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John Deere and Farmers Team Up to Harvest Wind
Farmers have always been vulnerable to weather and price fluctuations, and John Deere has been supplying them heavy equipment since there was heavy equipment to supply. Now farmers' desire for stable income and access to open land and Deere's financial clout and expertise with large machinery are combining to...
Tags: Turbine, Team, Jessica Stillman, Telecom & Utilities, Wind, Story
Blog posts 2007-09-05
GE signs wind turbine maintenance deal with E.ON
General Electric GE will provide operations and maintenance services for E.ON Climate & Renewables’ GE wind turbines under a seven-year contract. E.ON has 529 GE Energy turbines installed in the US, all of which are covered by the deal. GE will monitor the turbines’ performance remotely from its New...
Tags: Turbine, General Electric Co., E.ON Climate & Renewables, Telecom & Utilities, GE Energy, Editorial
Articles 2009-11-16
GE gets USD1.4bn contract for Caithness wind farm
GE Energy has received a USD1.4bn contract from Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines for a project in Oregon. The Shepards Flat project will have an 845MW capacity and will span 30 square miles of land in the counties of Gilliam and Morrow. The 338 turbines will each have...
Tags: Turbine, General Electric Co., Wind Farm, Caithness, Telecom & Utilities, GE Energy, Editorial
Articles 2009-12-10
London Array signs USD2.9bn in deals
The companies behind the London Array offshore wind farm, which will be the largest of its kind in the world, have signed deals worth nearly EUR2bn (USD2.9bn) for cabling, electricity substations, foundations and turbine production. The firms hope to start laying foundations in the Thames Estuary in 2011 and...
Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Editorial
Articles 2009-12-14
Ultracapacitors Improve Reliability for Wind Turbine Pitch Systems
Today's advanced wind turbines are three-bladed, variable speed turbines. The rotor blades are adjusted and controlled via three independent electro-mechanical propulsion units for the pitch systems. On a pitch controlled wind turbine the turbine's electronic controller checks the power output of the turbine several times per second. When the power...
Tags: Turbine, Blade, Maxwell Technologies, Telecom & Utilities
White papers
Integration of Advanced Gas Turbine and Combined Cycle Technologies for High Efficiency With Operational Flexibility
This paper addresses results of a comprehensive integrated program within the authors' company to develop the FlexPlant - a combined-cycle plant design that offers fast starting and cycling flexibility without jeopardizing efficiency or reliability. The FlexPlant design integrates proven plant concepts with highly efficient components and advanced technology to exceed...
Tags: Turbine, Siemens AG, Integration, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2003-12-09
Applications and Operating Experience With Econopacs Equipped With Advanced Gas Turbines
In most power plant markets, projects can be grouped in various categories based on the equipment ordered. The power market has been characterized in recent years by its orientation toward gas turbines, and advanced gas turbines were the key high tech products implemented in all of the various supply cases...
Tags: Turbine, Power Market, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2003-04-24
Relay's 'Intelligence' Slashes Time and Costs on Retrofit of Generator for Advanced Waste-to-Energy System
This paper highlights o Barlow Projects WTE site which recycles trash into electric power and steam heat via advanced system that employs "recycled" turbine generator. With its sights on looming energy shortages and ever mounting waste disposal needs throughout the US, it was eager to prove that its proprietary waste-to-energy...
Tags: Turbine, SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Design of Robust Converter Interface for Wind Power Applications
In this paper, the design of a robust converter interface for wind turbines is investigated. Based on the classification of unbalanced faults that can occur in the grid, resulting in voltage dips at the bus where the turbine is connected, the maximum current that the converter valves must be able...
Tags: Turbine, Wind Energy, Converter, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2004-03-01
Harnessing the Wind
This paper describes about power generation. Since the wind isn't always blowing, its reliability has been a barrier to its exploitation as an energy source. But wind's intermittence would no longer be a problem if wind farms were networked to reduce the effect of unproductive days at individual sites, the...
