Power

Combined Cycle Power Generation

Combined cycle power utilizes a combination of the combustion turbine (Brayton Cycle) and the steam turbine (Rankine Cycle). While the combustion turbine generator creates electricity, heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) repurpose waste heat to create steam and power a turbine. This makes combined cycle power plants far more efficient than traditional fossil-fired power plants. This combination of systems using air and water as the working fluids provides efficient, reliable and economic power.

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Geothermal Power Generation

Demand for renewable energy continues to grow. As a cleaner alternative to fossil fuel combustion, geothermal power utilizes the Earth’s thermal energy reserves as a clean, carbon neutral and sustainable source of electricity production. There are hundreds of geothermal plants around the world with many more being built. This fast-growing segment of “green” energy accounts for nearly 16,350 MW of generating capacity worldwide.

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Hydroelectric Power Generation

Hydroelectric power is a reliable renewable energy source accounting for over 1,400 GW of installed capacity, or currently about 17% of the world’s energy. Many countries continue to expand capacity with Brazil, Canada, and China accounting for the most hydroelectric projects currently under construction. Hydroelectric power uses the water stored in dams and flowing in rivers to create electricity in hydropower plants.

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Condenser Hotwell Level Control

The condenser is a key component in any power plant that uses a steam turbine. Its primary function is to increase power by maximizing the pressure drop across the turbine, where efficiency is directly related to the vacuum created by condensing steam. Geothermal condensers are fundamentally different than those found in fossil fuel plants, in that turbine exhaust steam is never recycled to a boiler.

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