Turbines

  GE’s gas turbine upgrades increase output and efficiency at Kuwait plant

  The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity & Water (MEW) and GE Power have started implementing Total Plant Solution upgrades at the MEW’s 2,000 megawatts (MW) Sabiya West Combined Cycle ...

  On July 29, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Auxiliaries

  What are pitot tube pumps? Where are they used?

  While pitot tube pumps have been commercially available since 1970, little is known and less is published about their internal operation and design principles especially when operating off ...

  On July 25, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Krish Shepherd appointed general manager of GE’s marine gas turbine business

  Kris Shepherd has been appointed the General Manager of GE’s marine gas turbine business; he is based in Evendale, Ohio. Shepherd is responsible for the full lifecycle of ...

  On July 25, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Renewables

  Conditional award for 1.7 GW offshore wind power in US

  Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has conditionally received a record order for 1,714 MW from Ørsted and Eversource. Encompassing three offshore wind power projects, the signed conditional contract is ...

  On July 25, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  Kazakhstan oil and gas producer purchases 1MW microturbine, four more may follow

  Capstone Turbine Corporation has announced that TOO Synergy Astana, Capstone’s distribution partner in Kazakhstan, sold the first of potentially five C1000s for multiple associated gas-to-energy projects to a ...

  On July 25, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Magazine

  MEASURING MACHINERY NOISE

  Evaluation of Acoustic Blanketing to Mitigate Compressor Noise By Mark Pechulis exposure to potentially damaging machinery noise is an everyday risk for millions of factory workers. The U.S. ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Magazine

  HOW TO RECONSTRUCT A COOLING TOWER

  THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF AGING COOLING TOWERS CAN BE RESTORED By Ed Shupert Cooling towers play an important role in modern power plants. But there ...

  On July 24, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Energy & Conference News

  Big data, IIoT et al: How useful are they anyway

  The Asia Turbomachinery Symposium’s Industrial Summit held July 10, 11 in Kuala Lumpur served as an information sharing platform for turbomachinery users as well as suppliers in the ...

  On July 20, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Steam Turbines

  Doosan to supply steam turbines to Peru

  Doosan Skoda Power has been awarded a contract to supply two steam turbine generators with a total capacity of 110 MW for a new power plant to be ...

  On July 20, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Sandvik acquires additive manufacturing provider

  Sandvik has acquired a significant stake in Beam IT, with the right to further increase its stake over time. Beam IT is a leading European-based Additive Manufacturing service ...

  On July 20, 2019 / By TMI Staff & Contributors