gas turbine installation Articles
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Combined Heat and Power Plant Hospital - Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center- Case Study
OWNER Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center LOCATION Chicago, Illinois, USA PRODUCT Centaur2 40 (3.4 MWe) Gas Turbint CUSTOMER VALUE Energy Cost Reduction The United States Department of Veteran Affairs wanted to reduce utility expenses at their facilities. A combined heat and power plant was built at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center using an existing warehouse, and a Centaur 40 gas ...
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Permit Compliance Monitoring for the Power Generation Industry
The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 authorized EPA to develop regulations requiring facilities to monitor the adequacy of emission control equipment and plant operations. This paper discusses the various methods available for coal-fired power plants and gas turbine installations to demonstrate a reasonable assurance of facility compliance with emission limitations, and ensure that control ...
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5MWe Combined Heat and Power Punt - Veterans Administration Hospital - Case Study
DEVELOPER/OWNER Sempra Energy LOCATION La Jolla, California, U.S.A. PRODUCT Mercury 50 Recuperated Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Stable Power Under the United States Federal Energy Managers Program, the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center entered into an energy savings performance contract with Sempra Energy Services. The project required replacing two existing 1.2 MWe ...
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5MWe - Combined Heat and Power Plant - Veterans Administration Hospital - Case Study
DEVELOPER/OWNER Sempra Energy LOCATION La Jolla, California, U.S.A. PRODUCT Mercury 50 Recuperated Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Stable Power Under the United States Federal Energy Managers Program, the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center entered into an energy savings performance contract with Sempra Energy Services. The project required replacing two existing 1.2 MWe ...
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11 MWe Combined Heat and Power - Food Processing Industry - Case Study
OWNER Cargill B.V LOCATION Sas Van Gent, The Netherlands PRODUCT Mars 100 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Environmental Compliance Increased Performance Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Because their processes require heavy energy use and steam for process heat, the company operates many combined heat and power (CHP) plants at their ...
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Project - East Lansing, Michigan Steam Plant - Cogeneration
Capacity: 50.5 mmBTU A University Steam Plant is using a predictive emission monitoring plan (PEMS) to determine NOx and CO emissions from a gas turbine. The turbine is a 14.8 MW gas fired turbine Solar Titan 130 located at the plant in Michigan (Ingham County). The gas turbine is configured with an 80 MMBTU/hr duct burner and heat recovery steam generator that is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb - 4.7 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Wallingford, Connecticut FACILITY PEAK LOAD: 4.7 megawatts (MW) EQUIPMENT: 4.7 MW Solar gas turbine ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT: Backup boilers, four electric chillers, three diesel generators, for emergency power and demand response. FUEL: Natural gas CHP TOTAL EFFICIENCY: 72 % HEAT RECOVERY APPLICATONS: Process Heating & Cooling, Building Heating & Cooling. PAYBACK: 5 ...
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Saint Mary’s Hospital - 7.75 MW CHP System - Case Study
Quick Facts LOCATION: Rochester, Minnesota MARKET SECTOR: Healthcare FACILITY SIZE: 3 Million Square Feet, 960 Licensed Beds FACILITY PEAK LOADS: Electric: 12.0 Megawatts Heating: 130,000 lb/hr Steam Cooling: 7,500 Tons TOTAL CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 7.75 Megawatts HEAT RECOVERY RATE: 24,000 lb/hr of 250 psig Steam HEAT RECOVERY UTILIZATION: Building heating or cooling, medical equipment ...
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Waukesha Engine Upgrade Boosts Efficiency, Availability and Helps Stabilize Grid in North-East India - Case Study
To help India augment its energy basket, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) recently installed three of GE’s Waukesha 275 GL+ engines as part of a gas booster station upgrade. The enhanced engine output, efficiency and availability has helped to upgrade the power station to meet the increasing demand. Background NEEPCO designs, builds and maintains power stations in ...
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Waukesha engine upgrade boosts efficiency, availability and helps stabilise grid in North-East India - Case Study
To help India augment its energy basket, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) recently installed three of GE’s Waukesha 275 GL+ engines as part of a gas booster station upgrade. The enhanced engine output, efficiency and availability has helped to upgrade the power station to meet the increasing demand. Background NEEPCO designs, builds and maintains power stations ...
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15 MWE Microgrid Controller Linked Oil Platforms - Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. India - Case Study
OWNER Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. India LOCATION Northwest of Mumbai, India PRODUCT Microgrid Controller CUSTOMER VALUE Integrated Control of Two Platforms When ONGC decided to link two existing oil platforms with a 300 meter bridge, Solar made the complex electrical connection without interrupting power for platform operations. Each platform had its own power station consisting of ...
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A Structured Approach to Steam System Improvement through Utility System Design and Optimisation
Optimal operation of site utility systems is becoming an increasingly important part of any successful business strategy as environmental, legislative and commercial pressures grow. A reliable steam model allows a clear understanding of the system and of any operational constraints. It can also be used to determine the true cost of improvement projects, relating any changes in steam demand back ...
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Pushing the Limits of Reengineering
Cutting-edge turbine technology enables more efficient and cleaner power generation. However, the service of advanced gas turbines is challenging—especially when parts need to be replaced. The example of a blade replacement project shows how Sulzer establishes innovative reengineering processes and contributes to a secure energy supply that causes less carbon emission. A Sulzer customer ...
By Sulzer Ltd.
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The natural gas revolution: Good or bad for energy efficiency?
If there were an equivalent in the energy industry to Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, natural gas would be this year’s winner. The dramatic rise in natural gas supply, and fall in price, has reconfigured the energy scene in the United States, suddenly creating a bounty of domestic energy, driving down wholesale power prices and speeding retirement of polluting coal-fired plants. ...
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