2009 Editorial Highlights
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1st Quarter 2009 Best Practices Awards
- Producing power at lowest cost in an environmentally sound manner while maintaining high availability and reliability requires that plant personnel do the “little things” better than the competition. This special report will feature a collection of “best practices” gathered from gas-turbine-based plants across North America—the US, Canada, and Mexico. The best of the “best practices,” as judged by a panel of plant executives elected to the Leadership Committee of the Combustion Turbine Operations Task Force, will be formally recognized at the CTOTF Spring Forum.
- Two for One advertiser promotion for WTUI and HRSG exhibitors
Deadline for space reservation and materials: January 15th
2nd Quarter 2009 Pacesetter Plants of 2008
- Advancements in state-of-the-art technology applied to gas-turbine-based generating facilities (simple cycle, cogen, combined cycle) will be presented by way of case studies. 2008/2009 pacesetting plants selected for their innovation will be new facilities that have installed equipment and systems to maximize, to the extent possible, efficiency, reliability, and/or availability and to minimize emissions.
Deadline for space reservation and materials: May 15th
3rd Quarter 2009 Spring Users Group Roundup and Directory of Products and Services
- Planned Users Group roundup articles: 501F, 501G, 501D5/D5A, CTOTF, HRSG, Western Turbine, Frame 6, Frame 7F, V users.
- The COMBINED CYCLE Journal’s Directory of Products and Services will serve as an invaluable resource for professionals who construct, design, and operate and maintain gas-turbine-based powerplants. It is a comprehensive resource focused on products and services critical to this important segment of the North American powerplant market (simple cycle, cogeneration, combined cycle; with aeroderivative or frame machines rated at 5 MW and above). The 2010 Directory of Products and Services will provide a detailed product and service listing, as well as complete contact information on manufacturers and suppliers.
Deadline for space reservation and materials: August 15th
4th Quarter 2009 2010 Outage Handbook
- The COMBINED CYCLE Journal's 2010 Outage Handbook will be an important asset in planning plant outages. Successful outages are key to high availability, high reliability, and efficient operation necessary to compete in today's competitive generation market. The level of success is impacted dramatically by the amount of time invested in planning. COMBINED CYCLE Journal’s 2009 Outage Handbook will be an essential resource for plant managers, serving as a guide for successful planning. This special issue will have wide bonus distribution to user groups and will serve readers all year long.
Deadline for space and materials November 15th
In Every Issue: Gas turbines, Heat-recovery steam generators, Steam turbine generators, Auxiliaries, Controls and instrumentation, Plant operation and maintenance, Emissions control, Water treatment, Lubrication, and the latest User group meeting round-up information.
