Maintenance & Repair

This funding follows last year’s $11 million investment in the New York facility to support new capacity, facility maintenance, and equipment and tool management.

Gas turbine systems are the heart and soul of many defense—including naval and aero—and commercial offshore operations, providing reliable, efficient power.

The hydrogen-ready gas turbine will be installed at the Jafurah Cogeneration Independent Steam and Power Plant (ISPP).

This agreement builds on a 2021 collaboration in Australia in which Baker Hughes supplied gas turbines and compressors for Woodside’s Pluto LNG train 2 project.

The July/August 2024 issue offers comprehensive coverage on industrial and aeroderivative gas turbines, steam, and hydro turbines.

Flexibility and turbine advancements were the focal point of Wednesday’s panel.

The two plants, Taiba 2 and Qassim 2, will be built in the western and central regions of Saudi Arabia and will initially operate in simple-cycle mode before switching to combined-cycle operation.

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.

RMS performed a digital overlay using a real-time scanner to prepare for the virtual assembly process before replacing the blower.

After a failure or unscheduled shutdown, if the root cause is not found and eliminated, it can happen again.

Following a few process steps ensures that pumps are properly installed and extends the life of both pumps and components.

Turbomachinery coatings are designed to be an added layer of protection for base materials, but even coatings wear down.

Toshiba ESS, in addition to other partners, will manage the plant construction and maintenance, support for plant restarts, decommissioning, and dismantlement when required.

Digital tools can extend a turbomachine’s life, optimize plant efficiency and maintenance, and more.

ADNOC acquired an 11.7% equity in Phase 1 of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project and entered a 20-year LNG offtake agreement from RGLNG Train 4.

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.

TECO will manage the civil work and site operations for two of Taiwan Power's substations, and GE Vernova will supply its STATCOM system and transformer solutions.

User communities benefit from WTUI’s “hands-on” maintenance-and-repair approach for LM units.

Autonomous Inspection is a software program using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to automate manual processes, manual inspection, and asset monitoring.

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.

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.

The five-year contract covers EthosEnergy’s third-party operations and maintenance (O&M) services on six power plants in the northern region of Mexico.

The company will rehabilitate and upgrade eight steam generator boilers and replace control systems for boilers, steam turbines, and auxiliaries at the Az-Zour South station in Kuwait.

A five-year contract extension covers the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of Equinor’s GE LM-series industrial gas turbines until 2028 and technical support for expansion in Brazil.

Enea Elektrownia Polaniec (EEP) will install the 290 MVA block transformer, with a voltage of 400 kV, on its power plant’s Unit 9 which uses biomass fuel.