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Entergy Texas Breaks Ground on New 993-MW Combined Cycle Plant

February 19, 2019 admin Business, combined cycle, entergy texas, Gas, gas turbines, montgomery county power station, news, Technology, texas

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:00:55 +0000

Entergy Texas on February 15 began construction of its first new power plant in 40 years. The Montgomery County Power Station (MCPS), located in Willis, will be a 993-MW combined cycle gas turbine plant, adjacent to the existing Lewis Creek Power Plant. Entergy Texas is part of Entergy Corporation, which provides power to about 3 […]

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GE, MHPS Vie for Top Spot in Fiercely Competitive Gas Turbine Market

February 14, 2019 admin ansaldo, Business, g-series, Gas, gas turbines, ge, ha, j-series, market share, Markets, mccoy, mhps, news, siemens, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:05:42 +0000

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) appears to have snagged the lead in an intensifying competition in a mostly flat market for heavy-duty gas turbines of above 100 MW, but GE retained its lead both for overall installed gas turbine capacity and units in 2018, a much-watched industry ranking suggests. Data from McCoy Power Reports’ latest […]

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Siemens Cutting 200 Jobs at Texas Service Center

December 11, 2018 admin Business, Coal, Gas, gas turbines, General Electric, GERMANY, International, jobs, mitsubishi hitachi power systems, news, Nuclear, Renewables, siemens

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:28:22 +0000

Siemens on December 11 said it would lay off about 200 workers at a gas turbines parts and components service center in Houston, Texas, sometime in late 2019 or early 2020. A company spokesperson made the announcement Tuesday, saying the cuts are due to weak global demand for the company’s turbines. Siemens in a statement […]

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Dominican Republican to Get Floating Combined Cycle Gas Plant Outfitted with Battery Storage

December 7, 2018 admin battery storage, Business, ccgt, distributed energy, Energy Storage, floating power plant, fluence, Gas, gas turbines, International, news, sgt-800, siemens, siestart, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 21:02:48 +0000

A novel floating power plant that combines a 145-MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant and a battery energy storage system could begin operating in the Dominican Republic by early 2021. Siemens and the marine arm of Singapore-based ST Engineering on December 3 said they jointly received an order for a SeaFloat barge-mounted power plant from […]

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3-D Printed Gas Turbine Technology Marks ‘Game Changing’ Milestone

September 20, 2018 admin Burners, Business, Gas, gas turbines, ge, International, Manufacturing, Markets, news, siemens, Technology, turbines

The world’s first 3-D printed burner for an industrial gas turbine has been in operation for one year with no reported issues. Siemens, which installed the burner for the 32.8-MW SGT-7000 gas turbine at E.ON’s combined cycle power plant in Philippsthal in the German state of Hessen said on September 19 that it has been […]

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MHPS Marks Third Major U.S. Gas-Turbine Milestone in Recent Months

August 30, 2018 admin advanced-class gas turbines, Gas, gas turbine market, gas turbines, j-series, mhps, news

NTE Energy on August 28 formally began operations of its 475-MW Kings Mountain Energy Center (KMEC) natural gas–fired plant in Cleaveland County, North Carolina, marking the third major milestone in recent months for gas-turbine giant Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) Americas. The $500 million KMEC facility features MHPS G-Series advanced-class gas turbine technology. Owned and […]

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Restructuring on Horizon for Siemens and GE

June 21, 2018 admin Business, Coal, flannery, Gas, gas turbines, ge, International, job cuts, kaeser, news, Nuclear, Renewables, restructuring, siemens, turbines

Siemens and General Electric, two rivals battling financial problems due to fewer orders for their flagship energy products and services, could each announce major restructuring moves in the coming weeks, according to media reports. Reuters on June 21, citing a person familiar with the matter, said Siemens plans to merge or trim some of its […]

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