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Air filtration has a critical role in many power generation applications such as, wind, thermal, nuclear, or biogas. Air filters are critical for the safety and efficiency of the process.

In very competitive and regulated markets, innovative air filtration solutions can be a competitive advantage as it has a large impact on the profitability of operations. Understanding the local site conditions can optimize air inlet systems to meet your operation and maintenance needs, increase service internals, and output.


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optimise the performance of your dust collector with replacement filters from camfil

Created 07 December 2022

Did you know Camfil have a full range of retrofit filters that can be utilised in all the most common brands on the market. Camfil filters are not just designed to work but to optimise your dust extraction systems performance

Manufacturing and Machinery Food and beverage Life science and healthcare Energy and Power Systems

Eliminated downtime and minimised heating costs for Dyna Mig

Created 07 December 2022

Dyna Mig had a competitor dust collector solution that regularly caused costly downtime. With the help of Camfil’s expertise and a flagship Camfil Gold Series GSX dust collector system, Dyna Mig was able to eliminate all unscheduled downtime and cut their heating costs to a minimum – as well as work safer.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

Container manufacturer AMG

Created 07 December 2022

Camfil has provided container manufacturer AMG with a much more effective dust and fume extraction system offering higher filtration rates. A system that is also more sustainable thanks to reduced energy consumption and longer filter lifetime.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

TU Delft Solar Boat Case

Created 12 April 2021

With this project, the TU Delft Solar Boat Team works together with the maritime sector to accelerate the transition to green energy. There is still a lot to be gained in this sector and by thinking together with the maritime world and innovating in the field of sustainability, the team contributes to a better and greener future. Because only together we can make a change.

Case Studies Sustainability Energy and Power Systems

Singapore Coastal Cogeneration Plant CamGT

Created 07 April 2021

CamGT 3V-600 static final filters and Cam-Flo GT Hybrid pocket air filters eliminate 6 offline washes per year, improve gas turbine compressor efficiency, and boost power output for a Singaporean coastal cogeneration power plant.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Union Gas Oil and Gas CamPulse GTC

Created 18 February 2021

A side by side comparison shows the benefits of higher grade GTC F9 gas turbine air intake filters for two RB211 gas turbines, even in very clean rural areas. It means a cleaner engine, higher power output, fewer water washes, and fuel savings.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

LNG Oil and Gas

Created 18 February 2021

Air sampling, CamLab on-site analysis, as well as a Life Cycle Cost analysis show that the CamGT EPA filters will result in no shutdowns for turbine water washes, final filter shutdown extended to 5 years, decreased risk of corrosion and maximum power output.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Gulf of Thailand Oil and Gas CamFlo CamGT 3V600

Created 18 February 2021

Frequent pressure and short filter replacement intervals led to high operational costs. Camfil's Cam-Flo air intake pre-filters and CamGT EPA air filters met their goal of 8000 hours of life and reduced pressure drop by 50%.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

Gulf Coast of Louisiana Power Generation CamFlo CamGT

Created 18 February 2021

Egat North, the largest energy producer in Thailand, upgraded to Hi-Flo and CamClose air intake pre-filters as well as CamGT final EPA air filters and lowered degradation by 70%, reduced water wash requirements, and saved approximately $1.24M USD per year.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

GDF Suez ENGIE Midlothian Retrofit CamGT 3V 600

Created 18 February 2021

Camfil provides the CamGT EPA air filter solution that helps reduce gas turbine compressor efficiency degradation and improves pressure drop by 40%. Three years after installation, the customer reported no filter change-outs, only 1 water wash in 3 years, and a low and stable pressure drop.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Gas Turbines Breathe New Life

Created 18 February 2021

AG Power delivers reliable power & heating to the district due to gas turbine filtration. In addition, they saved 1,100 tons of CO2 & 650,000 sM3 of fuel/year.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Bartow Power Generation CamPulse HemiPleat GTC

Created 18 February 2021

The test showed that that the CamPulse GTC gas turbine cartrdige filter upgrade would improve pressure drop and increase power output despite the salt laden, high humidity environmental conditions.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Smurfit Kappa Pulp and Paper CamPulse

Created 18 February 2021

Low pressure drop GTC air filters minimize filter replacement requirements, improve power output, and lower fuel consumption.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

Camfil Designs a Compact Solutions on Existing Offshore Platform for Foxtrot International that Reduces Gas Turbine Maintenance

