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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 Necton Greener Grid Park is designed to strengthen Great Britain’s electricity grid as renewable generation and high-voltage direct-current connections rapidly expand.

From gas turbines to digital engineering, women are gaining visibility in turbomachinery amid industry efforts to improve inclusion and career-building opportunities.

The award falls under an agreement between Baker Hughes and Twenty20 Energy, which aims to provide resilient and sustainable power to meet expanding AI digital infrastructure.

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.

Before commercial availability, the CR2.2 injectors were successfully field-tested for over 12,000 operating hours on an Everllence 48/60CR engine and confirmed high reliability.

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 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 ME-GI dual-fuel engine obtained strong order intake in 2025, accelerating decarbonized propulsion and fuel-flexible operations in the marine transportation segment.

Gianmarco Technologies’ hot potassium carbonate process uses a potassium-based solvent to capture CO2 from gas streams, with over 400 projects currently deploying the technology.

Reciprocating units have higher maintenance requirements and low power density, necessitating a Baker Hughes and PSM partnership to develop low-carbon gas turbine propulsion.

The companies will explore advancements in AI, grid modernization, and joint research and development programs to address energy sector growth and pilot next-generation technologies.

Facilities in North Carolina and Florida will increase gas turbine, blade, and vane manufacturing, helping to generate jobs and build generation capacity as demand rises.

The strategic agreement with Baker Hughes comes as Hydrostor nears construction on advanced compressed air energy storage projects in the United States and Australia.

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.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of January 26, 2026, covers news from POWERGEN International 2026, Ansaldo Energia, Baker Hughes, and Pacifico Energy.

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

The equipment will support Honeywell’s hydrogen purification system, ammonia processing, and syngas processing, addressing multiple stages of the clean ammonia value chain.

Per the company’s full-year results, the equipment and services of each segment obtained $59.3 billion in orders with approximately +34% organic, year-over-year growth.

The Alternative Technology Demonstration and Research Program obtains data from propane-fired combined heat and power installations and commercial facilities in the United States.

The permit authorizes construction and operation under state and federal air-quality requirements, closing the project’s permitting process with a major regulatory milestone.

The company installed its own ammonia vaporization system at the German Aerospace Center to enable partial- and full-load testing, helping to validate the new combustor’s architecture.

Prior to its designation as a reserve power source, the Birr test facility validated advanced gas turbine technologies and drove performance, emissions, and fuel flexibility improvements.

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