Auxiliaries & Components

Unit 4 will feature fast-start, simple-cycle capabilities and the largest selective catalytic reduction system to reduce emissions and transition away from coal-fired power.

Curtiss-Wright and Sintavia’s additively manufactured metal impeller design was installed in the submarine pump system of a Navy vessel and tested at a facility in Bethlehem, PA.

Ebara Elliott Energy will deliver 22 units across its compressor, pump, and turbine product lines to the AMIRAL project—a refinery equipped with a mixed-feed cracker and petrochemical units.

The Brevik plant, starting operation in 2025, is part of the Longship project—a complete value chain for the capture, transport, and storage of industrial CO2 emissions.

MAN Energy Solutions will provide eight 18V51/60 engines and its after-sales brand will provide spare parts, technical services, and more over 25 years.

The partnership explores deeper geothermal energy sources to lower the plant’s fossil fuel consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and cost compared to traditional geothermal.

The Golden Triangle Polymers project will receive three main compressor packages for its ethane cracker operation, auxiliary equipment, three steam turbines, and four centrifugal compressors.

The CO2-based seawater heat pump operates with a wood chip boiler and electric boiler plant to provide heat year-round.

EthosEnergy’s turbine workshop and Performance Center work hand-in-hand to maintain operators’ turbine equipment and provide remote operations and monitoring.

Dominion Energy is updating the South Carolina-based hydro plant to boost its longevity and performance and better maintain water quality.

The expansions include six compressor overhaul stations, two drive-through loading bays, an extruder overhaul station, and additional storage and maintenance spaces.

In addition to integrating the eVinci microreactor in modular nuclear plants, Westinghouse and CORE POWER will develop a regulatory pathway to license its floating nuclear power plant design.

The planned 515-MW power plant project will increase Ghana’s thermal generation capacity by over 7%.

The storage system uses the ETI-Z25.HP heat pump-type centrifugal chiller that will use groundwater to cool the Japanese plant.

The high-precision, non-contact displacement sensors complement condition monitoring systems by measuring and monitoring runout, speed, and changes in machine vibration profiles.

When deciding to refurbish or renew, gas turbine plant owners have to weigh engineering and economic factors, including the turbine’s footprint.

Warwood delivers electric motor and gearbox repair, sales, and field services that focus on coal, steel, shale, and industrial customers in the Appalachian region.

The November/December 2024 issue highlights emerging decarbonization efforts that integrate hydrogen, ammonia, and new technologies into increasingly intermittent grids.

The LM6000 gas turbine units feature a newly designed fuel nozzle, optimized water injection schedules, advanced control modifications, and safety features.

GE Vernova will acquire all heavy-duty gas turbine combustion assets from Woodward’s Greenville site after the transaction closes in early 2025.

DOE awarded GE Aerospace, Boeing, and NASA supercomputer access to study open-fan aerodynamics to reduce drag and improve fuel efficiency.

Part two of this myth on centrifugal compressor maps delves into the map’s extrema: surge and choke.

Baker Hughes’ systems will reduce CO2 and recover the flare gas equivalent of up to 7 million Nm3 of methane per year and then be used as fuel within the Baku Oil Refinery.

Babcock & Wilcox Thermal will design and install a new natural gas system, air systems, and additional equipment to convert the plant’s two coal-fired boilers.

EcoDataCenter in Falun, Sweden, switched from diesel to HVO to power the 32 mtu backup power generator systems—16 more Rolls-Royce gensets are on the way.