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Air filtration has a critical role in many power generation applications such as, wind, thermal, nuclear, or biogas. Air filters are critical for the safety and efficiency of the process.

In very competitive and regulated markets, innovative air filtration solutions can be a competitive advantage as it has a large impact on the profitability of operations. Understanding the local site conditions can optimize air inlet systems to meet your operation and maintenance needs, increase service internals, and output.


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Optimise the performance of your dust collector with replacement filters from Camfil

Created Friday, 31 March, 2023

Did you know Camfil have a full range of retrofit filters that can be utilised in all the most common brands on the market. Camfil filters are not just designed to work but to optimise your dust extraction systems performance

Food and beverage Life science and healthcare Energy and Power Systems Manufacturing and machinery

Five ways to improve cross-flow pulse filter performance

Created Thursday, 7 November, 2024

Selecting the right filters to protect your gas turbine fleet can mean the difference between trouble-free, high-output operations and short filter life, de-rates and increased downtime.

Energy and Power Systems

Enhancing steel mill availability with filters

Created Tuesday, 3 September, 2024

A leading steel producer upgraded blower filtration, extending final filter life by 16x, pre-filter life by 4x, and achieving 100% operational availability.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Get ready for the upcoming rain and storms

Created Friday, 14 June, 2024

Prepare for the upcoming rain and storms with a thorough inspection of your air intake system.

Energy and Power Systems

No computers or medicine without HEPA filters

Created Friday, 12 January, 2024

Without HEPA filters, we would not be able to manufacture computers, medicine and many other products that are essential in today’s world. But what is the history of these High Efficiency Particulate Air filters and how and where are they used?

Life science and healthcare

Where is the future of air filtration headed?

Created Friday, 12 January, 2024

What are some of the challenges moving forward to achieve healthy and energy-efficient indoor air environments? And what are some of the new air filtration solutions that could potentially become a reality in the years to come?

Air quality Commercial and public buildings Sustainability Innovation technology and research

Four innovative technologies that improve pulse filter performance

Created Friday, 12 January, 2024

Leveraging years of extensive data, new technologies have been engineered to form a new generation of pulse air filters. This eBook highlight the four innovative technologies designed to enhance the performance of your filters and your gas turbines.

Energy and Power Systems

TurboPulse

Created Friday, 6 October, 2023

The newest pulse technology for the 21st century, TurboPulse takes a modern approach to filter design with many new features engineered to improve filter life and pulse performance for turbomachinery.

Energy and Power Systems

ISO 29461-2 the first international standard for filter performance in fog and mist environments

Created Friday, 9 September, 2022

The first international test standard that rates a filter’s endurance in fog and mist environments and determines a filter’s resistance to water penetration

Energy and Power Systems Standard and regulations

ISO 29461: Turbomachinery air intake filter standards

Created Friday, 9 September, 2022

ISO 29461: Turbomachinery air intake filter standards

Energy and Power Systems Standard and regulations

Infographic: an operators guide to selecting turbomachinery air intake filters

Created Friday, 1 July, 2022

Air quality is critical for the performance and life of your gas turbine. This infographic shows the impact of filtration, causes of poor performance, mitigation, as well as the new ISO 29461 filter standard.

Energy and Power Systems

Container manufacturer amg

Created Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Camfil has provided container manufacturer AMG with a much more effective dust and fume extraction system offering higher filtration rates. A system that is also more sustainable thanks to reduced energy consumption and longer filter lifetime.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies Manufacturing and machinery

Whitepaper: iso 29461-1 first gt air filter efficiency standard

Created Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

For the first time, there is a GT-specific filter efficiency standard. Discover how ISO29461-1 can help you select the right filters for any turbomachinery application.

Energy and Power Systems Standard and regulations

Iso 29461-1:2021 - the first international test standard for turbomachinery filter efficiency & dust holding capacity

Created Friday, 25 February, 2022

ISO 29461-1 is the first international test standard for reporting the efficiency for the entire range of air intake filters for gas turbines, compressors, and other turbomachinery applications.

Energy and Power Systems Standard and regulations

Carbon filtration help middelfart wastewater treatment plant in denmark reduce odour nuisances

Created Thursday, 23 December, 2021

The wastewater undergoes a long process at Middelfart Wastewater, where the wastewater is treated and at the end of the process it eventually becomes purified water which is then released to the sea surrounding Middelfart. In addition, the byproducts biogas is converted to electricity and heat as well as bio-fertilizer that is being used on farmers’ fields.

Air quality Energy and Power Systems Case studies Sustainability

CamClose: New Generation Panel Air Filter for Gas Turbines & Turbomachinery

Created Monday, 8 November, 2021

The CamClose panel air filter is engineered for gas turbine air intake systems to provide hassle free operations, stable performance and increased protection.

Energy and Power Systems

Optimization of carbon media in biogas desulfurisation

Created Thursday, 21 October, 2021

Hydrogen sulphide is one of the major contaminants that needs to be eliminated from biogas production as part of the purification. This can be achieved using mobile activated carbon filters that remove harmful gases and odours from the process.

