Turbine Inlet Cooling Association - The Trade Association for Gas Turbine Inlet Air Cooling

TICA promotes the development and exchange of knowledge related to gas turbine inlet cooling (TIC) for enhancing power generation worldwide. Turbine inlet cooling provides a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally beneficial means to enhance power generation capacity and efficiency.

• TICA and TICA Members will be Presenting at POWER-GEN International 2008
TICA, TAS and Stellar will be presenting and chairing (TAS and Caldwell) the session on Plant Performance 1 at POWER-GEN International 2008 on December 2 (1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.).

• TICA Partnerships with and Exhibits at POWER-GEN International 2008
Visit the TICA Booth # 3073 at this event (December 2-4) in Orlando, FL. For more information click here or at the logo below.

• TICA Presents at the Electricity Committee Meeting of NARUC
The Electricity Committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) invited TICA to make presentation at its meeting held on July 20, 2007 in Portland, OR. If you would like to have a copy of the PDF version of the TICA presentation made at this meeting, please e-mail your request to the TICA Executive Director with your affiliation and contact information.

• TICA White Paper Brief and Presentation are Now Available
TICA white paper brief, "Turbine Inlet Cooling: An Energy Solution That's Good for the Environment, Ratepayers and Plant Owners," is now available for downloading.

TICA has also developed a slide presentation of its full white paper. If you are interested in receiving a PDF version of this presentation, please e-mail your request to the TICA Executive Director with your affiliation and contact information.

• TICA Members Make Presentations at the Electric Power 2008
Avalon Consulting, Inc. and Caldwell Energy Company made presentations in Session 7B of the Electric Power 2008 (Baltimore, MD) on May 7. More information.

A brief prospectus on the benefits of joining TICA is available for your perusal. Join TICA and obtain access to valuable information about the growing TIC industry!

• TICA Member Presents at the Midwest Cogeneration Association Conferenece (May 6, 2008) in Countryside , IL
Avalon Consulting, Inc. made a presentation, "Technologies and Economics of Turbine Inlet Cooling Application in Cogeneration." A copy of the presentation is now available

• Turbomachinery Publishes (March/April 2008) an Article on Turbine Inlet Cooling
The article, "Inlet Chilling Market Unchills," discusses various aspects of using chillers for turbine inlet cooling. More information, visit the Web site of the Turbomachinery

• Acevedo and Associates, Inc. Joins TICA
Acevedo & Associates Engineering provides consulting engineering services for the combustion turbine inlet cooling (power augmentation) and the industrial refrigeration markets. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• TICA Forms Partnership with and Exhibits at Electric Power 2008 (May 6-8 in Baltimore, MD). Visit TICA booth #43 at the Electric Power 2008. For more information click on More or the logo below.

• Baltimore Aircoil Company Joins TICA
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of heat transfer and ice thermal storage products. BAC products serve customers in power generation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and industrial processes. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• Danfoss North America Joins TICA
The Danfoss Group is a developer and producer of a variety of mechanical and electronic products and controls, including high-pressure water system components for turbine inlet cooling. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• Natgun Corporation Joins TICA
Natgun Corporation designs and builds wire-wound concrete tanks for many appliactions, including thermal energy storage for turbine inlet cooling. For more information about the company and their services, visit their Website.

• TICA Elects New Officers and Directors for 2008-2010
The new officers and directors were elected at the Annual Meeting of the TICA members, held on December 10 in conjunction with the POWER-GEN International 2007 in New Orleans, LA. More information...

• For information on TICA news prior to 2008 please visit News Archive