Modern Power Systems
April 1997
Combined cycle power plant efficiency: a prognostic extrapolation

Miro R. Susta

Peter Luby

IMTE AG Power Consulting Engineers

Switzerland

Summary
Deregulation, liberalization and privatization of the energy sector has accelerated technical progress in combined cycle technology.
Today, the thermal efficiency of existing gas turbine combined cycle power plants has achieved parameters unrivalled by any other power generation technology.
Consulting and engineering company, IMTE AG Switzerland, has executed a prognostic study on the limits of combined cycle thermal efficiency for commercial power generation.

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