Combined Cycle

2024 was a banner year for gas turbines, as orders were up 32%, with GE Vernova leading the pack, according to Mark Axford and Tony Brough.

WTUI bridges the aeroderivative operations and maintenance gap by bringing users together to support each other.

Springfield City Utilities will require increased power generation capacity by 2026 due to higher electricity demand, aging power assets, and extreme weather events.

Tennessee Valley Authority is making over its plants with GE Vernova’s LM gas turbines and SSS Clutch’s synchro-self-shifting clutches to balance the grid and support renewables.

Petrobras will use the SureCONTROL Premium interval control valve to enhance operational reliability in its high-flowrate offshore fields.

“Build Baby Build” has brought about the remake of the energy transition to the energy addition.

CO2-induced corrosion is common in Brazil’s pre-salt fields, where Petrobras reinjects CO2 from its production operations into wells to decrease flaring and boost oil recovery.

The March/April issue focuses on maintenance and repair and how data and AI are impacting the field and highlights our latest Turbo Tour.

This ship design satisfies Japan’s port entry restrictions at major power plants and ensures compatibility between ammonia loading/unloading terminals and cargo handling connections.

With engineering, manufacture, and demonstration complete, reliability and safety evaluations will be rendered prior to commercialization and final production.

The 1.2-GW Malaysian plant started commercial operation with GE Vernova’s equipment and control system software.

The NovaLT gas turbine will allow data center customers to adapt and meet their specific, reliable, and sustainable power requirements.

Initially, the venture will advance four natural gas, combined-cycle power plant projects totaling over 5 GW in the ERCOT & PJM markets.

The commissioning of Kuo Kuang 2 replaces older, CO2-intensive plants on the grid, emitting up to 66% less greenhouse gases than coal- or oil-driven power.

The M701 JAC gas turbine represents the first deployment of this technology in a Middle Eastern aluminum smelter, contributing to Aluminum Bahrain’s decarbonization goals.

The Pierrefonds waste-to-energy plant, using a 19-MW steam turbine, will process up to 148,000 tons of waste and generate 121,000 MWh of electricity annually.

The 52-MW Bushy Park combustion turbine facility in South Carolina commercially operated with the LM6000 gas turbine and generator on Nov. 1.

Keynote panelists discuss the latest innovations in gas turbine combustion systems, carbon capture, hydrogen, ammonia, and more.

Jeffrey Benoit of PSM and Bobby Noble of EPRI talk about the battle for grid stability from intermittent renewables and how retrofitted gas turbines can enhance reliability.

Ansaldo will design, supply, commission, maintain, and service its five 250-MVAR synchronous condensers.

The combined-cycle power station will feature two Siemens Energy SGT6-9000HL high-power-output gas turbines with hydrogen adaptability.

The January/February 2025 issue gives readers an update on software and controls under the lens of AI and ML, the digitalization of compressor maintenance, and more.

The simple-cycle, bio-fueled station will be powered by Ansaldo’s AE94.3A turbine.

The acquisition strengthens Shell’s presence in New England and continues its 2019 energy supply agreement, securing long-term energy offtake from RISEC’s plant.

The company will provide long-term turbine maintenance under a 25-year agreement.

Xu Xin, President of GE Vernova Gas Power - China Services, said natural gas will help China replace coal with a scalable power supply.

GE Vernova’s DLN combustor technology eliminates the use of water and other diluents and improves the combined-cycle heat rate by 4 - 7%.

Harbin Electric and GE Vernova delivered steam turbines, generators, and three 9HA.01 gas turbines, producing 2 GW of power to satisfy China’s decarbonization goals.

The new power plant replaces the current facility and reduces natural gas consumption by 15%.

With over $80 million currently invested in the Global Repair Service Center, GE Vernova plans to meet regional population growth and power demand by keeping its fleets operational.