March 21st 2025
Petrobras will use the SureCONTROL Premium interval control valve to enhance operational reliability in its high-flowrate offshore fields.
March 20th 2025
“Build Baby Build” has brought about the remake of the energy transition to the energy addition.
March 19th 2025
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.
March 18th 2025
The membrane efficiently separated hydrogen from the natural gas stream, enabling the production of high-purity hydrogen and cleaner streams.
GE Vernova Fulfills Largest Gas Turbine Order for its 7HA.03 for Saudi Arabia Power Plants
Eight gas turbines will be delivered to the Taiba 1 and Qassim 1 power plants, which are expected to deliver up to 3.8 GW of electricity to the national grid.
Turbo Expo 2024 Kicks off in London
ASME's European Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition is expecting 2,500 attendees and more than 100 exhibitors from 22 countries.
CORMETECH, Ozona Develop CCS System with NOx Reduction
The carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) system is designed to capture, transport, and store CO2 from flue gas produced by natural gas-powered engines.
SLB, Aker Close Carbon-Capture Technology Merger
The joint venture will combine Aker Carbon Capture’s (ACC) Just Catch and Big Catch modular plant technologies with SLB’s portfolio of solvent solutions.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, EGAT Research Hydrogen Co-Firing in Thailand
As part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the companies aim to achieve a gas turbine hydrogen co-firing ratio of 20% at an EGAT power plant.
Myth: Nothing Lasts Forever, Not Even Coatings
Turbomachinery coatings are designed to be an added layer of protection for base materials, but even coatings wear down.
Baker Hughes Wins Contract to Improve Performance in Petrobras Offshore Fields
The multi-year contract includes the deployment of wireline, coiled tubing, cementing, tubular running, and more within Petrobras’ salt fields offshore Brazil.
Rolls-Royce Supplies Engines, Generators for Polish Navy Frigate
A new Miecznik frigate will comprise four mtu 20V8000 main propulsion engines and four mtu 12V4000 on-board generators.
Element Fuels Completes Prep & Pre-Construction for Hydrogen Refinery, Power Plant
The Element complex, located in the Port of Brownsville, TX, recycles and produces low-carbon fuels and hydrogen from high-gravity shale oil.
A Lookback at Turbo Expo 2023: NETL Works on Hydrogen Value Chain
With Turbo Expo 2024 in London, held June 24 – 28, on the horizon, we’re looking back at insights from our interview with NETL at last year’s meeting.
Mitsubishi Power Delivers M501 JAC Turbines for UTE Portocem Plant
As part of an EPC agreement, four M501 JAC air-cooled gas turbines will operate in simple cycle at the Portocem Thermoelectric Power Plant in Brazil.
Q&A: Digital Ecosystems Optimize Plant Efficiency & Safety
Digital tools can extend a turbomachine’s life, optimize plant efficiency and maintenance, and more.
Rolls-Royce Supplies MT30 Gas Turbine System for Japanese Destroyer
The MT30 is a power-dense marine gas turbine that has a small footprint but generates a lot of power for propulsion applications.
GE Vernova VPs Excited About Spin-Off, Tackling Climate Change
In Part 2 of our interview with GE Vernova's John Intile and Shane Long, the two VPs share what their teams are most excited about in light of GE Vernova’s recent spin-off.
MIT to Develop Aerospace Course with Concepts NREC’s Software Suite
The course will use the Agile Engineering Design System (AEDS) and Advanced Rotating Machine Dynamics tools (ARMD) to design and develop an electric turbopump for a notional rocket engine.
Baker Hughes Supports Gas-Boosting Project in Italy, Algeria
Baker Hughes and Tecnimont (MAIRE) will supply 20 compression trains to increase gas production at Algeria’s Hassi R’Mel gas field.
Grand River Dam Authority Begins Construction on Natural Gas-Fired Project
The project, co-led by Black & Veatch and the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), will install Unit 4 with Mitsubishi Power’s 426 MW J-class simple-cycle combustion turbine.
Ansaldo Green Tech Leads Consortium to Develop Low-Impact Microturbine
The ATS consortium received funding to develop a microturbine prototype that uses carbon-neutral fuels in micro-grids.
GE Vernova VPs Discuss Challenges of the Energy Transition
In Part 1 of this two-part video interview, GE Vernova's VP of Engineering Gas Power, John Intile, and Shane Long, VP of Global Supply Chain, discuss some of the top challenges of the energy transition.
GE Vernova Supplies Aeroderivative Packages for Oklahoma Plant
The Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) ordered two GE Vernova aeroderivative LM6000VELOX packages to replace steam turbines at its Anadarko plant.
Turbo Tour: GE Vernovaʼs Gas Turbine Manufacturing Facility
GE Vernova’s center in Greenville, SC operates as a validation testing facility, technology laboratory, and repair shop for the company’s gas turbine portfolio.
GE Vernova's Shane Long Talks Gas Power Supply Chain
Shane Long of GE Vernova's Gas Power Business talks about the most impactful changes in GE Vernova's gas power-generation supply chain in the last five years.
GE Vernova Supplies 16 LM6000VELOX Packages for Kingston Energy Complex
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will use the aeroderivative gas turbine and generator packages to supply an additional 850 MW of electricity for its Kingston Energy Complex.
WTUI 2024: Highlights, Challenges, and Best Practices in Running GE Aeroderivatives
User communities benefit from WTUI’s “hands-on” maintenance-and-repair approach for LM units.
Turbomachinery International: May/June 2024
The May/June 2024 issue features coverage of the growing carbon-capture industry, a tour of GE Vernova’s Facility in South Carolina, a Q&A on digital ecosystems with Emerson, and more.
Gecko Robotics, Al Masaood Energy to Assist ADNOC Gas’ Assets with AI, Robotics
The companies signed a multi-year contract to use Gecko’s robotics and AI-driven platform to enhance ADNOC Gas’ operations and maintenance services and reduce emissions across its sites.
Turbo Tips: Practical Notes & Useful Guidelines on Modern Gas Turbines
Gas turbines, including the air compressor and combustion chamber, face challenges such as high temperatures and the need for blade-cooling systems.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Operates Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell at Takasago Hydrogen Park
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) began operation of a 400 kW-class solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) test module at its Takasago Hydrogen Park in Japan.
Mitsubishi Power Starts M701 JAC Operation at GTCC Power Plant
The M701 J-series air-cooled (JAC) gas turbine is installed on the third unit at one of Gulf PD Co.’s natural gas-fired power plants in Rayong, Thailand.
Aurora Hydrogen, OHI Collaborate on Hydrogen-Carbon Intensity Lifecycle Toolkit
Aurora Hydrogen’s methane pyrolysis will support the Open Hydrogen Initiative’s (OHI) open-source toolkit to measure the carbon intensity of hydrogen.