More Gas Retrofits & Upgrades

Progress to switch power plant to natural gas

04/10/2012

Progress Energy Florida has announced plans to convert the 1,000 MW Anclote oil- and natural gas-fired power plant in Florida to 100 percent natural gas.

Gas-fired power plant to be upgraded by GE

03/14/2012

GE said it will upgrade two gas turbines at a Progress Energy power plant in the 1,890 MW Smith Energy Complex that will result in increased output.

GE to upgrade Italian gas-fired power plant

12/19/2011

GE said it will upgrade two 30-year-old 9B gas turbines to GE 9E gas turbines to lower emissions and improve the efficiency, reliability and output of a gas-fired power plant in Trapani owned by E.ON Produzione S.p.A, an Italian energy producer.

Xcel postpones coal-fired power plant conversion

12/02/2011

Xcel Energy is postponing a planned $600 million conversion of its Black Dog Power Plant to natural gas at least until 2014.

Greenhouse gas permit issued for combined-cycle power plant in Texas

11/10/2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nov. 10 issued the first greenhouse gas permit in Texas for the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant.

GE signs gas turbine services agreement in Mexico

11/07/2011

GE said it has signed a long-term services agreement with Comisión Federal de la Electricidad, the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico, covering six GE gas turbines installed for the repowering of Manzanillo Thermoelectric.

Natural gas-fired project breaks ground

09/28/2011

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is repowering the 1,600 MW Haynes natural gas-fired power plant in Long Beach.

Natural gas-fired power plant to get 200 MW boost

09/22/2011

SaskPower will invest more than C$550 million ($533.8 million) to add 200 MW of capacity to the company’s 430 MW Queen Elizabeth natural gas-fired power plant in Saskatoon.

Gas-fired turbine upgrade made by Alstom

09/13/2011

Alstom upgraded its GT24 natural gas-fired turbine and the corresponding KA24 combined-cycle power plant for North America’s 60 Hz markets.

Alstom wins GT24 gas turbine and steam turbine retrofit in Mexico

06/08/2011
Alstom has won a contract worth approximately EUR40m ($59m) with Spain’s ACS Group to provide power equipment and services for the El Sauz combined-cycle power plant in Queretaro, one of Mexico's most industrialized states.