Turbine Inlet Cooling Association - The Trade Association for Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

• TICA White Paper Brief and Presentation are Now Available

TICA white paper brief, "Turbine Inlet Cooling: An Energy Solution That's Good for the Environment, Ratepayers and Plant Owners," is now available for downloading.

TICA has also developed a slide presentation of its full white paper. If you are interested in receiving a PDF version of this presentation, please e-mail your request to the TICA Executive Director with your affiliation and contact information.

• TICA Members Make Presentations at the Electric Power 2008

Avalon Consulting, Inc. and Caldwell Energy Company made presentations in Session 7B of the Electric Power 2008 (Baltimore, MD) on May 7. More information.

• TICA Member Makes Presentation at the Midwest Cogeneration Association Conferenece (May 6, 2008) in Countryside , IL

Avalon Consulting, Inc. made a presentation, "Technologies and Economics of Turbine Inlet Cooling Application in Cogeneration." A copy of the presentation is now available

• Turbomachinery Publishes (March/April 2008) an Article on Turbine Inlet Cooling

The article, "Inlet Chilling Market Unchills," discusses various aspects of using chillers for turbine inlet cooling. More information, visit the Web site of the Turbomachinery

• Acevedo and Associates, Inc. Joins TICA
Acevedo & Associates Engineering provides consulting engineering services for the combustion turbine inlet cooling (power augmentation) and the industrial refrigeration markets. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• TICA Forms Partnership with and Exhibits at Electric Power 2008 (May 6-8 in Baltimore, MD). Visit TICA booth #43 at the Electric Power 2008. For more information click on More or the logo below.

• Baltimore Aircoil Company Joins TICA
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of heat transfer and ice thermal storage products. BAC products serve customers in power generation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and industrial processes. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• Danfoss North America Joins TICA
The Danfoss Group is a developer and producer of a variety of mechanical and electronic products and controls, including high-pressure water system components for turbine inlet cooling. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• Natgun Corporation Joins TICA
Natgun Corporation designs and builds wire-wound concrete tanks for many appliactions, including thermal energy storage for turbine inlet cooling. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2008-2010
The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on December 10 in conjunction with the POWER-GEN International 2007 in New Orleans, LA. More information...

• Gas Turbine World (November-December 2007) publishes a TIC paper:"1500-MW Plant in Phillippines Adds 60 MW with Evap Inlet Cooling." More

• Updated TICA Experience Databases Now Available. The public as well as the Members Only versions of the turbine inlet cooling installations databases updated in November 2007 are now available. More..

• Updated TICA Bibliography of Turbine Inlet Cooling Now Available. The bibilography of turbine inlet cooling updated by TICA in November 2007 is available. More..

• TICA Partnerships with and Exhibits at POWER-GEN International 2007
Visit the TICA Booth # 1711 at this event (December 11-13) in New Orleans, LA. For more information click here or at the logo below.

• The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Organizes a Technical Seminar on "Economic and Environmental Benefits of Turbine Inlet Cooling" on June 25 ( Monday; 8 AM - 9:30 AM; Seminar 24) at its Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA
More information.

• TICA Web site ranks No. 1 on Google and Yahoo Search Engines!
TICA Web site gets up to 24,000 hits per month and ranks No. 1 on both major search engines when searched for "turbine inlet cooling. " Google, Yahoo.

• TICA Forms Partnership with and will Exhibit at Electric Power 2007 (May1-3 in Rosemont, IL)
For more information click on More or the logo below.

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2007-2009
The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on November 27 in conjunction with the Power-Gen International 2006 in Orlando, FL. More information...

• TICA Partnerships with and Exhibits at POWER-GEN International 2006
Visit the TICA Booth # 5342 at this event (November 28-30) in Orlando, FL. For more information click here or at the logo below.

• TICA Presents at the Electricity Committee Meeting of NARUC
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) provided an opportunity for TICA to present at the NARUC Electricity Committee meeting on July 31, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. Copies of the TICA presentation made (by the TICA Vice Chairman, Bill McAuliffe) and the handout given at the meeting are available.

• Combustion Turbine and Combined Cycle Users Organization Joins TICA
The Combustion Turbine and Combined Cycle Users Organization (CTC²) is an international organization whose members sponsor engineering solutions to increase the reliability and lower the O&M cost of combustion turbines. They represent over 600 combustion turbines operated by power producers worldwide. For more information about CTC² visit its website.

• TICA Forms Partnership with and Exhibits at Electric Power 2006 (May 2-4 in Atlanta, GA). Visit TICA booth #1148 at the Electric Power 2006. For more information click on More or the logo below.

• POWER Engineering Publishes a Paper on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its February 2006 Issue
"Cool Or Not To Cool," by Dharam V. Punwani (Avalon Consulting, Inc.) and Craig Hurlbert (Turbine Air Systems, Ltd.). More...

• Takashi Yamanaka Joins TICA
Mr. Takashi Yamanaka, from the Tokyo Electric Power Company's, Washington, DC office joins TICA.

• Control Center, LLC Joins TICA
Control Center, LLC (Orlando, FL) is a premier supplier of engineered products and services. Its quality system and Six Sigma methodology ensure a robust design, approved assembly procedures, and timely completion. For more information about the company and its services, visit its Website

• Transparent Energy Systems Joins TICA
Transparent Energy Systems Private Limited (located in Pune, India) is a TIC OEM/Contractor. The scope of its work includes cogeneration systems, ammonia absorption refrigeration plants and heat recovery systems. For more information about the company and its services, visit its Website

• TICA Suggests You to Participate in the ASHRAE Technical Seminar on "Challenges of Gas Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling" on January 22 (Sunday) at 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. during its Winter Meeting in Chicago, IL.
The Seminar (#14) will discuss the unique technical and geographical challenges in applying TIC. The seminar will include discussions on the considerations and practices that should be applied for modifying an existing turbine inlet housing, challenges in water limited dry desert climate, and adapting technologies used in other industries for TIC application. More information...