Tags: Turbine, Researcher, Stanford University, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2003-05-21
Installation of an Integrated Turbine- Generator Control System for a Pulp Mill
This paper is on the electricity consumption by paper mills & the different kinds of generator used by them. Pulp Mills originally installed cogeneration to take advantage of the higher efficiency of high-pressure boilers - 4000 to 6000 kPa. Backpressure and automatic extraction turbines extract the work available in the...
Tags: Generator, Turbine, Invensys, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2002-05-02
Shell Launches Next Generation Turbo T
This case study describes about power generation using Turbo T Oils. Shell has furthered its commitment to helping power generation companies reduce running costs and increase production efficiency over the long term, with the launch of the next generation Shell Turbo T premium quality oil. Turbo T Oils are premium...
Tags: Turbine, SSH, Generation, Power Generation, Turbo T Oils, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Case Study - Roosecote Power Station
Roosecote Power Station was opened as a joint venture between Asea Brown Boveri ABB and Lakeland Power. Gas turbine combined cycle systems exhibit significant efficiency advantages over other means of generation. A gas/air mixture is burned to power the turbine and this air has to be aspirated from the external...
Tags: Turbine, Munters, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Case Study - Kvaerner Energy
This case study describes about Kvaerner Energy. To maintain its position in this highly competitive field, the company has brought a considerable proportion of its design activities in-house to improve its products and services still further. Gas Turbines utilize large volumes of air and are highly vulnerable to contaminants in...
Tags: Turbine, Munters, Munters Humicool, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Ansaldo Energia Reduces Costs, Improves Quality and Increases Productivity Globally
Ansaldo Energia is one of the global leaders in the field of energy generation with more than 100 years of experience and an installed capacity of more than 157,000 megawatts in 75 countries. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of products for energy generation, such as steam turbines,...
Tags: UGS Corp., Turbine, Product Lifecycle, Product Lifecycle Management, Ansaldo Energia, Teamcenter, Product Marketing, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing
Case studies
Active Control for Reducing the Formation of Nitrogen Oxides in Industrial Gas Burners and Stationary Gas Turbines
The purpose of this paper is to address the challenge, namely, to develop technologies (and associated scientific and applications-oriented knowledge) to attain and maintain energy-efficient operation of natural gas industrial burners and stationary gas turbines with ultra-low emissions of NOx. The core component is a closed loop combustion control with...
Tags: Turbine, Burner, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2000-01-01
Steam Challenge Showcase Case Study: Improving Steam Turbine Performance at a Steel Mill
To remain competitive in the rapidly changing global marketplace, Bethlehem Steel Corporation BSC, the second largest producer of steel in the United States, was looking for opportunities to improve the performance of one of the steam turbine generators at their Burns Harbor Facility in Indiana. BSC accomplished three goals with...
Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
New Steam Turbine Saves Chemical Manufacturer $2.3 Million Annually
Located in Houston, Texas, the Texas Petrochemicals Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of an emission-reducing octane booster for gasoline. TPC utilizes a boiler system to produce steam that drives two turbines. One turbine powers a generator that produces electricity and the other drives a compressor used in the...
Tags: Turbine, U.S. Department Of Energy, TPC, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Rebuilding Steam Turbine Generator Reduces Costs at a Steel Mill
The Burns Harbor Facility, located on about 1,700 acres on the shores of Lake Michigan, is BSC's largest and most efficient plant. BSC considered a number of options to improve the efficiency and upgrade the capacity of turbine #5. Work normally performed during a scheduled. The upgraded turbine and other...
Tags: Turbine, U.S. Department Of Energy, Balanced Scorecard, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Marketing Research
Case studies
Applying Steam Turbines for Pump Drives
Steam turbines are well-suited for pump drive service for a number of reasons. First is their ability to operate across a wide speed range. This enables them to do two things: operate at the pump's most efficient speed and match the system head curve at varying pump flows, thus reducing...
Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2002-07-24
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