Gas and steam turbine services

As the power generation sector experiences rising fuel costs, operational costs, and increasing competition, maintaining economic viability becomes increasingly challenging. This makes it even more crucial that power stations ensure the reliability and efficiency of their equipment. Turbines, as the core components of power plants, play an instrumental role in achieving these goals. Gas, water, and steam turbines are essential for transforming energy resources into usable electricity, and their optimal performance is directly linked to the economic success of power stations.

TÜV SÜD provides services tailored to enhance the performance, safety, and compliance of turbines, helping clients ensure that their power plants are both competitive and reliable.

The high quality and standard-compliant design of turbines are vital for reducing risks and ensuring uninterrupted power supply. Turbine failures, unplanned outages, and suboptimal functioning can lead to significant downtime and financial losses. This makes regular inspection, maintenance, and upgrades essential. Identifying potential issues before they lead to damage or downtime is crucial for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring safety.

Furthermore, improving turbine performance is important because of the increasing trend towards efficiency optimisation, life extension, and retrofitting of turbines to reduce operational costs. With power stations looking to remain economically viable in a fluctuating energy market, investments are being made to modernise equipment and leverage technology to minimise maintenance costs and maximise output. Regular assessments and optimisation measures can help prevent energy wastage.

Regulatory compliance is another reason why steam and gas turbine services are important. Turbine operators must comply with various international standards, including the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, to ensure safety and conformity. This requires a comprehensive understanding of regulatory requirements, as non-compliance can lead to legal complications and fines.

TÜV SÜD has extensive experience in the engineering, construction, and operation of gas, water, and steam turbines.

Our steam, water, and gas turbine services cover everything from conformity assessments and quality control to optimisation of maintenance and energy efficiency, making us a holistic service provider.

We have a strong global presence, which ensures that clients receive local support that meets international standards.

Our services to enable better performance and efficiency of turbines include:

• Conformity assessment in accordance with the relevant international regulations, e.g., the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (CE Declaration of Conformity).
• Quality control during production.
• Auditing of manufacturers and suppliers.
• Support during commissioning.
• Optimisation of maintenance measures / supervision of overhauls.
• Optimisation of cost and energy efficiency.
• Assessment of machinery condition / technical due diligence.
• Testing of performance, vibration and steam purity.
• Strength and fatigue life analysis.
• Systematic defect and failure analysis / Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Third-party damage assessment, also as expert witness.
• Support on service life extension and retrofitting.