Gas Turbine Generator Articles & Analysis

OWNER/OPERATOR Fortistar END USER Concord Energy LLC PROJECT ENGINEERING SCS Engineers CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT McCarthy & Smith, Inc. PRODUCT Two (2) 5.7 MWe Taurus 60 Gas Turbine Generator Sets CUSTOMER VALUE High Availability and Local Renewable Energy Supply The Concord Energy facility at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill in North Carolina helps fulfill a regional need for ...

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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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OWNER University of Illinois Hospital PROJECT ENGINEERING EME, LLC ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Solar Turbines Incorporated PRODUCT Three (3) Taurus 70 Natural Gas Turbine Generator Gets With Heat Recovery Boilers CUSTOMER VALUE Power Reliability, Energy Savings, Reduced Emissions, Island Mode Operation A major hospital that treats critically ill patients cannot afford power ...

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Problem Two large gas turbines (approximately 25m x 12m x 10m) were installed in an industrial area nearby an office building. The gas turbines generate a tonal noise component at around 2700Hz caused by the inlet channel blades pass frequency. This tone imposes a more stringent noise requirement on the supplier, forcing noise reducing actions being made on the turbine. Measurements and noise ...

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OWNER Cornell University PROJECT ENGINEERING GIE Niagara Engineering, Inc. PC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LeChase Construction Services PRODUCT Two (2) Titan 130 Dual-fuel Gas Turbine Generator Sets With Heat Recovery Steam Generators CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable, Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Power To improve efficiency and reduce emissions, Cornell University replaced coal-fired boilers in ...

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OWNER North Carolina Municipal Power Agency LOCATION Monroe, North Carolina. USA PRODUCT Titan 130 (12 MWe) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainable Energy North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1) provides wholesale power to 19 cities and towns in western North Carolina. During peak penods the NCMPA1 was running critically low on electric capacity, putting customers in danger of ...

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OWNER Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. LOCATION Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation PRODUCT Microgrid Controller CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable Control of Isolated Microgrid In the remote oil fields of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Federation, Exxon Neftegaz operates some of the longest well boreholes in the world without the benefit of a utility grid connection. A Solar® microgrid controller and seven ...

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This paper demonstrates the second-law analysis of an irreversible Braysson cycle. The overall second law efficiency for the process at variable operating conditions are being derived and plotted. In addition, for further pinpointing and thorough quantification of the losses, the component-wise second law efficiencies are also derived. It had been concluded that, the second law efficiency can be ...

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OWNER Michelin Hallstadt LOCATION Hallstadt, Germany PRODUCT Taurus 65 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Reliable, Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Power In 2005, Michelin decided to expand the production at their Hallstadt plant. They were looking for a reliable, efficient and cost effective energy supply for their modern combined heal and power :CHF) plant, wh ch would prov de the complete ...

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OWNER OF CHP PLANT Chesapeake Utilities Corporation OWNER OF PULP AND PAPER MILL Rayonier Advanced Materials PRODUCT Titan 250 Gas Turbine Generator Set CUSTOMER VALUE Reduced Enery Costs, Reduced Emissions, Reliable Power Supply Eight Flags Energy's Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant began generating electricity and steam in July of 2016. The location of the plant on Amelia Island is on the ...

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OWNER Lucart Group LOCATION Province of Lucca, Italy DIRECT DRYING DESIGN AND SUPPLY Valmet PRODUCT Taurus 70 Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Efficient and Sustainable Power The Lucart Castelnuovo di Garfagnana tissue mill is part of the Lucart Group, one of the first European paper and tissue producers. The mill has inaugurated its cogeneration system which is comprised of a Taurus™ 70 gas ...

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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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Quick Facts LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois MARKET SECTOR: Manufacturing FACILITY SIZE: 4,200,000 sq. ft. NUMBER OF WORKERS: ~2,700 CHP GENERATING CAPACITY: 15 Megawatts PRIME MOVERS: Two Solar Taurus 70 turbines INLET COOLING: Wetted-media evaporative cooling for preventing loss of capacity and efficiency during hot weather FUEL: Natural Gas HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT: (2) Deltak Heat Recovery Steam ...

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The exergy concept is introduced by utilizing a general framework on which are based the model equations. An exergy analysis is performed on a case study: a control volume for a power module is created by comprising gas turbine, reduction gearbox, AC generator, exhaustion ducts and heat regenerator. The implementation of the equations is carried out by collecting test data of the equipment data ...

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OWNER PEI Power Corporation PROJECT ENGINEERING Concord Engineering Group PRODUCT Two Mercury 50 Gas Turbine Generator Sets CUSTOMER VALUE Environmentally Friendly Renewable Energy Source When PEI learned that Solar Turbines had recently modified their Mercury™ 50 gas turbine to burn landfill gas, the company contacted SolarTurbines. Intrigued with theturbine's high simple cycle ...

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OWNER York University LOCATION Toronto, Ontario, Canada PRODUCT Taurus™ 60 (5 MW) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Energy Cost Reduction The Taurus 60 gas turbine generator set and a supplementary-fired exhaust heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) cogenerate approximately 5 MW of electricity and from 11113 kg/hr (24,500 Ib/hr) (unfired) to 29 484 kg/hr (65.000 Ib/hr) of steam (with ...

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Quick Facts LOCATION: Macon, Missouri ETHANOL CAPACITY: 50 million gallons per year PROCESS STEAM REQUIRED: 85,000 lb/hr at 125 PSI PRIME MOVER: Solar MarsTM Natural Gas Turbine GENERATING CAPACITY: 10 MW HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT: Deltak Heat Recovery Steam Generator CHP MAXIMUM THERMAL OUTPUT: 51,000 lb/hr at 125 PSI IMPLEMENTATION COST SPLITS: City of Macon – All CHP equipment POET ...

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The liberalisation of the West European electricity and gas markets, technological developments in power technology and environmental policies are expected to stimulate continued strong growth in power generation gas consumption. This paper examines the importance of three frequently disregarded considerations in the analysis of expanded gas use in power generation. These include: (a) better use ...

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OWNER Biogen Idee LOCATION Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA PRODUCT Taurus'" 60 (5.7 MWe) Gas Turbine CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainable Energy Production Biogen Idee is a global leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapies. In 2003, the pharmaceutical company needed to do something to ensure the critical supply of steam and electricity to its Kendall ...

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OWNER City of Toledo Division of Water Reclamation LOCATION Toledo, Ohio PRODUCT Taurus'" 60 (5.7 MWe) Gas Turbines CUSTOMER VALUE Sustainability The Bay View Wastewater Treatment Plant in Toledo, Ohio processes over 2.5 million gallons of liquid waste per hour. The wastewater treatment plant produces flammable gas as a byproduct of its solid waste disgestjon process and is only two miles ...

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