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Energy News
The bright future for natural gas

Turbomachinery International has been a regular visitor to the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting (AM) in Florence, Italy. But this year, a virtual format had to suffice. The big ...
On April 20, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Featured Story
Solving U.S. Transmission

A Stable Renewable-Rich Grid Needs Transmission Build-Out, and Incentivized Ancillary Services The U.S is in second place globally in installed wind capacity. Solar is catching up rapidly. According ...
On March 30, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Featured Story
No Apologies

Perhaps it’s a sign that good times lie ahead. Suddenly, a series of virtual shows took place around the world. Though far from an adequate replacement for the ...
On March 26, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Company News
Baker Hughes CEO sees bright future for natural gas

Turbomachinery International has been a regular visitor to the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting (AM) in Florence, Italy. But this year, a virtual format had to suffice. Lorenzo Simonelli, ...
On February 24, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Magazine Featured
Spinning Reserve: Commonwealth Chesapeake gives LM6000s double duty

Turbomachinery International recently visited the Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Located at the edge of the town of New Church near the Virginia/Maryland border the ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Blog
It’s been quite a decade

The last ten years witnessed massive shifts in the industry. Back in 2010, I was the fresh-faced, brand new Editor-in-Chief of Turbomachinery International. Coal was king. Renewables were ...
On February 9, 2021 / By Drew Robb
Magazine Featured
How the last ten years compare to the next ten

Every year, our Turbomachinery Handbook features two thorough market analyses from Industrial Info Resources (IIR) and Forecast International. Let’s look at the numbers to see what they tell ...
On October 31, 2020 / By Drew Robb
Magazine Featured
Better Filtration = Better Performance: Inlet air filtration in gas turbine performance and efficiency

The filtration of gas turbine inlet air has always been important. But its profile has been raised as more becomes known about filtration efficiency, the need to filter ...
On September 2, 2020 / By Drew Robb
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Filters, steam turbines, and trade show blues

I just heard the disappointing news that PowerGen International in Orlando in December has been postponed. At times like this, trade publications such as Turbomachinery International are the ...
On August 31, 2020 / By Drew Robb
Magazine Featured
Evolution of turbomachinery controls: Playing catchup with tech innovation

Turbomachinery controls and instrumentation have been relatively slow to evolve. But an unprecedented wave of technological innovation over the past decade is bringing about drastic change. The Industrial ...
On August 31, 2020 / By Drew Robb