Created 18 February 2021

Located offshore Ivory Coast, Africa, the CamGT EPA filter solution saves Foxtrot International 3 shutdowns per year and eliminates salt corrrosion, without compromising on footprint.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Pacific Coast Energy Plant Power Generation CamGT4V300

Created 18 February 2021

An energy plant on the pacific coast upgrades their Siemens 501F gas turbine filtration to the CamGT 4V-300 air intake filters after tests show its water and salt handling capabilities.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

North Power Generation HiFlo CamClose CamGT 4V300

Created 18 February 2021

Egat North, the largest energy producer in Thailand, upgraded to Hi-Flo and CamClose air intake pre-filters as well as CamGT final EPA air filters and lowered degradation by 70%, reduced water wash requirements, and saved approximately $1.24M USD per year.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

North African Pipeline Oil and Gas CamPulse GTC

Created 18 February 2021

Synthetic CamPulse GTC F9 cartridge air intake filters keeps twenty 30MW engines clean and running despite the humid and dusty desert environmental conditions.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems Air quality

CamGT

Created 17 February 2021

The CamGT air filter line has been turbo-boosted to maximize power, profits, and uptime of your gas turbine.

Energy and Power Systems

The Value Rating Whitepaper

Created 17 February 2021

Learn how The Value Rating, the easiest way to select air filters for gas turbines, works.

Energy and Power Systems

The Value Rating Infographic

Created 17 February 2021

Designed to help identify filters that improve gas turbine efficiency, The Value Rating system is the easiest way to select air filter for gas turbines.

Energy and Power Systems

ROI in Less Than 2 Months with the Right Filtration Newsletter

Created 17 February 2021

What if we told you that 98% air and 2% fuel is the input of your most valuable assets, your turbines? Now what if we told you that 100% of that air contains pollutants that can damage your turbines if they’re not properly filtered?

Energy and Power Systems

MYTHBUSTER Gas Turbines in Ships

Created 17 February 2021

Meeting stricter marine emissions standards while continuing to run reciprocating engines will significantly increase operating costs for commercial shipping operators. To support low emissions, liquified natural gas is becoming a key marine fuel due to increasing availability and clean combustion.

Energy and Power Systems

Hydrophobicity and Drainage Capabilities Part 2

Created 17 February 2021

Gas turbines are susceptible to fouling and damage if water droplets and water soluble contaminants, i.e. salts, are ingested by an engine.

Energy and Power Systems

Hydrophobicity and Drainage Capabilities Part 1

Created 17 February 2021

During heavy storms, filters are subject to a lot of water. Both filter efficiency and pressure drop can be impacted if the filter drainage is not properly designed or the media hydrophobicity is not sufficient.

Energy and Power Systems

Cutting the carbon cost with improved air inlet systems

Created 17 February 2021

With a growing demand for greener practices, and rising operational costs, it has become imperative that gas turbine operators cut their carbon footprints. Upgraded air intake systems are one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to meet these demands, while improving operations at the same time.

Energy and Power Systems

Gas Turbine Hot Corrosion Whitepaper

Created 17 February 2021

Hot corrosion is a source of nonrecoverable degradation on gas turbines. It is a chemical reaction between salts, sulfur and heat, where the damages can reduce an engine’s life by up to 75%. One of the most effective methods is to eliminate the contaminants triggering the chemical reaction. This paper examines the causes of hot corrosion and assesses various methods of mitigation.

Energy and Power Systems

CamGT Infographic

Created 17 February 2021

CamGT filters have been engineered to excel in extreme environments. They virtually eliminate fouling, corrosion and maintenance downtime, all at a lower and more stable pressure drop.

Energy and Power Systems

Boost to Reduce Infographics

Created 17 February 2021

Read this infographic and discover: How gas turbines can play a positive role in the future energy mix; How gas turbines can improve their efficiency and carbon intensity; How you can burn less fuel and thus reduce emissions; The amount of CO2 a clean engine emits vs a fouled engine; and Static filter vs. Pulse filer features that reduce emissions

Energy and Power Systems

Boost to Reduce

Created 17 February 2021

Upgrade your gas turbine air inlet filters to cut carbon emissions per MWh produced.

Energy and Power Systems

Biogas industry filtration

Created 17 February 2021

Biogas industry filtration

Energy and Power Systems

Anti Icing

Created 17 February 2021

Protect your gas turbine from ice formation during high humidity and low temperatures. Insufficient icing protection may result in inlet filter system issues and ice formation at the turbine inlet.

