March 20th 2025
The duplex and in-line pressure filters suit industries requiring minimized downtime, uninterrupted operation, and tight operational schedules.
The first commissioned vessel is powered by four mtu Series 4000 gas engines and two controllable pitch propellers, reaching a max speed of 23 knots.
“Build Baby Build” has brought about the remake of the energy transition to the energy addition.
March 19th 2025
The project is subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission approvals and is the first American reactor to restart after ceasing operations.
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.
Turbomachinery International: March/April 2025
The March/April issue focuses on maintenance and repair and how data and AI are impacting the field and highlights our latest Turbo Tour.
H2SITE, SNAM Co-Develop Membrane Separator for Hydrogen-Natural Gas Mixtures
The membrane efficiently separated hydrogen from the natural gas stream, enabling the production of high-purity hydrogen and cleaner streams.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Develops Basic Design for Large-Scale Ammonia Carrier
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.
Oak Ridge National Lab Focuses on Modular Hydropower Designs, Material Sciences
Oak Ridge National Lab is advancing hydropower and using additive manufacturing to build sophisticated turbomachines.
MHI Subsidiary Operates 100% Hydrogen-Fueled Generator
With engineering, manufacture, and demonstration complete, reliability and safety evaluations will be rendered prior to commercialization and final production.
GE Vernova’s HA Combine-Cycle Assets Power Pulau Indah Plant
The 1.2-GW Malaysian plant started commercial operation with GE Vernova’s equipment and control system software.
TURBINE-X Energy Contracts Baker Hughes to Power Data Centers with NovaLT Turbines
The NovaLT gas turbine will allow data center customers to adapt and meet their specific, reliable, and sustainable power requirements.
Siemens Energy Talks Modular Technologies, Nuclear Trends
Felix Aschendorf from Siemens Energy says there is one top priority among nuclear developers: reducing construction time and costs.
Rolls-Royce Installs Emergency Backup Power for Luxembourg’s European Commission
The delivery of mtu-brand emergency gensets contributes to the European Union’s construction project, which is expected to be finalized in 2025.
Baker Hughes Earns ‘Awardable Status’ to Explore Geothermal Power for Military Sites
Baker Hughes submitted its solution to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace and can now develop geothermal plants for baseload power.
MAN Energy Signs 6-Year Maintenance Contract for 4 French Island Power Plants
The contract represents over 100,000 hours of annual maintenance executed by a 30-person team, so EDF PEI can achieve 95% availability on power assets.
Propulsion, Combustion, and Detonation at Texas A&M’s Turbo Lab
The new Propulsion and Energetics Research Laboratory makes safe, high-pressure, high-energy experiments possible for faculty and external researchers.
MAN Energy’s 175D Gensets to Power Offshore Support Vessel: Sea Dragon
The Sea Dragon will conduct a range of operations, including gas crew changes, drilling support, field-safety standby, emergency towing, and ice management.
Baker Hughes Equips Rio Grande LNG Facility with Gas Turbine, Compressor Tech
Once NextDecade permits, constructs, and operates Trains 6 through 8, the total liquefaction capacity will increase by approximately 18 MTPA.
Rotating Machinery Services Acquires BJ Superior to Enhance Bearings, Seals Offerings
The acquisition will expand the range of high-performance components, shorten lead times, and offer greater service flexibility for customers in critical industries.
MAN Energy Obtains €280M Supply Contract for Large-Scale Heat Pump
Preparatory construction work is underway next to the Niehl harbour basin, where Rhine water will be extracted to serve as the plant's environmental energy source.
bp Drills at El Fayoum-5 Gas Well, Discovers Potential Gas Reservoirs
The company plans to tie back the discovery to bp’s operated West Nile Delta Gas Development project, which includes the Raven and El King-2 gas wells.
Baker Hughes, Woodside Develop Natural Gas-Driven Net Power Platform
The Net Power platform will use lessons learned from the development and testing at Net Power’s demonstration facility and the company’s power plant.
Women in Turbomachinery: A Growing Population of Engineers, Managers, Technicians, and Researchers
Women are making strides in the male-dominated turbomachinery and power generation fields, progressing in turbine efficiency, renewable energy integration, and power plant optimization.
GE Vernova Reports its HA Gas Turbine Fleet Reaches 3 Million Operating Hours
The transition from coal, increased electrification, and rise of AI computational demand may allow the turbine fleet to achieve 10 million hours of cumulative runtime.
MAN Energy Delivers Pre-FEED for Methanation Reactor, Power-to-X Plant
Electrolysis-generated green hydrogen will be converted into e-methane, allowing the fuel to integrate within current natural gas infrastructures.
DOE Approves LNG Export Permit for Golden Pass Terminal
The issuance to Golden Pass marks the Department of Energy’s third LNG-related approval since the new administration took office, with Commonwealth and JAX LNG certified prior.
DOE Modifies Order for JAX LNG, Allows Ship-to-Ship Fuel Transfer
The prior administration’s order issued to JAX LNG asserted new oversight for the use of LNG to power marine vessels, also known as LNG bunkering.
Accelera, GAIL Developing Green Hydrogen Technologies, Infrastructure in India
This partnership follows the commissioning of GAIL's green hydrogen plant, in which Accelera supplied a 10-MW proton exchange membrane electrolyzer system.
FAA Certifies GE Aerospace’s Catalyst Turboprop Engine
The next-gen engine features two stages of variable stator vanes, cooled high-pressure turbine blades, and additively manufactured components.
Baker Hughes’ Tech Helps Frontier Infrastructure Operate Carbon Capture, Data Center Projects
The company will deliver CO2 compression and monitoring technologies for the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub and gas turbines for power generation applications.
Siemens Energy to Supply Steam Turbines for Rolls-Royce SMR's Nuclear Power Plants
Rolls-Royce SMR's planned Generation 3+ modular nuclear power plants will feature Siemens Energy's steam turbines, generators, and other systems.
WELTEC BIOPOWER Completes Commissioning, Handover of RNG Plant
The company designed and supplied digesters, a prefabricated containerized pump-block system, heating and boiler containers, and a prefabricated factory-tested control container.
GE Vernova, NRG Energy, Kiewit Bring Power Online to Meet GEN AI Growth
Initially, the venture will advance four natural gas, combined-cycle power plant projects totaling over 5 GW in the ERCOT & PJM markets.
bp to Redevelop, Rehabilitate Kirkuk Oil Fields in Iraq
The contract’s wider resource opportunity across Kirkuk and the surrounding area is projected to include up to 20 billion barrels of oil equivalent.