Team SOAPP

The SOAPP team consists of EPRI personnel located in Crowley, Texas and Palo Alto, California, dedicated to the development of future releases of SOAPP software and support of new and existing customers. Resources are supplemented by highly experienced engineers and project managers in Palo Alto and specialized subcontractors.

EPRI CT Center

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EPRI has information about topics of interest to combustion turbine plant designers, owners and operators. Technical papers and presentations, related web sites and users groups, frequently asked questions and reference to recent EPRI CT publications are all nicely organized by general topic of interest.
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INTURB

INTURB Online is the most up-to-date, comprehensive database on installed combustion turbines available today.

If your company owns or operates a combustion turbine, you may log-on to conduct useful searches of this extensive database. For example, you can search INTURB to find other contacts operating a CT machine similar to your own and compare notes. Armed with this knowledge, users can reduce O&M costs, minimize the incidence of outages, improve reliability, and extend component life.
To find out more about INTURB, visit their web site at http://www.eprictcenter.com/inturb

Corporate Background

SOAPP (State-of-the-Art Power Plant) software was conceived by Sargent & Lundy Engineers in 1991 in response to a request-for-proposal from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for an advanced software tool for power plant conceptual design and technology comparison. At the time, a Windows-based software tool with sensitivity to project-specific conditions was an aggressive goal for desktop computing, but computer hardware and software were anticipated that could support the robust nature of SOAPP. Initially, the software development was oriented towards pulverized-coal projects. In 1993, emphasis was placed on gas turbine projects when EPRI advisors envisioned that gas turbines would provide the majority of new electricity capacity in the next decade and that utilities and developers would gain major benefits in using such a tool.
EPRI, established in 1973 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, manages science and technology for the energy and energy services industry worldwide (www.epri.com). Sargent & Lundy, based in Chicago, Illinois, has been a global leader for more than 100 years in professional services for the electric power industry (www.slchicago.com).
In June 1994, SEPRIL Services, LLC, was formed with ownership split equally between EPRI and Sargent & Lundy to further commercialize the SOAPP product line. The company was led by Dale Sopocy, Stanley Pace and a Board of Directors from both companies. In 1995, Sargent & Lundy also formed a separate company, InStep Software LLC (www.instepsw.com) to provide software programming expertise, complementing the technical engineering expertise within SEPRIL. In June 1999, EPRI acquired 100% interest in SEPRIL Services, LLC and changed the name to SOAPP, LLC which became a wholly owned subsidiary of EPRI. In February 2000, the operations were merged with EPRI, resulting in the closure of the downtown Chicago office in June 2001. InStep Software LLC, Chicago, Illinois, continues to provide software programming services to EPRI in support of SOAPP products and Sargent & Lundy provides engineering support. EPRI continues to aggressively develop, distribute and support the SOAPP family of software products through its own technical personnel and sales force, providing an array of leading-edge power generation technology products and consulting services to the rapidly evolving energy industry.

Awards

The SOAPP software has been recognized both inside and outside of the power industry for its pioneering integration of multimedia content and interactive analysis, receiving the Award of Excellence and a Gold Medal from NewMedia magazine’s Invision Multimedia Awards. The SOAPP WorkStation also received an Achievement Award from the Consulting Engineers Council.

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