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Front cover: Air-cooled condenser at
the Coryton combined cycle power plant, UK. Wind protection screens have been replaced, resulting in improved performance. See pp 26-28. Photo: Galebreaker
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HRSGs and boilers
Getting the cycle chemistry right
The key to boiler and HRSG plant availability and reliability
HRSG designs adjust to changing needs
Regulars
04 World news 40 Power plant products 42 Contacts
Heat recovery steam generator market enjoys unprecedented growth
Six signs that your auxiliary boiler needs maintenance And ways to improve efficiency
Oil-to-natural-gas conversion in Vietnam
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ACC wind protection screen replacement improves performance at Coryton Having been in place for almost 20 years, the original ACC wind protection screens at the Coryton combined cycle power plant in the UK, installed by Galebreaker, were determined to have reached the end of their useful life
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Turbine technology Opinion: gas-fuelled power generation versus renewables debate is a red herring
The power of two: Exergy’s Gemini radial outflow turbine
Extended life for Bruce, thanks to new HP steam turbines
Modernising the Opatovice CHP plant
Gas turbine design: radical rethink
Features of the Openiano gas turbine include a non-integral compressor, impulse-based turbine architecture with Pelton-style blades and 12 combustion chambers that ignite sequentially
35 Solar power
Aiming for round-the-clock GW-scale PV in Abu Dhabi
36 Hydrogen
Intentionally intermittent operation: key to improved electrolyser economics
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Transmission & distribution
Making the most of the solar boom with dynamic line rating
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