• TICA Elects New Officers for 2006 and Directors for 2006-2008. The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on December 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV. More information...

• TICA Partnerships with and Exhibits at POWER-GEN International 2005
Visit the TICA Booth at 5646 at this event. For more information click here or at the logo below.

• POWER Engineering Publishes a Paper on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its November 2005 Issue.
"Unearthing Hidden Treasure," by Dharam V. Punwani (Avalon Consulting, Inc.) and Craig Hurlbert (Turbine Air Systems, Ltd.). More...

• POWER Publishes a Paper on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its September 2005 Issue.
"Turbine Inlet Cooling Benefits Plant Owners and the Environment," by Dharam V. Punwani (Avalon Consulting, Inc.) and Craig Hurlbert (Turbine Air Systems, Ltd.).

• Gas Turbine Efficiency Joins TICA
Gas Turbine Efficiency is a turbine inlet cooling OEM contractor, based in Houston, TX. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• Updated TICA Experience Databases Now Available. The public as well as the Members Only versions of the turbine inlet cooling installations databases updated in August 2005 are now available. More...

• Caldwell Energy Company Joins TICA
Caldwell Energy Company is an OEM contractor, from Louisville, KY, for turbine inlet cooling systems. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• The American Society for Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Plans a TIC Symposium (#DE-05-06) on June 27 (9-9:50 a.m.) in Denver, CO.
The symposium, "Applications of Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling," will include presentations by two TICA members: Turbine Air Systems, Ltd. and The Stellar Group. More...

• Turbomachinery International Publishes a Paper on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its March/April 2005 Issue. "A Time for Change? Gas Turbine Flaw Creates Opportunity for Low Cost, Green Megawatts," by Craig Hurlbert (Turbine Air Systems, Ltd). More...

• TICA Forms Partnership with ASME TURBO EXPO 2005 (June 6-9 in Reno-Tahoe, NV). Visit TICA booth #440 at this event. For more information about the ASME TURBOEXPO 2005 click on More or the logo below

• TICA Forms Partnership with and Exhibits at Electric Power 2005 (April 5-7 in Chicago, IL). Visit TICA booth #351 at the Electric Power 2005. For FREE COMLIMENTARY (saves $75) online registration (use EXTIC as your priority code) and more information click on More or the logo below.

• Energy-Tech Discusses Operation and Maintenance of Wetted Media Evaporative Coolers for TIC. "The Cool Your Jets" column in the December 2004 issue of Energy-Tech discusses the subject. More...

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2005-2007. The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on November 29 in conjunction with the Power-Gen International 2004 in Orlando, FL. More information...

• TICA Produces a Comprehensive Document on TIC. All the TIC articles published in Energy-Tech since December 2003 have been complied into a comprehensive document that includes, description of technologies, their economics, success stories, buyers' guide, and a perspective of the U.S. Electric Power Industry. A PDF file of this document is now available by clicking on More...

• Visit TICA Booth # 1825 at Power-Gen International 2004 in Orlando, FL (November 30 - December 2) More...

• Parker Hannifin Corporation Joins TICA. Parker Hannifin is the worlds leading supplier of motion and control equipment. Parker offers spray nozzles and accessories including manifolds, valves, connectors, filters, and hose as well as systems and sub-systems for turbine cooling. More information...

• Energy-Tech Publishes a Supplement on TIC Case Studies/Success Stories. The October 2004 issue of Energy-Tech publishes TIC installation success stories that cover a wide spectrum of technologies: absorption and mechanical chillers, cogeneration, combined cycle, evaporative cooling, simple-cycle, thermal energy storage, and hybrid systems. More...

• Energy-Tech Discusses a Cover Story on " Environmental, Government Policy, Foreign Energy Dependency, and Other Benefits of TIC." The August 2004 issue of Energy-Tech publishes "A Perspective on the U.S. Electric Power Industry: Problems, Solutions and Needs." The Perspective points out the environmental, governmental policy, foreign energy dependency and other benefits of TIC. More...

• Updated Experience Database Now Available. The public as well as the Members Only sections of the TICA Installations Database have been updated. More...

• Energy-Tech Discusses Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Technologies for TIC. "Cool Your Jets" column in the August 2004 issue of Energy-Tech discusses the TES concept, its advantages and limitations and a few case studies of its application for TIC. More...

• Energy-Tech Discusses Chiller Technologies (Part 2) for TIC. "Cool Your Jets" column in the June 2004 issue of Energy-Tech discusses application and economics of using electric chiller for TIC. More...

• Bill McAuliffe (York International) will be Chairing the ASHRAE Technical Seminar on "Challenges of Gas Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling" on January 21 (Sunday) at 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. during its Winter Meeting in Chicago, IL.
TICA would like you all to participate in the Seminar (#14) that will discuss the unique technical and geographical challenges in applying TIC. The seminar will include discussions on the considerations and practices that should be applied for modifying an existing turbine inlet housing, challenges in water-limited dry-desert climate, and adapting technologies used in other industries for TIC application. More information...

• Avalon Consulting and Turbine Air Systems' Paper Published in the November 2005 Issue of the POWER Engineering
"Unearthing Hidden Treasure," by Dharam V. Punwani (Avalon Consulting, Inc.) and Craig Hurlbert (Turbine Air Systems, Ltd.). More...

• Turbine Air Systems' Paper Published in the March/April 2005 Issue of the Turbomachinery International. "A Time for Change? Gas Turbine Flaw Creates Opportunity for Low Cost, Green Megawatts," by Craig Hurlbert, President and Chief Operating Officer. More...