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A Short History of the
Combustion Turbine
Operations Task Force |
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The Combustion Turbine Operations Task
Force (CTOTF) traces it beginnings back to 1975, when a group of gas turbine
operators got together to discuss problems with their General Electric Frame 7
gas turbines. The group grew rapidly and expanded their subject areas to
include Westinghouse and Pratt & Whitney / Turbo Power & Marine, followed by
Siemens, and Alstom (ABB)
gas turbines. The group was briefly affiliated with the Gas Turbine Users
Association in the mid 70’s, but ended the affiliation because the focus was
different. |
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The group became affiliated with Edison
Electric Institute (EEI) in 1979, as the EEI Combustion Turbine Operations Task
Force. It reported to the Steam and Combustion Turbine Subcommittee of the EEI
Prime Movers Committee. The affiliation lasted for 16 years, ending with the
reorganization of EEI in 1995. The newly formed EEI Generation Subject Area
Committee eliminated the existing subcommittees and task forces that would have
reported to it. However, the Combustion Turbine Operations Task Force did not
disband. Its members decided to continue to meet, as the benefit came from the
exchange of information at the meetings, not from affiliation with EEI. One
concern was that a lack of affiliation may cause difficulties for some members
to get permission from their management to attend the meeting. Other
organizations were considered for sponsorship, but the final decision was to go
it alone. |
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The Combustion Turbine Operations Task
Force dropped EEI from the name and met for the first time as an independent
organization in Portland, Oregon, in the Fall of 1995. The meeting was hosted by
Portland General Electric, and was a huge success. The
CTOTF has since
utilized the services of Wickey Elmo, now with GCSI, for conference planning and group
coordination. This arrangement has worked well, significantly reducing the
burden on the member company acting as meeting host. |
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