MTU Aero Engines Sees MRO Recovery In 2021
A little over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry remains under pressure – a status that is likely to linger for some time to come. Air traffic, …
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The C200 and Beyond: Capstone’s Most Prolific Machine and Its Future
The Capstone Turbine Corporation has become a global market leader in micro-turbines. Since Capstone’s formation in 1988, the C200 (200 kW) has been the company’s most successful machine in …
Read More Ansaldo Energia Breaking into Newer Markets with Older Technology
Although Ansaldo Energia has long been involved with both steam and gas turbines, they generally acquired the technology rather than developed machines themselves. Their company literature states that Ansaldo produced …
Read More Combined-Cycle Plants Surpass Coal-Fired Generation in the U.S.
by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. For the first time, combined-cycle power plants (CCPPs) have surpassed coal-fired power plants in power generation in the U.S. Installed combined-cycle capacity now stands …
Read More GE Aviation Gives GE Reason for Optimism
Remember 2017, when General Electric did not have a good year? It just had a worse one, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
Read More Troubled Waters: Russian and Ukrainian Marine Turbines
The unrest in the Donbass region of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea have chilled relations between Ukraine and Russia. In terms of turbines, the current troubles have had far-reaching …
Read More Missile Strikes on Syria Demonstrate Power Projection Capability of Russian Project 1166 Class
by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The Ukrainian embargo on the supply of marine gas turbines to the Russian Navy has had a significant …
Read More General Electric to Continue Powering the Arleigh Burke Class
by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer has three “flights” (variants), the latest being the third and most advanced. Advanced is a key word here, because …
Read MoreAnsaldo Energia on a Power Trip in the Chinese Market
by Carter Palmer, Power Systems Specialist, Forecast International. Ansaldo Energia has been supplying gas turbines worldwide for decades. Up until now, China has been a small market for the Italian manufacturer. That …
Read MoreNew Industrial & Marine Turbine Market Research Tool Available
by Stuart Slade, Senior Naval & Marine Power Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Forecast International has introduced a critical new upgrade to the Industrial & Marine Turbine Forecast module of its …
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