Simple cycle gas turbines provide efficiency levels of around 35% to 40%. Combined cycle units boost efficiency to 60% and beyond. But another option is emerging that combines the attributes of simple ...

For owners and developers of power plants, the decision between simple or combined cycle can be a tough one. As their name implies, simple-cycle plants are less complex, making them faster and cheaper ...

Four years of data (2012-2015) of simple cycle generating units across the United States shows that 90 percent of plants had an operating profile consisting of a capacity factor of 15 percent or less ...

Figure 1. New silencer baffles are being hoisted to the duct. Simple cycle power plants are an integral part of our current electrical generating network, as they can be quickly started and stopped to ...