NEWS & EVENTS

The News & Events section is divided into three sections:

• Recent News
• Members News
• News Archives
  

 

Recent News

• TICA Presented its 2024 Turbine Inlet Cooling Excellence Award to Missouri River Energy Services at the Western Turbine Users Inc. Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA on March 26. 2024 More Information.

• Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) joins TICA. MRES has been generating electric energy since 1965 and supplying it to its 61 member communities in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. More information.

• Andover Technology Partners joins TICA. More information.

• Visit TICA Member, Nederman MikroPul LLC, at 501 F & G Gas Turbine Users Conference (February 4-8 in Orlando, FL) and learn about Pneumafil Gas Turbine Inlet Filters

• Visit TICA Member, Baltimore Aircoil Company, at Booth # 2408 at PowerGen International Conference and Exhibition (January 23-25 in New Orleans, LA)

• TICA Invites Nominations for Awards at the 2024 Western Turbine Users Conference (March 24-27; Palm Springs, CA) for Successful Implementation of at least one Turbine Inlet Cooling Technology. More Information and Nomination Form.

•TICA Elected Officers (2024) and Directors (2024-2026) at its Annual Meeting on December 11, 2023. More Information

•Turbine inlet cooling is a pathway for maximizing the potential of combined Heat and Power systems for decarbonizing the electric grid. TICA is glad to be a promotional partner of the 2023 National Summit on Combined Heat and Power (November 15 and 16 in Washington, DC). This is the fourth annual summit being hosted by the Combined Heat and Power Alliance (CHPA), the leading national voice for the deployment of CHP and Waste Heat to Power (WHP). Attend the conference to learn how CHP can power a more energy-efficient economy. Also, learn about new market pathways. Learn more about the conference and registration

•Burns & McDonnell Joins TICA. Burns & McDonnell is a large Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company that has over 13,000 employees and is 100% employee-owned.

•Turbine inlet cooling is a pathway for maximizing the decarbonization potential of CHP/Cogeneration systems. As a promotional partner of the Midwest Congeraration Association (MCA), TICA is pleased to inform you about the upcoming 2023 Midwest Cogeneration Conference (September 11-13 in Chicago, IL). Attend the conference to learn from industry experts how combined heat and power, cogeneration, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies can drive decarbonization, increase energy resiliency, and provide favorable economic solutions by taking advantage of available local and federal incentives. More information and registration

•Nederman MikroPul LLC (www.pneumafil.com), a TICA member, will be attending and exhibiting (Booth # 39) at the Legacy Turbine Users Conference (LTUG 2023), scheduled for July 17-20. More Information

• Longley Associates Joins TICA. More Information

• TICA and The Thermal Energy Corporation presented a Webinar, "Turbine Inlet Cooling: An Excellent Pathway for Maximizing the Grid-Decarbonization Potential of CHP Systems," on April 20 at 11 AM-Noon U.S. Central Time. The webinar was hosted by the Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Midwest and Central CHP Technical Assistance Partnerships. Copies of the presentations and the webinar recording are available.

• TICA presented its "Turbine Inlet Cooling Excellence Award" to Orange Cogeneration LP (Bartow, FL). The award presentation was at the 2023 Western Turbine Users Inc (WTUI) Conference held on March 12-15 in San Diego, CA.More Information

• Pneumafil Gas Turbine Division of Nederman MikroPul LLC Joins TICA. More Information

• TICA Elects Officers and Directors for 2023-2024.More Information

• TICA Invites Nominations for Awards at the 2023 Western Turbine Uesrs Conference (March 12-15; San Diego, CA) for Successful Implementation of at least one Turbine Inlet Cooling Technology. More Information and Nomination Form.

• TICA Submitted a Suggestion to the California Energy Commimssion to Slash the Cost for California Strategic Electricity Reserve. More details.

• 2022 Annual Midwest Cogeneration Association's Annual Conference, "Exploring Energy Decarbonization and Resiliency Solutions for Your Business and Organization," in Chicago, IL, on September 19-21. More details.

• CHP Alliance's 2022 National Summit on Combined Heat and Power, in Washington, DC on November 2-3. More details

• New ASHRAE Design Guide for Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling is now available at the ASHRAE Bookstore.. More details and link.

• "Turbine inlet cooling: First step on the pathway to net zero emissions," an Article Published in the May 2022 Issue of the Combined Cycle Journal. A copy of the article is available.

