Maintenance & Repair

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of February 9, 2026, covers news from GE Vernova, EthosEnergy, Baker Hughes, Everllence, and Ansaldo Energia.

The company’s Houston Learning Center upgrades will help accelerate technician readiness, reduce time to productivity, and support the execution of long-term service agreements.

The new expertise broadens the company’s in-house gas turbine capabilities, including rotor lifetime extension, maintenance, parts and components repairs, field services, and much more.

Due to ammonia’s high flame temperature, the combustion system must leverage an appropriate thermal barrier coating system to protect its nickel-based metal alloy hardware.

The company’s Coryton project team conducted borescope inspections on two generators and steam turbines, valve inspections, and electrical testing for all components.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of February 2, 2026, covers news from SoftInWay, Mitsubishi Power, Siemens Energy, Baker Hughes, and GE Vernova.

The system will ensure stable natural gas transportation through Brazil’s pipeline network, leveraging on-site power reliability to strengthen energy security for downstream customers.

The filtration sieves can endure extreme vibration, pressure, and temperature variations during launch and space travel, supporting the spacecraft’s propellant management devices.

The platform also adds agentic capabilities to Peter, the company’s AI workmate, which helps engineers configure systems models, modify elements, and execute analysis within AxSTREAM.

The reliability package falls under a broader service agreement which includes maintenance, management, parts supply, and remote monitoring services for Damhead’s gas turbines.

Remote monitoring delivers comprehensive plant control/overview, but Tegtmeier says that it shouldn’t replace standard operating procedures, equipment criticality, and other fundamentals.

Daniel Tegtmeier, Director of EthosEnergy’s Performance Center, says that the energy transition shifted its focus from decarbonization and renewables to extending current assets.

The initial research collaboration, forged in 2020, focused on next-generation clean energy solutions and analyzed large-scale data volumes from Indonesian power plants.

The Propane Education & Research Council said that propane’s speed-to-power, extensive infrastructure, and readily available power equipment makes it a prime first-energy choice.

At POWERGEN International 2026, EPRI’s Stephen Storm covers several proactive approaches to manage flexible operations and performance for gas turbine-driven thermal plants.

The keynote highlighted how data center growth, rising electricity loads, and infrastructure constraints are accelerating changes across generation, transmission, and resource planning.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of January 12, 2026, covers news from Ansaldo Energia, Duke Energy, Babcock & Wilcox, Oglethorpe Power, and Arabelle Solutions.

The compressor trains will perform two process duties—flash-gas compression and high-pressure gas injection—maintaining maximum production in Brazil’s Orca field.

The M701 JAC gas turbine features a flexible operating profile and hydrogen co-firing capability, playing a critical role in stabilizing Qatar’s electricity power grid.

Each half-speed steam turbine, featuring improved cycle efficiency, will be coupled to a hydrogen and water-cooled GIGATOP 4-pole generator synchronized to the 50-Hz Polish grid.

Once operational, the combined-cycle facility will support long-term, system-wide load growth for homes, businesses, and existing industries across Monroe County, GA.

Per Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz, properly executed scheduled and condition-based maintenance methods are adequate to prevent failures, costly shutdowns, and interventions.

Digital tools, AI, and predictive maintenance are reshaping turbomachinery and driving gains in reliability, efficiency, and long-term asset performance in 2025.

The company will integrate EthosEnergy’s TurboCare team, technical data, and intellectual property to support a broad range of OEM technologies.

In addition to delivering centrifugal compressors and LM9000 aeroderivative gas turbines, the full scope includes commissioning services, spares and warranties, and full string tests.