We offer a complete spectrum of performance enhancement and maintenance services for gas and steam turbines, generators, compressors and entire power plants as well as air pollution control systems and services.
Randy Zwirn, CEO
Using state-of-the-art systems diagnostics and technologies, we ensure the operating reliability of our customers’ components and complete power plants. With operational performance data from our remote monitoring systems, we identify and eliminate minor problems before they become major ones. In addition to keeping plants running, we enhance their efficiency and thus cut costs for our customers. For example, the use of prefabricated core elements in electrical generators is reducing downtime for retrofitting by as much as 50 percent. And boosting the efficiency of older units through advanced technology is also becoming more important. For instance, by increasing the capacity of a 700-megawatt power plant by 30-40 megawatts, we substantially improve plant profitability while reducing CO2 emissions.
Our comprehensive offerings range from maintenance and repair services to the replacement of components – including everything from gas turbines, steam turbines and generators for large-scale and industrial power plants to compressors used in the oil and gas industry. Our global service network, which responds quickly and efficiently to all customer needs, provides a full range of services for all the turbo machinery components used in oil and gas and fossil power generation applications. An array of air pollution control systems and services rounds out our portfolio. For example, by removing NOx and SOx from exhaust gases, our environmental solutions are making power from coal-fired plants more ecofriendly and economical. Overall, our portfolio is helping slow, stop and even reverse the increase of greenhouse gas emissions.
By providing services for a global fleet of gas and steam turbines with a total generating capacity of 680 gigawatts – about 20 percent of the output of all large-scale and industrial power plants worldwide – we’re laying a solid basis for future growth. With long-term service agreements for power generating units at nearly 500 locations worldwide, we’re maximizing plant availability and competitiveness. There’s also growing demand for solutions that extend the life of older facilities by adapting them to new efficiency standards. This trend is especially important for our business since there are more than 1,000 steam turbines worldwide in plants built more than 20 years ago. In addition, we offer customized services on all continents via a comprehensive network of regional service centers. Innovative solutions for maximizing reliability and efficiency are the primary reasons why customers choose our services.
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