Capstone Introduces 1 MW Power Package
Capstone Turbine Corp., Chatsworth, California, U.S.A., took a step up in the power output of its product line with the introduction of its 1 MW, C1000 power package. The power package is designed to...
View ArticleGuaranteeing availability
As wind power becomes more important to more utility resource portfolios, so does the availability of wind farms. Some utilities address the issue by specifying in their contracts with wind farms a...
View ArticleStatoilHydro to pilot test first offshore floating wind turbine
If an $80 million plan by Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro to test a full-scale floating deepwater wind turbine off Norway’s coast next year is successful, the wind industry could see renewed...
View ArticleU.S. rivers next massive power source?
Major U.S. rivers could soon feed several underwater turbine arrays with their massive power potential if some of the more than 100 projects that a Houston-based alternative energy firm hasfiled with...
View ArticleVoith Siemens Hydro equips Spanish pumped storage plant
Voith Siemens Hydro will supply four reversible 213 MW pump turbines, and the relating spherical valves, for the expansion of a pumped storage plant in L Muela, Spain. The contract value is worth...
View ArticleRepairing low-pressure rotors with cracked blade attachments
An increasing number of low-pressure steam turbines—especially at supercritical fossil units—have experienced stress corrosion cracking in the blade attachment region of their low-pressure rotors....
View ArticleAdvanced tidal stream project planned for UK coast
Scotland is strategically placed at the widening funnel in which the churning waters of the North Sea meet those of the Norwegian Sea.The region is thought to have 25% of Europe’s tidal power resources...
View ArticleNew Record Drives 3rd Annual Survey
We are pleased to bring you the 3rd annual Mechanical Drive Order Survey,an exclusive to Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide. This is a continuation of our other survey efforts, including the 32nd Power...
View ArticleSan Cristobal Wind Project, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
The Galapagos Islands, home of the unusual flora and fauna that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work on evolution, are striving to promote clean energy that protects the area’s...
View ArticleThe return of the Clipper Liberty wind turbine
The Steel Winds project in Lackawanna, New York, was selected as a POWER 2007 Top Plant because of its unusual location (a former steel mill and Superfund site) and because it was the first commercial...
View ArticleESCO NAMES SALES VP
ESCO Turbine Technologies has named Jim Liberator vice president of sales. Liberator joined ESCO in 1984 as an engineer and has also held several sales and management positions. Jim was a key member of...
View ArticleEmerson and MPSA Form Alliance
Emerson Process Management has announced the formation of an alliance with Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas Inc. (MPSA). The alliance, which combines Emerson’s experience in power plant automation and...
View ArticleTurbines Spinning at Antarctica’s First “Zero-Emissions” Station
About 110 years after the Belgica expedition—a polar voyage organized by the Geographical Royal Society to establish the world’s first Antarctic scientific research program—a new, unique research...
View ArticleAeroderivative GT Service on a Worldwide Scale
TransCanada Turbines marks 10 years of operation with growth and facility expansion. When it comes to gas turbine maintenance, one company that has expanded its array of services and capabilities...
View ArticleSpecs at a glance- Turbines 2010
Specs at a glance- Turbines 2010: This map shows turbines business during year 2010, it includes Gas turbines and Steam turbines with respect to Mechanical drive and Generator drive. Source: MEGGiTT
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