Barge mounted 300 MW power plants for New York
Astoria Generating Company and Siemens have signed a contract for the turnkey construction of two 300 MW SeaFloat power barges powered by eight Siemens SGT-A65 gas turbines.
Category: News in Brief
Ansaldo to maintain SGT5-4000F combined cycle
Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO) recently awarded Ansaldo Energia a 10-year service agreement to maintain and optimize performance of its New B Extension (TNBE) combined cycle power plant in Abu Dhabi.
Simple cycle 350 MW 7HA.02 peaking plant
Nominally rated 350 MW peaking facility began commercial operation in June 2019 to provide the New England grid with critically needed peaking and renewables back-up generating capacity.
Doosan developing large advanced technology gas turbine design
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction of South Korea recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Midland Cogen Ventures (MCV) in the U.S. for maintenance and improvement of MCV’s gas turbine fleet.
FT8 MobilePac gensets to provide grid power and emergency backup
ARG Precision has awarded PW Power Systems to supply three 60-Hz 30 MW FT8 MobilePac gas turbine gensets to help secure the electric grid in the wake of Puerto Rico’s continuing energy shortage following Hurricane Maria.
Gemma Power awarded EPC contract for 7HA.02 combined cycle project
Caithness Energy has partnered with Energy Solutions Consortium to develop a 630MW natural gas fired combined cycle facility in Harrison County, West Virginia featuring General Electric 7HA.02 gas turbine technology.
Diesel gensets providing 750MW NGCC facility with black start capability
Burns & McDonnell has completed start-up and commissioning of a 16MW black start unit for the 750 MW combined cycle Carroll County Energy facility in Ohio, which began commercial operation in December 2017.
Mitsubishi Hitachi to upgrade Sidi Krir and El Atf combined cycle plants
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Sidi Krir and El Atf power stations in Egypt that began operation in 2009 nominally rated at 750MW net plant output and 59% combined cycle efficiency.
