Combined Cycle Power Generation is an efficient and advanced form of electric power generation where waste heat exhaust produced from one or more combustion turbines is captured and used to create steam which is then supplied to an associated steam turbine to generate additional amounts of electric power. By pairing the two different generating technologies together — gas combustion and the steam turbines — a significant improvement in maximum operating efficiency and energy output is achieved.

There are no pre-requisites for this course and there is no advance preparation required.

Programme Level:  Intermediate

Course Code:  CCPG

Industry:  The Power Industry

CPE Credits:  2 self-study CPE credits awarded for this course

You will learn to:

• Recognize the history and hurdles that were overcome to develop a commercially viable CCPG unit
• List the various components, and their functions, in a CCPG facility
• Distinguish how efficient CCPG is compared to other types of generation
• Point out how and where CCPG is growing and the catalysts driving this increasing usage
• Identify the threats to greater CCPG market penetration and the new approaches to its use ensuring it remains a viable power producing technology

Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.

A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.