BTEC Turbines LP Announces 1,000 MW Power Plant Acquisitions.HOUSTON -- Houston-based BTEC BTEC Business and Technology Education Council (UK) BTEC Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (Raleigh, NC) BTEC Business Transformation Executive Committee Turbines ("BTEC"), provider of products and services to power producers worldwide, recently acquired the assets of two power plants in the southeastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , consisting of 1,000 MW of new and refurbished gas turbines and associated equipment. This inventory of large industrial turbines has increased the company's capacity to build power plants more quickly and cost-effectively than the industry standard. The addition of the eight GE Frame 7EA and six Frame 7E simple cycle power islands enables BTEC to "do anything from supplying turbines to performing EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). of the power island or the entire plant in less time and at a lower cost than most of our competitors," said Mike Boyce, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . BTEC specializes in turnkey power plants, remanufactured gas turbine packages and gas turbine package upgrades. By growing its asset base, BTEC can respond immediately to customer needs. BTEC's ability to refurbish turbines, manufacture auxiliary equipment Noun 1. auxiliary equipment - electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit off-line equipment such as control and fuel systems, and perform technical activities -- including engineering, disassembly dis·as·sem·ble v. dis·as·sem·bled, dis·as·sem·bling, dis·as·sem·bles v.tr. To take apart: disassemble a toaster. v.intr. 1. , testing, installation, start-up and commissioning, and logistics management, as well as monitoring and maintenance -- reduces overall cost to customers. About BTEC Turbines BTEC is a single-source solutions provider to the power industry. Headquartered in a 200,000-square-foot facility on the Houston Ship Channel The Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas is part of the Port of Houston—one of the United States's busiest sea ports. The channel is a conduit between the continental interior and the Gulf of Mexico for both petrochemical products and Midwestern grain. , BTEC specializes in the refurbishment, repair and packaging of large industrial and aero derivative gas turbines as well as turnkey power plant design, construction, commissioning and support ("EPC"). Among the company's chief businesses is the remanufacture of 25-100 MW gas turbine generator packages that include custom-designed integrated fuel and control systems. In addition, BTEC provides full-scope EPC of green field power plants and plant overhauls, performs gas turbine package upgrades, provides a variety of related field services, and furnishes customized control systems. In addition to projects in the United States, BTEC successfully completed several fasttrack assignments as part of the rebuilding of Iraq's infrastructure, and is performing a turnkey EPC project for a 160 MW power plant in northwest Peru. |
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