• 2022 White Paper: Thermal Energy Storage (TES) for Turbine Inlet Cooling (TIC) Aging Gracefully. More Information

• "Turbine Inlet Cooling Technologies, their Benefits for Cogeneration/CHP, and a Case Study" a Webinar presented on November 18, 2021 by Dharam Punwani (President, Avalon Consulting, Inc.) and Featured a Case Study by Brian Vokal (Senior Vice President, Midland Cogeneration Venture). More Information

• Combined Heat and Power Alliance's Virtual Conference, "The National Summit on Combined Heat and Power," September 13-15, 2021. More Information

 • Midwest Cogeneration Association's Virtual Conference, "Strategizing For Our Energy Future,"August 10-12, 2021.Agenda and Regsitration

• John Andrepont (President, The Cool Solutions Company), one of the TICA founding and current directors, has been honored with the ASHRAE "Distinguished Service Award." More Information

• Salt River Project (SRP) Joins TICA. It has been operating electric power generation stations in Phoenix, AZ since 1903. More Information

• A recent independent market study for Annual Global Market for Turbine Inet Cooling will grow from $508.9 million in 2019 to $623 million in 2025. More Information

• TICA Member, Combined Heat and Power Alliance (CHPA), has Scheduled a Webinar, "Combined Heat and Power and a Changing Climate: Reducing Emissions and Improving Resilience," on January 14 (Thursday), 2021 at 2 PM - 3 PM EST. More Information

• TICA Elects Officers and Directors for 2021-2022. The elected officials are representatives from Baltimore Aircoil Company, Caldwell Energy, Danfoss, Johnson Controls Inc., Munters Corporation, Patricia Graef Consulting, and Victory Turbine. More Information

• TICA Cosigned the letter sent by the Combined Heat and Power Alliance (CHPA) .o the Maryland PSC for supporting the EmPOWER Energy Efficiency Programs. More information

• Utility-Scale U.S. Electric Power Generation Capacity Drops by Over 38,600 MW During Summer When Power is in Most Demand. Turbine Inlet Cooling Can Boost Capacity and Reduce Carbon and Other Emissions During Hot Weather. More information

• Analyses of the TICA Members' Experience Database are now available. It shows the number of installations of 125 models of combustion turbines of 21 combustion turbine OEMs. More Information: Summary and Details (available only after member's login)

• Since Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling increases capacity and efficiency of Combined Heat and Power systems that use combustion turbines, TICA is pleased to announce the "National Summit on Combined Heat and Power : The Role of CHP in a Low-Carbon Future." This virtial conference will be hosted by the Combined Heat and Power Alliance on September 14-16, 2020. More Information

• Avalon Consulting, Inc, a TICA Member, presented a technical seminar, " An Overview of the Updated ASHRAE Design Guide for Combustion Turbine Inlet Cooling," at the 2020 ASHRAE Virtual Conference on June 29, 2020. The recorded presentation will be available on-Deamnd till Secember 31, 2021. More Information.

• Great River Energy Joins TICA. GRE is a not-for-profit wholesale electric power cooperative in Minnesota that generates more than 2,800m MW using a diverse mix of generation resources, including about 1,400 MW of gas turbine systems. More Information

• Orange Cogeneration Joins TICA. It operates a 104 MW combined-cycle cogeneration plant in Florida. More Information.

• Combined Heat and Power Alliance (CHPA) Joins TICA. More Information about CHPA

• TICA invites nominations for the Turbine Inlet Cooling Awards it plans to present at the annual conference for the Western Users Group on March 29 - April 1, 2020 in Long Beach, CA. More Information

Member News

• Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) Webinar June 18, 2020 at 12 PM CST:“CHP + Renewable Gas: A Path Towards Carbon Neutrality.” More Information

• International District Energy Association (IDEA) Conference, "Campus Energy 2020" in Denver, CO on February 10 - 14. More Information

• Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) Conference in Chicago, IL on March 19, 2020: “Energy Policy and the Case for Combined Heat & Power.” More Information

• International District Energy Association (IDEA) Conference, "IDEA 2020" in Washington, DC on June 22-25. More Information

News Archive

• Turbine Inlet Cooling Article, "How turbine inlet cooling can sync with changing load profiles of gas turbines," Published in Turbomachinery International on September 14, 2019 . More Information

• TICA Response to the Ambient Temperature Article in the July/August 2019 Issue of Turbomachinery International. More Information

• The International District Energy Association (IDEA) at its conference (June 24-26) in Pittsburgh honored John Andrepont (TICA Director, founding member and past chairman) with the prestigious 2019 Norm Taylor Award, also known as IDEA's Person of the Year Award. More Information

• The Turbine Inlet Cooling Association (TICA) is pleased to announce that it presented two Excellence Awards for implementing turbine inlet cooling (TIC) at the 2019 Western Turbine Users Inc (WTUI) Conference held on March 17-20 in Las Vegas, NV. More Information

• Kingburg Cogen (Kingsburg, CA), a Southern Generation Company, Joins TICA. More Information

• ASHRAE honored TICA Treasurer, Pat Graef, with its "Distinguished Public Service Award" at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA on January 13, 2019. More Information

• ASHRAE honored TICA Executive Director, Dharam Punwani, with its "ASHRAE Fellow Award" at the ASHRAE Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA on January 13, 2019. More Information

• International District Energy Association (IDEA) Conference, "Campus Energy 2019" in New Orleans, LA on February 26 - March 1 More Information