Air quality Energy and Power Systems

SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER WORKING eNVIRONMENT WHILE DEMOLISHING THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN SWEDEN

Created Tuesday, 24 August, 2021

Clean air at a disused nuclear power plant operated by Barsebäck Kraft AB (BKAB) in Sweden. The used nuclear fuels were removed a long time, but demolishing the nuclear power plant is a dirty job that requires maximum safety and control. To keep the air clean in the demolition process, air purifiers from Camfil were used.

Air cleaners and air purifiers Air quality Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Ck power thailand epa filters boost gas turbine performance

Created Tuesday, 13 April, 2021

CK Power is one of the leading power generation companies in Thailand and the ASEAN region. It operates the Bangpa-in Cogeneration Power Plant Phase 1 (BIC1) that provides electricity for both the city and the neighboring industrial plants.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Tu delft solar boat team promotes renewable energy in the maritime sector with the help of camfil

Created Thursday, 18 March, 2021

With this project, the TU Delft Solar Boat Team works together with the maritime sector to accelerate the transition to green energy. There is still a lot to be gained in this sector and by thinking together with the maritime world and innovating in the field of sustainability, the team contributes to a better and greener future. Because only together we can make a change.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies Sustainability

Desulfurization of biogas with campure 32

Created Thursday, 18 February, 2021

CamPure 32 is the new ideal Camfil media for the removal of hydrogen sulfide during the production of biogas in an anaerobic process. Learn how this farm in France applied the high quality chemical absorbent media to their biogas application.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Anti icing

Created Monday, 1 February, 2021

Protect your gas turbine from ice formation during high humidity and low temperatures. Insufficient icing protection may result in inlet filter system issues and ice formation at the turbine inlet.

Energy and Power Systems

Airplanes do not have filters

Created Monday, 1 February, 2021

To answer this question, let's look at the difference between a land based gas turbine and a jet engine.

Energy and Power Systems

Power Systems and sustainability

Created Monday, 1 February, 2021

amfil Power Systems (PS) provides filtration and acoustical solutions for turbomachinery including gas turbines, generators,industrial air compressors and diesel engines. Turbomachinery technology has evolved tremendously over the past decades.

Energy and Power Systems Sustainability

Singapore coastal cogeneration plant camgt

Created Monday, 14 December, 2020

A cogeneration plant operating 368MW gas turbines in Singapore suffered from availability, reliability, and efficiency issues. To improve the situation, it needed to upgrade its air-inlet filters. Camfil performed on-site and Life Cycle Cost analyses to recommend a solution appropriate for the challenging site conditions.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Camgt whitepaper

Created Thursday, 5 November, 2020

Hot corrosion is a source of nonrecoverable degradation on gas turbines. It is a chemical reaction between salts, sulfur and heat, where the damages can reduce an engine’s life by up to 75%. One of the most effective methods is to eliminate the contaminants triggering the chemical reaction. This paper examines the causes of hot corrosion and assesses various methods of mitigation.

Energy and Power Systems

Power systems webinars

Created Monday, 28 September, 2020

Learn more about how air filtration impacts turbomachinery performance, and what you can do to turboboost performance.

Energy and Power Systems Education and experience

The value rating whitepaper

Created Friday, 7 August, 2020

Learn how The Value Rating, the easiest way to select air filters for gas turbines, works.

Energy and Power Systems

Infographic: TurboBoost Performance - Boost power • Boost uptime • boost profits

Created Friday, 7 August, 2020

CamGT filters have been engineered to excel in extreme environments. They virtually eliminate fouling, corrosion and maintenance downtime, all at a lower and more stable pressure drop.

Energy and Power Systems

Infographic - the easiest way to select air filters for gas turbines

Created Friday, 7 August, 2020

Designed to help identify filters that improve gas turbine efficiency, The Value Rating system is the easiest way to select air filter for gas turbines.

Energy and Power Systems

TurboBoost: CamGT filter line

Created Monday, 6 July, 2020

The CamGT air filter line has been turbo-boosted to maximize power, profits, and uptime of your gas turbine.

Energy and Power Systems

Watch and learn

Created Tuesday, 16 June, 2020

If you are looking to expand your knowledge on the impact of air filtration on your gas turbines and other turbomachinery, look no more!

Energy and Power Systems Education and experience

Whitepaper: cutting the carbon cost with improved air inlet systems 

Created Thursday, 30 April, 2020

With a growing demand for greener practices, and rising operational costs, it has become imperative that gas turbine operators cut their carbon footprints. Upgraded air intake systems are one of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to meet these demands, while improving operations at the same time.

Energy and Power Systems

Infographic: how advanced filtration reduces carbon output

Created Thursday, 30 April, 2020

How Advanced Filtration Reduces Carbon Output

Energy and Power Systems

Gas Turbines Breathe New Life

Created Thursday, 16 April, 2020

Camfil designs a static EPA retrofit gas turbine filtration solution for LM6000 turbines to ensure they deliver reliable power & heating to the district. The result of the upgrade was 3x more filter life, reduction in CO2 emissions by 1 100 tons per year, and fuel consumption savings of 650 000 Sm3 per year.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Historic journey of activated carbon and breakthroughs

Created Thursday, 9 April, 2020

Activated carbon (also known as activated charcoal) is an exceptionally versatile material that can control the vast majority of molecules that pollute the air – that’s more than 150 million catalogued chemicals.