Energy and Power Systems

Airplanes do not have filters

Created 17 February 2021

To answer this question, let's look at the difference between a land based gas turbine and a jet engine.

Energy and Power Systems

air filtration solution for EPR nuclear power station

Created 17 February 2021

Hinkley Point C in Somerset, United Kingdom is amongst the safest and most efficient nuclear power generator that is type of a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR). With hundreds of megawatts electrical production in planning, safety of the process becomes a key concern.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery Energy and Power Systems

Watch and Learn

Created 16 February 2021

If you are looking to expand your knowledge on the impact of air filtration on your gas turbines and other turbomachinery, look no more!

Education and Experience Energy and Power Systems

Power Systems and Sustainability

Created 16 February 2021

Camfil helps customers reduce their carbon footprint with EPA hydrophobic air inlet filters.

Sustainability Energy and Power Systems

Desulfurization of Biogas with CamPure 32

Created 16 February 2021

CamPure 32 is the new ideal Camfil media for the removal of hydrogen sulfide during the production of biogas in an anaerobic process. Learn how this farm in France applied the high quality chemical absorbent media to their biogas application.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Tata Power Trombay retrofits their filtration system to improve corrosion, pressure drop, and diverter dampers within deadline

Created 28 November 2018

Tata Power Ltd, India's largest integrated power company requests Camfil for a Cam-Flo pocket bag filter and CamGT static air filter retrofit after heavy hot corrosion in the gas turbine and high pressure drop jeopardized performance and safety.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

North Sea Oil Rig

Created 28 November 2018

Case Study: North Sea Oil Rig Accommodation Areas. Employees at the North Sea Oil Rig needed cleaner air in common spaces such as television rooms and accommodation spaces. Find out how Camfil and MSV Regalia improved the air with 24/7 usage of a filtration system.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Huadian Corporation upgrades to the CamPulse GTC synthetic cartridge filters and maximizes availability during the critical heating season

Created 28 November 2018

Huadian, a power generation company located in China, upgraded the air inlet filtration system to the GTC synthetic cartridge filters on GT PG9171E engines and improved pressure drop and availability despite the high humidity levels.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

H C Orstedsvearket

Created 28 November 2018

During the process of removing the four, 28 meter high boilers, a lot of environmentally harmful materials must be handled, and the demolition process will create dust and smoke, which cannot be spread outside the building.

Case Studies Manufacturing and Machinery

Dalkia Power Saves €172 000 / season with Camfil E10 EPA Filters

Created 28 November 2018

Dalkia, a leader in the French gas turbine market, launched a national comparative test for various air intake filters, including Camfil's Hi-Flo pre-filters and CamGT EPA filters, to increase power production for their 10 GE LM6000 gas turbines.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Cofely UK

Created 28 November 2018

Case Study: Clean Air For Cofely United Kingdom. Cofely, a GDF Suez company, is one of the leading experts in energy, technology and facilities management services with business outsourcing. Camfil provides City air purifiers to improve IAQ.

Case Studies

CamGT 4v300

Created 28 November 2018

Noise complaints from neighboring communities in Thailand prompted the plants to evaluate a noise-reducing filtration system. The CamGT high efficiency air filter solution not only improved the noise levels, it also increased turbine availability, improved pressure drop and helped the gas turbine produce more power.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Auburndale Power Plant Saves Over $390,000 USD after 3 years with CamPulse GTC low pressure drop air filters

Created 28 November 2018

After three years of operation the CamPulse GTC F9 cartridge gas turbine air filters helped improve power output, decrease filter replacement frequency, and save over $400 000 as a result of lower pressure drop.

Case Studies Energy and Power Systems

Salt & Corrosion Considerations

Created 28 November 2018

Gas Turbine Application: Do you operate in a coastal or offshore site? Unfortunately, you probably have to deal with corrosion related issues. You can, however, operate corrosion-free if you take the right measures.

Energy and Power Systems

How to Choose the Right Air Filtration Solution 

Created 28 November 2018

Turbomachinery: Air inlet filtration systems should be designed to suit the environment. Because of market pressures, a general design has been used in widely varying environment conditions. Before making your purchase, get an assessment.

Energy and Power Systems

Filter Replacement Strategies

Created 28 November 2018

Gas Turbine Application: The quality of air inlet filters is essential for optimal gas turbine performance. Protecting the turbine with site-specific filtration solutions will assure profits are kept high.

Energy and Power Systems

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