• Midwest Cogeneration Association (MCA) Conference in Chicago, IL on February 19, 2019: “Energy Policy and the Case for Combined Heat & Power.” More Information

• TICA Electes Officers and Directors for 2019-2020 and Offers Complimentary Membersship to Gas Turbine Users Through June 30, 2019. More Information

• TICA Invites Nominations for Turbine Inlet Cooling Awards
TICA invites nominations for the Turbine Inlet Cooling Awards it plans to give at the annual conference for the Western Users Group on March 17-20, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. More Information

• Metka Power Joins TICA. More Information

• Marlo Coil Joins TICA. More Information

• TICA White Paper,"ENERGY STORAGE: A Clear Need for the Power Grid –But How Best to Achieve It?". Full Paper

• TICA Presented Excellence Awards at the 2018 WTUI Conference. More Information

• The University of Texas at Austin Joins TICA. More Information

• City of Los Angeles Joins TICA. More Information

• Chevron Power and Energy Management Company Joins TICA. More Information

• IHI Power Services Corp. Joins TICA. More Information

• Cheniere LNG O&M Services, LLC Joins TICA. More Information

• TYR Energy Joins TICA. More Information

• PSEG Power LLC Joins TICA. More Information

• Commonwealth Chesapeake, LLC Joins TICA. More Information

• Orange Grove Energy Joins TICA. More Information

• Thermal Energy Coporation (TECO) Joins TICA. More Information

• TICA Presented Excellence Awards at the 2017 WTUI Conference. More Information

• Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, joins TICA. More Information

• Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Malaysia), the largest electric company in Malaysia, joins TICA. More Information

• TICA Invites Nominations for Turbine Inlet Cooling Awards
TICA invites nominations for the Turbine Inlet Cooling Awards it plans to give at the annual conference for the Western Users Group on March 19-22, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. More Information

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors
The officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members on December 12, 2016 in Orlando, FL. More Information

• TICA Announces Complimentary Membership for the Owners/Operators of Gas Turbines. More Information

• Consumers Energy Joins TICA. More Information

• PowerSouth Joins TICA. More Information

• Weaver & Associates, Inc., a provider of consulting services, joins TICA. More Information

• R. Fjallstrom & Associates, Inc., a provider of consulting services, joins TICA. More Information

• Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co., Ltd., a leading absorption chiller manufacturer since 1985, joins TICA. More Information

• Distributed Storage Technologies LLC, a provider of a new advanced cooling technology, joins TICA. More Information

• Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (India), a leading manufacturer of chemcilas and fertilizers in India, joins TICA. More Information

• CB&I, the most complete energy infrastructure focused company in the world with 125 years of experience, joins TICA. More Information

• Combined Cycle Journal's News about TICA. More Information

• TICA announces the officers and directors elected for 2016 and Complimentary TICA Membership for the Owners/Operators of Gas Turbines. More Information

• Gas Turbine Inlet Cooling Systems Market to Reach $13.1 Billion
More Information

• National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) recent report (May 2015) on "Implementing EPA's Clean Power Plan: A Menu of Options" includes Turbine Inlet Cooling (On pages 30 through 39). More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#10024 at Power-Gen International 2015, December 8-10) in Las Vegas, NV
More Information

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2016
The officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members on December 7, 2015 in Orlando, FL. More Information

107th IDEA Annual Conference and Trade Show (June 20-23, 2016) in St. Paul, MN. More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#1314) at Electric Power 2015 (April 1-3) in Melrose Park, IL
More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#5644 at Power-Gen International 2014 (December 9-11) in Orlando, FL
More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth #F401 at Power-Gen Asia2014 (September 10-12) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#1314) at Electric Power 2014 (April 1-3) in New Orleans, LA
More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#228) at Power-Gen International 2013 (November 12-14) in Orlando, FL
More Information

• Rodney Kohler Joins Caldwell Energy (February 6, 2013). More Information

• Stellar Energy Begins Work on Turbine Inlet Air Chilling System for Bryan Texas Utilities’ Dansby Power Plant (February 5, 2013). More Information.

• 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?"

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth (#1301) at Electric Power 2013 (May 14-16) in Rosemont, IL
More Information

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2013
The officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members on December 10, 2012 in Orlando, FL. More Information

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at Power-Gen International 2012 (December 11-13) in Orlando, FL

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at Electric Power 2012 (May 15-17) in Baltimore, MD

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2012
The officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members on December 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at Power-Gen International 2011 (December 13-15) in Las Vegas, NV

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at Electric Power 2011 (May 10-12) in Rosemont, IL

• 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, 2010 in Orlando, FL.

• 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.

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at POWER-GEN International 2010.

• You are Invited to Visit TICA Booth at Electric Power 2010 (May 18-20) in Rosemont, IL

• TICA Members Presented at the IDEA Conference (June 13-16, 2010; 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 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

• 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