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US gas prices set to double

17/05/2012 Royal Dutch Shell says it expects gas prices in the US to double in...

US solar industry fears Chinese retaliation

17/05/2012 A decision on whether to impose anti-dumping measures on Chinese so...

Lithuanian nuclear plant runs into further trouble

17/05/2012 There was further bad news for the 1300 MW Visaginas nuclear power ...

Merkel dismisses environment minister

17/05/2012 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed her Environmental Min...

Eon sells European gas grid to Australian bank

17/05/2012 E.ON has announced the sale of its Open Grid Europe gas distributio...

EU state aid threat to UK electricity reform

16/05/2012 UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has conceded that part of the gov...

Positive trading update for Drax

16/05/2012 Coal power generators, Drax are reaping the benefits of lower costs...

Wind Power Energia receives final loan installment

16/05/2012 Brazilian firm Wind Power Energia (WPE) has confirmed it has receiv...

Smart meters can benefit UK to the tune of $11bn says Hendry

16/05/2012 The UK’s Energy Minister Charles Hendry says rolling out its smart ...

Head of EDF says Hollande will not upset UK nuclear plans

16/05/2012 Vincent de Rivaz , the head of EDF Energy, has rejected predictions...

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Kelvin Ross is Deputy Editor of Power Engineering International magazine and its associated publications – Middle East Energy and the Global Power Review. Previously, Kelvin was News Editor at UK online news site Energy Live News, Production Editor and Head of Design on daily international shipping newspaper Lloyd’s List, Deputy Editor for a group of weekly London newspapers and has worked as a freelance sub-editor on UK national newspapers.

Will Hollande curb French nuclear dominance?

Will the election of Francois Hollande as France’s president mark the beginning of a major step change in the French domestic power market, and par...

Bolivian take over sends worrying signals

Yesterday Bolivia’s president Evo Morales decided to take over Transportadora de Electricidad (TDE), the company that operates the lion’s shar...

Danish EU presidency won't be blown off course

In terms of bad timing, it couldn’t have been worse – as Denmark was accepting the EU presidency and heralding a drive for “green growth”, Danish w...

Vestas will weather the storm

The admission by Vestas president Ditlev Engel last week that the company has “a credibility problem” was refreshingly candid. Announcing a restru...

25 April 2012
Volume 20, Issue 4

Gas Turbine Oil Study

Gas power generation: Outlook, opportunities and maintenance challenges

The future of the gas-fuelled power sector looks promising, especially with growing concerns over the ability to balance the grid because of the greater integration of renewables. This is a key finding of a survey of power industry professionals.

Furthermore, a robust bottom line will depend on the effectiveness with which operational flexibility and efficiency are combined, meaning an even more critical role for maintenance professionals.

The survey of also revealed that 65 per cent believe that turbine lubrication has a key part to play here, hence the following report also looks at how the latest oil technology can help maintain operational efficiency.

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