The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the opera¬tional status and current trends in gas turbines for electric utility applications in Europe. To obtain a quick, comprehen¬sive perspective of the situation a number of selected organi¬zations were contacted by letter and personal visits;readily available pertinent literature was reviewed.nAs a result util¬ity load growth approached zero and even experienced negative percentages in 1974 and 1975. Correspondingly the market for utility type turbines almost disappeared in Europe;consequen¬tly most utilities had excess reserve generating capacity -some as high as 40%. Gas turbine manufacturers survived by supplying markets in oil producing countries, developing coun¬tries and sectors of the market less affected by the business recession (oil and gas;chemical and process industries).
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