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Asset Solutions case studies focused on owner decisions

Explore how NAES Asset Solutions helps owners evaluate complex assets, prioritize risk, improve reliability visibility, align capital and O&M planning, and support better operating and investment decisions.

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Case studies built around decision clarity

Asset Solutions case studies should show how NAES helps owners move from uncertainty to structured priorities.

Each case explains the customer challenge, the asset or operating risk, the NAES approach, the work performed, and the outcome or decision value.

Extending the Life of a Strategic Coal Asset

A 510 MW coal-fired CFB facility needed to evaluate possible operation through 2032. The facility faced capital constraints, aging infrastructure, EPA MATS-related particulate matter requirements, reliability concerns, and O&M cost pressure.

Customer challenge

The facility faced interconnected risks across boilers, ESPs, water treatment, cooling systems, material handling, environmental requirements, capital planning, O&M cost, and organizational execution.

NAES approach

NAES Asset Solutions conducted a comprehensive Facility Condition Assessment designed to align technical risk, regulatory compliance, and financial planning into one decision framework.

NAES delivered
  • Risk-prioritized asset roadmap
  • Regulatory readiness review
  • Integrated capital and O&M budget alignment
  • Organizational and process stabilization recommendations
Outcome

The engagement provided the owner with a defensible life-extension planning framework, better visibility into mandatory versus discretionary capital investment, a structured path to support reliability, reduced uncertainty around regulatory and environmental exposure, and actionable O&M cost considerations.

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Onsite Power & Steam Generation Assessment

An industrial customer operated multiple combined power and steam generation assets supporting a large chemical manufacturing complex. The assets were critical to site operations but were managed primarily as a steam host rather than as a strategic power-generation business.

Customer challenge

The facilities showed low availability compared to industry benchmarks, elevated operating and maintenance costs, limited visibility into power export revenue potential, and fragmented processes across operations, maintenance, and contractor oversight.

NAES approach

NAES delivered a structured, cross-disciplinary assessment designed to convert insight into action.

NAES delivered
  • Operational Excellence Review
  • Financial and LTSA Review
  • Technical performance analysis
Outcome

The assessment identified opportunities related to cost optimization, reliability and availability improvement, revenue and asset value, and a foundation for follow-on implementation planning.

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ECOMAX® optimization case studies

Proven value across real gas turbine operating conditions

ECOMAX® has supported operators across power generation, industrial cogeneration, downstream, and petrochemical applications. These examples illustrate how continuous combustion optimization can support performance, flexibility, reliability, compliance, and lifecycle value. Learn more about ECOMAX+.

Hermiston Generating Plant

Hermiston operated ECOMAX for approximately 11 years across two GE 7FA gas turbines. Maintenance leadership reported lower emissions, better hardware condition, and reduced hardware repair exposure.

Application

Long-Term ECOMAX Operation · GE 7FA · DLN 2.0

Proof points
  • Two GE 7FA gas turbines
  • Approximately 11 years of ECOMAX operating experience
  • Unit 1 operating with ECOMAX on DLN 2.0 hardware
  • Approximately 15 ppm NOx before catalyst versus original 25 ppm DLN 2.0 guarantee
  • Better liner condition and reduced evidence of dynamics-related stress reported by maintenance leadership
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Petrochemical 7FA Fleet

A petrochemical plant operating a fleet of 7FA gas turbines used ECOMAX with Tru-Curve to support output, fuel savings, and emissions reduction.

Application

Performance and Efficiency · GE 7FA fleet · ECOMAX with Tru-Curve

Proof points
  • 70,000+ MWh per year reported output increase
  • 465,000 MMBtu per year reported fuel savings
  • 27,200 tons per year reported CO2 reduction
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Extreme-Cold Operation During Texas Freeze

During a major winter event, an ECOMAX-supported power block reportedly remained operational while another block using a competitor solution became unavailable.

Application

Reliability and Resilience

Proof points
  • ECOMAX-supported block reportedly remained operational
  • Second block reportedly unavailable
  • $4 million per hour downtime exposure reported
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Non-OEM-Modified 9FA Application

A plant operating non-OEM-modified 9FA turbines used ECOMAX to stabilize combustion and reduce outage exposure.

Application

Combustion Stability and Capex Avoidance · Non-OEM-modified GE 9FA

Proof points
  • $15 million reported capital expenditure savings
  • Combustion stabilized after modifications
  • Unexpected shutdowns reportedly eliminated
  • Avoided a $20 million-per-unit replacement proposal
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Results vary by turbine configuration, combustion hardware, controls platform, operating profile, baseline condition, fuel conditions, emissions requirements, and site-specific objectives. All performance opportunities require site-specific engineering review and validation.

Your asset challenge may be complex. The decision framework should be clear.

NAES Asset Solutions helps owners evaluate risk, prioritize action, and connect technical findings to financial and operational decisions.

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