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Article: United States: GE Energy gas turbine technology sets industry milestone.
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- November 3, 2009
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Byline: manish03
GE Energy on November 2 announced the latest milestone for its fleet of F technology gas turbines: more than 30 million hours of commercial operation in power plants worldwide.
The company s fleet of more than 1,000 F-class machines also has exceeded 600,000 starts, illustrating the model s durability and availability. The high number of starts is testimony to the effectiveness of F technology as a cycling or peak unit, serving the operating flexibility needs of today s power generating customer. This industry-leading availability enhances the cost effectiveness of power plants and industrial businesses that use GE s F-class gas turbine ...