“Duke/Fluor Daniel brings to TFM its comprehensive capabilities in operations and maintenance. Through our alliance with Liburdi Engineering, we bring the industry’s leading metallurgical and engineering technology services,” said Ted Rosiak, president and chief executive officer – TFM.

TFM has selected Charlotte-based Strategic Power Systems Inc. as a preferred supplier to bring its Operational Reliability Analysis Program (ORAP) products and services. ORAP  products provide the real-time data integration for plant operations, routine and major maintenance, parts inventory and other major activities. It will provide TFM clients direct access to operational and other data through the Internet and link power generation units and trading desks, allowing for optimal scheduling of outages and other maintenance activities.

“We’ll connect our clients with the labor and experienced management that they need for major outages and other maintenance events,” said Rosiak. “Through Fluor Power Services, we’ll have the capacity to do this in any market. This integrated expertise is essential to the economical and reliable operations of combustion turbines in the demanding operating regimes of today’s markets.”

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that 355,000 megawatts of new capacity (excluding cogeneration) will be needed just in the United States by 2020 to meet demand growth and offset retired facilities. Of that, 88 percent is projected to be combined-cycle or combustion-turbine technology. That rapid growth, according to Rosiak, is outstripping the ability of traditional niche service providers and original equipment manufacturers to serve turbine fleet owners and operators comprehensively and adequately.

“The goal for our clients is to drive down their fleet maintenance costs and to drive up fleet performance and reliability,” said Rosiak. “In today’s environment, owners and operators want to achieve top performance and availability when the market rewards are greatest.”

For more information visit www.turbinemgmt.com.

Duke/Fluor Daniel (D/FD) provides comprehensive engineering, procurement, construction and operating plant services for fossil-fueled power generating facilities worldwide. The general partnership of Duke Energy and Fluor Corporation affiliates is one of the largest power contractors in the world and has the largest U.S. market share for the engineering and construction of natural gas-fired power projects. D/FD Operating Plant Services supports utility, merchant and cogeneration plants, including operations and maintenance contracts, capital projects, environmental retrofits and other major plant improvements. For more information visit www.dukefluordaniel.com.

Liburdi Engineering is an industry leader in developing and applying enabling technologies to reliably extend the service life of turbine components.  The Liburdi team brings unparalleled expertise in metallurgical and mechanical analysis of components to develop the leading technologies in automated welding, powder metallurgy, alloy rejuvenation, and coatings to support their advanced component repairs.  These innovative repairs and processes are recognized and being used by all major turbine manufacturers for both repair and new part manufacture. Liburdi has an impressive track record in introducing fleet management techniques such as component life evaluation and life extension to generate millions of dollars of savings each year for its fleet operators across North America. Liburdi also has used this same engineering expertise in conjunction with its WebGTAP performance software models to develop a series of component upgrades to increase engine power and efficiency for fleet operators.  For more information visit www.liburdi.com.

Strategic Power Systems, Inc., located in Charlotte, N.C., provides software applications for monitoring, reporting and integrating data related to the reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) of combustion turbine systems. Its Operational Reliability Analysis Program (ORAP) is the industry’s largest, most comprehensive RAM database, encompassing more than 1,600 combustion turbine units worldwide and representing more than 16,000 unit-years of operation. SPS’s growing line of interactive software applications enhance turbine operators’ ability to achieve reliability and profitability.  For more information visit www.spsinc.com.

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) provides services on a global basis in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations, maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California, Fluor is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenues of $9 billion in fiscal year 2001. For more information visit www.fluor.com.

Duke Energy is a diversified multinational energy company with an integrated network of energy assets and expertise. The company manages a dynamic portfolio of natural gas and electric supply, delivery and trading businesses – meeting the energy needs of customers throughout North America and in key markets around the world. Duke Energy, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is a Fortune 100 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.