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Gas Turbine Users

Complimentary TICA Membership for Gas Turbine Users
TICA offers complimentary membership to gas turbine users.This offer is available only for a limited period through March 31, 2012. Join us now! More Information

Turbine Inlet Cooling Performance Calculator is Available
TICA offers two versions of a TIC Performance Calculator: Members and Public. More Information.

Gas Turbine Users Forum is Now Available
TICA offers an interactive forum for gas turbine users for discussing topics related to turbine inlet cooling. Access to this forum is not available to non-users of gas turbines. More Information.

New Members

Lower Colorado River Authortiy (LCRA) Joins TICA
LCRA is a non-profit public utility in Austin, TX. More Information.

GDF SUEZ Energy Norh America Joins TICA
GDF SUEZ Energy North America operates electricity and cogeneration facilities. More Information.

ENDESA Joins TICA
ENDESA is the largest private electric power generation company in Peru. More Information.

Gazprom Neft Badra B.V. Joins TICA
Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.(Dubai, UAE) is constructing oil and gas plant in Iraq and will be operating combine-cycle power plant. It is a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft based in Russia. More Information.

 

U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command Joins TICA
TICA welcomes the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command as a member. More Information.

Reliance Industries Limited (India) Joins TICA
TICA welcomes Reliance Industries Limited (India) as a member. More Information.

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. Joins TICA
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies provides turbine inlet air filtration and cooling systems using waste heat (steam, hot water, etc.). Freudenberg Filtration Technologies is part of the Freudenberg Group and is headquartered in Weinheim/Germany and has more than 59 locations around the world. More Information.

Upcoming Meeting and Trade Shows

TICA Partners with and Exhibits at POWER-GEN Middle East (Doha, Qatar; February 6-8, 2012)
Power-Gen Middle East Logo
TICA invites you to visit its booth # 5B26. More Information.

Presentations

Avalon Consulting, Inc. (a TICA Member) Presented at the Midwest Cogeneration Association Conference (October 11, 2011) in Elgin, IL
Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) made the presentation, “Benefits of Turbine Inlet Cooling and Thermal Energy Storage for Cogeneration/CHP Systems.” The paper was coauthored by John Andrepont (President, The Cool Solutions Company ─ also a TICA Member). A copy of the presentation is available.
Avalon Consulting, Inc. (a TICA Member) Presented a Webinar, Sponsored by the Midwest Cogeneration Association and the U.S. Midwest Clean Energy Application Center (August 25, 2011)
Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) made the presentation, “Turbine Inlet Cooling Technologies and Applications for Optimizing Cogeneration/CHP Systems.” A copy of the presentation is available.

NEWS & EVENTS

The News & Events section is divided into three sections:

Recent News

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2011
The officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members on December 13 in Orlando, FL. More Information

• Northern Star Generation Services Joins TICA
Northern Star Generation Services is a power generation company that owns and operates a portfolio of power generation plants.. More.

• Combined Cycle Journal Publishes an Article on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its Second Quarter 2010 Issue
available. Please visit the Web site of the Combined Cycle Journal for more information.

• Gas Turbine World Publishes an Article on Turbine Inlet Cooling in its 2010 Gas Turbine World Handbook
A copy of the article is available. Full handbook can be pruchased from Gas Turbine World.

• TICA Cooling Load Calculator Now Available
The TICA cooling load calculator is useful for estimating the preliminary performance and economics of various TIC technologies at desired design conditions for various plant locations around the world. The full version of this calculator is now available only to the TICA Members in the Members Only section of the Website.

• TICA White Paper and Presentation are Now Available
TICA white paper and presentation, "Turbine Inlet Cooling: An Energy Solution That's Good for the Environment, Ratepayers and Plant Owners," are now available for downloading: White Paper and Presentation.

Member News

• TICA Members Presented at the IDEA Conference (June 13-16; Indianapolis, IN)
1. Avalon Consulting's presentation: " Turbine Inlet Cooling: Increased Energy Efficiency & Reduced Carbon Footprint Aspects for District Energy Systems"

2. The Cool Solutions Company's presentation: " Thermal Energy Storage (TES): Load Management?  Of Course. Economical?  Certainly. But Is It Energy Efficient?"

• TICA Member Presents 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

News Archive

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (1581) at POWER-GEN International 2010
TICA continues its partnership with POWER-GEN International and will have a booth in the Exhibition (Orlando, FL; December 14-16). If you would like to have a complimentary VIP pass ($100 value) for the exhibition, please contact us .

• TICA Members Presented at the IDEA Conference (June 13-16; Indianapolis, IN)
1. Avalon Consulting's presentation: " Turbine Inlet Cooling: Increased Energy Efficiency & Reduced Carbon Footprint Aspects for District Energy Systems"

2. The Cool Solutions Company's presentation: " Thermal Energy Storage (TES): Load Management?  Of Course. Economical?  Certainly. But Is It Energy Efficient?"

• TICA Develops and Sponsors a Turbine Inlet Cooling Course (CPC 504) at POWER-GEN International 2009
TICA develops and sponsors a Turbine Inlet Cooling course at POWER-GEN 2009. The four-hour course (CPC 504) is being offered on December 7 (1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.) .

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (C2-828) at POWER-GEN International 2009
TICA, continues its partnership with POWER-GEN International and will have a booth in the Exhibition (Las Vegas, NV; December 8-10). If you would like to have a complimentary VIP pass ($100 value) for the exhibition, please contact us .

• TICA Elects Officers and Directors for 2010
TICA elected officers and directors for 2010 at the annual meeting of its members held on December 7, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV, in conjunction with POWER-GEN 2009.

• TICA Develops and Sponsors a Turbine Inlet Cooling Course (CPC 504) at POWER-GEN International 2009
TICA develops and sponsors a Turbine Inlet Cooling course at POWER-GEN 2009. The four-hour course (CPC 504) is being offered on December 7 (1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.) .

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (C2-828) at POWER-GEN International 2009
TICA, continues its partnership with POWER-GEN International and will have a booth in the Exhibition (Las Vegas, NV; December 8-10). If you would like to have a complimentary VIP pass ($100 value) for the exhibitiion, please contact us.

• TICA Forms Partnership with the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) and Turbo Expo 2009 (June 8-12; Orlando, FL)

• Turbomachinery Publishes (March/April 2009) an Article on Turbine Inlet Cooling
The article, "Hybrids in Inlet Cooling," discusses a number of hybrid systems for turbine inlet cooling. More information, visit the Web site of the Turbomachinery Magazine

• TICA Forms Partnership with the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) and Turbo Expo 2009 (June 8-12; Orlando, FL)

• TICA Forms Partnership with and Exhibits at Electric Power 2009 (May 12-14; Rosemont, IL). Visit TICA booth #2045 at the Electric Power 2009.

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2009-2011
The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on December 2 in conjunction with the POWER-GEN International 2008 Conference in Orlando, FL.

• TICA and TICA Members Presented at POWER-GEN International 2008
TICA, Caldwell, TAS and Stellar presented and chaired (TAS and Caldwell) the session on Plant Performance 1 at POWER-GEN International 2008 Conference on December 2 (1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.).

• TICA Presented at the Electricity Committee Meeting of NARUC
The Electricity Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) invited TICA to make a presentation at its meeting held on July 20, 2008 in Portland, OR. If you would like to have a copy of the PDF version of the TICA presentation made at this meeting, please e-mail your request to the TICA Executive Director with your affiliation and contact information.

• 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.

• 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 Magazine

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