Gas Turbines

The next-gen engine features two stages of variable stator vanes, cooled high-pressure turbine blades, and additively manufactured components.

The company will deliver CO2 compression and monitoring technologies for the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub and gas turbines for power generation applications.

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

Bobby Noble of EPRI says gas turbines are “well sought after” thanks to data center power demands and shifts in the energy portfolio mix.

Bert Warner of PERC and Jim Crouse of Capstone discuss propane’s greatest benefits: ease of deployment and transportation infrastructure.

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 company is working with partners to increase the feed-in of renewable electricity for the Friedrichshafen, Augsburg, and Aiken/USA plants and their local grids.

Jeffrey Benoit of PSM says there are no big technical barriers, “it’s a matter of getting these technologies into products and commercially operated gas turbines.”

With the detailed design review complete, GE Aerospace will execute a contract to procure, assemble, and test a XA102 full-scale demonstrator engine.

The IANUS project will also expand research laboratories and develop modular electrolyzers for large-scale, multi-MW industrial applications.

Kevin Clark of Clarion Events says, "Power generation is having its day ... again," with data centers, onshoring manufacturing, and electrification beefing up demand.

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.

Jeff Wirt of EnergyLink International and Paul DiMascio of ProEnergy explain how their ammonia direct injection system and dual-use catalyst improves NOx reduction.

Jeff Benoit and Bobby Noble discuss the reliability and flexibility of gas turbines and how they satisfy many needs within power generation.

OEMs are using AI- and ML-equipped software and control systems to improve data quality and reliability, automate tasks, monitor assets, assist smaller crews, and make predictive maintenance commonplace.

Once operational, the plant's two gas turbines will generate a combined 990 MW, representing nearly 7% of Morocco's national grid capacity.

Integrating CFD analysis software into blade design software increases time-to-market.

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

Paul DiMascio of ProEnergy discusses how a direct ammonia injection system impacted emissions, costs, footprint, and efficiencies.

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

Paul DiMascio of ProEnergy discusses how direct ammonia injection systems simplify NOx and CO removal.

Keynote speakers focused on power consumption and how it will be managed and sustained in the future.

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.

POWERGEN International 2025 spotlights its reoccurring theme: Destination 2050.

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

The project team identified which Royal Air Force Tornado components can be atomized into powders for additive manufacturing to make new engine parts.

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.

GE Vernova installed advanced gas path upgrades on 9.E gas turbines and MXLII upgrades on 13E2 gas turbines, increasing power output up to 6%.

Roots Blowers Systems manufactures displacement blowers engineered to deliver a steady volume of air with each rotation.

In his opening keynote, Lorenzo Simonelli, CEO of Baker Hughes, echoed the theme of an “affordable, sustainable, and secure” energy landscape.