INDUSTRY, CEC PLAN KEY STUDY OF LNG IMPACTS ON LARGE TURBINES

The natural gas industry and California Energy Commission (CEC) are planning an extensive study to determine whether "hotter" liquefied natural gas (LNG)-based energy supplies will have harmful impacts on large industrial turbines and burners, such as higher pollutant emissions or performance problems. The study is considered critical to calming the nerves of power generators and state air officials, who have strong concerns about incorporating higher levels of richer LNG supplies into the natural gas flow in California. The study may...