upgrade Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/upgrade/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg upgrade Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/upgrade/ 32 32 How AI Is Breathing New Life into Aging Coal-Fired Power Assets https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/ https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:03:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245523 For years, some folks have considered coal-fired power plants relics of a bygone era, overshadowed by the rise of natural gas and renewables. Yet, in an unexpected twist, coal is finding its way back into the

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/how-ai-is-breathing-new-life-into-aging-coal-fired-power-assets/feed/ 0 Large Utility Automates Underground System, Sees Reliability and Restoration Time Improvements https://www.powermag.com/large-utility-automates-underground-system-sees-reliability-and-restoration-time-improvements/ https://www.powermag.com/large-utility-automates-underground-system-sees-reliability-and-restoration-time-improvements/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:07:32 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244701 Ameren Missouri faced a pivotal moment in its growth and reliability journeys. The large investor-owned utility identified a high-risk section in its St. Louis-area service: aging manual switchgear combined with a growing base of commercial and industrial customers. This need was made evident by: Extended Outages. Cable faults caused lengthy outages that were difficult to […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/large-utility-automates-underground-system-sees-reliability-and-restoration-time-improvements/feed/ 0 Voith Completes Second Turbine Upgrade at New Zealand Hydropower Station https://www.powermag.com/voith-completes-second-turbine-upgrade-at-new-zealand-hydropower-station/ https://www.powermag.com/voith-completes-second-turbine-upgrade-at-new-zealand-hydropower-station/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2025 18:51:55 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=241448 A global technology company focused on the hydropower sector has completed another turbine upgrade at the Roxburgh Hydropower Station in New Zealand.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/voith-completes-second-turbine-upgrade-at-new-zealand-hydropower-station/feed/ 0 Only Nuclear Power Plant in U.S. Northwest Set to Add Generating Capacity https://www.powermag.com/only-nuclear-power-plant-in-u-s-northwest-set-to-add-generating-capacity/ https://www.powermag.com/only-nuclear-power-plant-in-u-s-northwest-set-to-add-generating-capacity/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 19:01:03 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234443 The only commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is set for a $700-million upgrade that would add nearly 200 MW of generation capacity. The Columbia Generating Station in Richland, Washington, with a current capacity of 1,207 MW, will undergo an extended power uprate that will be done during the plant's next three biennial spring refueling outages in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/only-nuclear-power-plant-in-u-s-northwest-set-to-add-generating-capacity/feed/ 0 How to improve performance and reduce emissions when a major hardware upgrade is not financially viable https://www.powermag.com/webinars/how-to-improve-performance-and-reduce-emissions-when-a-major-hardware-upgrade-is-not-financially-viable/ https://www.powermag.com/webinars/how-to-improve-performance-and-reduce-emissions-when-a-major-hardware-upgrade-is-not-financially-viable/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 19:21:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=webinars&p=179345 Improving the performance of your fleet is always top of mind. And today, reducing emissions is added to the list of concerns. However, a hardware upgrade to improve performance and emissions may not be a financially viable option in the near term for many power plants. To learn how to optimize plant performance and meet […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/webinars/how-to-improve-performance-and-reduce-emissions-when-a-major-hardware-upgrade-is-not-financially-viable/feed/ 0 Years in the Making, GE’s Recent GT26 Gas Turbine Upgrade Exceeds Expectations https://www.powermag.com/years-in-the-making-ges-recent-gt26-gas-turbine-upgrade-exceeds-expectations/ https://www.powermag.com/years-in-the-making-ges-recent-gt26-gas-turbine-upgrade-exceeds-expectations/#respond Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:50:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=165508 GE recently announced the completion of the first implementation of its GT26 High-Efficiency (HE) upgrade for the GT26 gas turbine fleet. The work was done at Uniper’s Enfield Power Station (Figure 1) in north London. The upgrade was installed to improve the performance and extend the maintenance interval of the combined cycle plant, according to […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/years-in-the-making-ges-recent-gt26-gas-turbine-upgrade-exceeds-expectations/feed/ 0 Upgrades and Interconnection Make Gas-Fired Plant a Winner https://www.powermag.com/upgrades-and-interconnection-make-gas-fired-plant-a-winner/ https://www.powermag.com/upgrades-and-interconnection-make-gas-fired-plant-a-winner/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:07:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=156321 The Termica Milazzo cogeneration combined cycle power plant completed an extensive upgrade and integration project with a nearby refinery in Sicily, Italy. The successful project, which spanned about three

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/upgrades-and-interconnection-make-gas-fired-plant-a-winner/feed/ 0 Burns & McDonnell Selected by NYPA for Major Control System Modernization Project at One of Largest Hydropower Facilities in North America https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/burns-mcdonnell-selected-by-nypa-for-major-control-system-modernization-project-at-one-of-largest-hydropower-facilities-in-north-america/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/burns-mcdonnell-selected-by-nypa-for-major-control-system-modernization-project-at-one-of-largest-hydropower-facilities-in-north-america/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:59:33 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=148367 KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Burns & McDonnell will serve as engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contractor for an extensive $134 million electrical control system upgrade and modernization project for the New York Power Authority’s 2,525-megawatt (MW) Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant. The control system project is a crucial component of a recently announced $1.1 billion Next Generation Niagara […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/burns-mcdonnell-selected-by-nypa-for-major-control-system-modernization-project-at-one-of-largest-hydropower-facilities-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Siemens to upgrade steam power plant in Vietnam to combined cycle power plant https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/siemens-to-upgrade-steam-power-plant-in-vietnam-to-combined-cycle-power-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/siemens-to-upgrade-steam-power-plant-in-vietnam-to-combined-cycle-power-plant/#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:40:49 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=146656 • Electrical capacity increased to approximately 1,200 megawatts • Fired with regasified liquefied natural gas instead of oil • Fifty percent lower CO2 emissions per kilowatt hour produced Siemens will provide the equipment to upgrade the Hiep Phuoc 1 steam power plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to a combined cycle power plant. This […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/siemens-to-upgrade-steam-power-plant-in-vietnam-to-combined-cycle-power-plant/feed/ 0 GE Completes Gas Turbine Upgrade Ahead of Schedule at Tanzania’s Songas Ubungo Power Plant https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/ge-completes-gas-turbine-upgrade-ahead-of-schedule-at-tanzanias-songas-ubungo-power-plant/ https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/ge-completes-gas-turbine-upgrade-ahead-of-schedule-at-tanzanias-songas-ubungo-power-plant/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2019 13:52:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=press-releases&p=143576 BADEN, SWITZERLAND—August 27, 2019—This week, the SSA Gas Power systems & Power services team announced they have successfully completed upgrades to the entire GE fleet of three LM6000PA and one LM6000PC gas turbines at the Songas Ubungo Power Plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Ubungo power plant provides more than 20% of the grid connected power in […]

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