Turn start-up speed into revenue with Flex-Power Services™

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Reduce Fuel Consumption: Substantially lower fuel consumption by up to 400 MWhth per warm start.
Accelerate Plant Shutdown: Potentially cut shutdown times to below 15 minutes, alleviating fuel waste during unloading and shutdown operation.
Save More: Save 4-digits in start-up costs per hot start by reaching load sooner.
Reduce Start-up Emissions: Lower emissions by minimizing time spent in non-optimal combustion states.

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Faster Starts: Cut start-up time by up to 50% (in applicable cases) to meet strict market participation requirements.
More Dispatch Opportunities: Reduce combined-cycle warm start-up time to below 45 minutes in some cases, helping you be online sooner and more often when opportunities appear.
Aggressive Load Gradients: Increase your MW/min ramp rates to ensure you are the first to capture revenue during price spikes.

A series of Flex‑Power Services™ upgrades significantly boosted a German combined cycle power plant’s cycling performance.
It reduced the hot‑start times by up to 20 minutes and cut down warm‑start and shutdown durations by roughly 50%.
Additional ramping enhancements improved the plant’s ability to respond to short‑notice dispatch signals, reducing time spent in inefficient operating modes.

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