Power Industry Summit Tours Alstom Chattanooga Factory
Press Contacts
Visit our media section and follow the link "Press contacts"
How do we increase the availability and operational flexibility of Americas aging fossil power plant fleet?
That question took center stage earlier this month, when the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee hosted over 300 power industry representatives for a twice-yearly meeting of the Electric Power Research Institutes Turbine Generator Users Group.
The four-day event brought nearly 40 power plant operators, including some of America’s largest and most respected utilities, together with equipment manufacturers like Alstom and third-party businesses that service and support turbines and generators used in power stations across the country.
Approximately 100 conference attendees participated in a tour of Alstom’s state-of-the-art Chattanooga facility, which opened in 2010 and represents a job-creating investment of more than $300M. During the tour, several guests expressed interest in Alstom’s ability to retrofit and modernize power plant equipment through its U.S. presence.
Throughout the week, Alstom executives and technical experts contributed to a range of presentations and panel discussions on topics including:
- Stator water cooling system chemistry;
- Turbine and generator risk assessment;
- Steam path blading inspections;
- Chemical cleaning after stator rewinds, and more.
Another important topic of discussion during this event was the need for improved operations and maintenance (O&M) technologies and processes to ensure U.S. power plants are able to meet growing demand for electricity.
“Having customers, partners and peers set aside time to visit our facility was a real honor for Alstom’s Chattanooga team,” commented Lawrence Quinn, President of Alstom Chattanooga Turbines LLC. “We take very seriously our role in forums such as this that are shaping the way customers will meet America’s energy needs today, tomorrow and ten years from now.”
A state-of-the-art manufacturing site meeting America's energy needs today, and tomorrow.