Case Study Frontera Energy Center Solution: Turbine Inlet Air Chilling with Thermal Energy Storage Market: Power Generation & Utilities Design: Modular Scope: Turnkey/EPC CHALLENGE Frontera Energy Center is located in Mission, Texas, an area with prolonged hot conditions where temperatures are typically in excess of 80F more than 3,500 hours annually. Even with its existing evaporative cooling system, the plant was limited to approximately 497MW during the high demand summer season. The site’s weather conditions as well as a trend indicating a sharp rise in forward market heat rates made a mechanical chilling solution the smart investment. SOLUTION Stellar Energy designed, procured, manufactured, installed and commissioned a custom Turb

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