Air quality Innovation technology and research

Upgrade GT filtration to slash carbon emissions 

Created Monday, 16 March, 2020

Upgrade your gas turbine air inlet filters to cut carbon emissions per MWh produced.

Energy and Power Systems

Camfil provides high efficiency air filtration solution for EPR nuclear power station with an aim to reduce carbon emissions

Created Monday, 16 March, 2020

Hinkley Point C in Somerset, United Kingdom is amongst the safest and most efficient nuclear power generator that is type of a Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR). With hundreds of megawatts electrical production in planning, safety of the process becomes a key concern.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies Manufacturing and machinery

Benefits of the right molecular air filtration solution for biogas production industry 

Created Monday, 9 March, 2020

The biogas process is critical as it releases heavily contaminated gasses that can cause engine corrosion and equipment abrasion, causing unscheduled downtime for maintenance and repair, which results in loss of output and profit. Luckily, there are several ways of solving molecular filtration in biogas plants with different types of filter media in deep beds.

Energy and Power Systems

Biogas production for heat and power in st.albans

Created Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Case Study: The BioGas produced is heavily laden with H2S (hydrogen sulphide), a gas that can cause corrosion and pitting inside the gas engine. A solution was required where a high level of abatement of H2S was possible and an easy filter media maintenance.

Case studies

Camfil Designs a Compact Solutions on Existing Offshore Platform for Foxtrot International that Reduces Gas Turbine Maintenance

Created Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Located offshore Ivory Coast, Africa, the CamGT EPA filter solution saves Foxtrot International 3 shutdowns per year and eliminates salt corrrosion, without compromising on footprint.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Filter replacement strategies

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Gas Turbine Application: The quality of air inlet filters is essential for optimal gas turbine performance. Protecting the turbine with site-specific filtration solutions will assure profits are kept high.

Energy and Power Systems

How to choose the right air filtration solution 

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Turbomachinery: Air inlet filtration systems should be designed to suit the environment. Because of market pressures, a general design has been used in widely varying environment conditions. Before making your purchase, get an assessment.

Energy and Power Systems

Salt & corrosion considerations

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Gas Turbine Application: Do you operate in a coastal or offshore site? Unfortunately, you probably have to deal with corrosion related issues. You can, however, operate corrosion-free if you take the right measures.

Energy and Power Systems

Auburndale Power Plant Saves Over $390,000 USD after 3 years with CamPulse GTC low pressure drop air filters

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

After three years of operation the CamPulse GTC F9 cartridge gas turbine air filters helped improve power output, decrease filter replacement frequency, and save over $400 000 as a result of lower pressure drop.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Camgt 4v300

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Noise complaints from neighboring communities in Thailand prompted the plants to evaluate a noise-reducing filtration system. The CamGT high efficiency air filter solution not only improved the noise levels, it also increased turbine availability, improved pressure drop and helped the gas turbine produce more power.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Cofely uk

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Case Study: Clean Air For Cofely United Kingdom. Cofely, a GDF Suez company, is one of the leading experts in energy, technology and facilities management services with business outsourcing. Camfil provides City air purifiers to improve IAQ.

Case studies

Dalkia power saves €172 000 / season with camfil e10 epa filters

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Dalkia, a leader in the French gas turbine market, launched a national comparative test for various air intake filters, including Camfil's Hi-Flo pre-filters and CamGT EPA filters, to increase power production for their 10 GE LM6000 gas turbines.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

H c orstedsvearket

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

During the process of removing the four, 28 meter high boilers, a lot of environmentally harmful materials must be handled, and the demolition process will create dust and smoke, which cannot be spread outside the building.

Case studies Manufacturing and machinery

Huadian corporation upgrades to the campulse gtc synthetic cartridge filters and maximizes availability during the critical heating season

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Huadian, a power generation company located in China, upgraded the air inlet filtration system to the GTC synthetic cartridge filters on GT PG9171E engines and improved pressure drop and availability despite the high humidity levels.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

North sea oil rig

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Case Study: North Sea Oil Rig Accommodation Areas. Employees at the North Sea Oil Rig needed cleaner air in common spaces such as television rooms and accommodation spaces. Find out how Camfil and MSV Regalia improved the air with 24/7 usage of a filtration system.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

Tata power trombay retrofits their filtration system to improve corrosion, pressure drop, and diverter dampers within deadline

Created Tuesday, 18 December, 2018

Tata Power Ltd, India's largest integrated power company requests Camfil for a Cam-Flo pocket bag filter and CamGT static air filter retrofit after heavy hot corrosion in the gas turbine and high pressure drop jeopardized performance and safety.

Energy and Power Systems Case studies

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