We Can Help You Navigate Both Planned Outages and Unplanned Outages
Next Generation Services specializes in providing comprehensive solutions to companies in the power generation industry. Our services include removing water from turbine lubricating systems, ensuring the oil remains clean and free from contaminants through turbine oil filtration, removing varnish build-up to maintain system efficiency, and providing on-site particle count to monitor the cleanliness of the oil.
Navigate Both Planned Outages and Emergencies
Whether you’re preparing for a planned outage or responding to a failure, our team brings decades of experience in turbine oil maintenance and fluid system optimization.
We specialize in:
- Removing water from turbine lubricating systems
- Performing full-system oil filtration and varnish mitigation
- Supporting ISO 4406 oil cleanliness targets
- Monitoring oil quality with on-site particle count and water testing
- Providing confined space tank cleaning when required
- Initial fill filtration and transfer service
- Varnish mitigation and removal
We’re your go-to service partner for extending turbine oil life and ensuring reliable system performance.
Our Services
Water Removal
Eliminate damaging moisture caused by seal leaks, heat exchanger failure, or condensation.
Turbine Oil Filtration
Remove fine particulates and contaminants to protect critical equipment and maintain performance.
Varnish Removal
Restore operational efficiency by removing varnish that can obstruct valves and tight clearances.
Initial Fill Filtration and Transfer
Ensure oil entering your system meets ISO 4406 standards through kidney loop filtration.
On-Site Particle Count and Water Testing
Get immediate feedback on oil condition for smarter maintenance decisions.
Confined Space Tank Cleaning
Maintain reservoir cleanliness during changeouts or as part of routine maintenance.
Case Studies
A power company was in a routine planned outage when they noticed they had water in their system. Knowing that the water contamination would cause irreparable damage to their turbine and equipment they called Next Generation Services to see what the water removal options were. The first call to Next Generation Services was on a Sunday at 10am. By Sunday evening the team at Next Generation Services had a vacuum dehydrator hooked up to the turbine lube oil system and the water was being removed. At this point the power company was able to investigate where the water came from. It was determined the water was entering the tank through a combination of a leaking seal and condensation from the lube oil temperature swings related to the outage. Thanks to a quick response and effectively removing water from the system, the unit was able to be put online in a timely manner.
On a Friday afternoon a Peaker Plant was performing routine oil analysis on their gas turbine when the results showed a significant increase in the otherwise nonexistent water content. Because this water content was higher than the limit set by the turbine manufacturer the unit that was scheduled to be dispatched on Monday morning would have to remain idle. This had the potential to have a significant financial impact as the demand for power was high. With one call to Next Generation Services, a vacuum dehydrator was on site that evening and the water was removed by the following morning. The unit was able to be dispatched as scheduled and the fear of the lost revenue was removed.
We received this service call: “We are showing some signs of varnish in our system and have an upcoming planned outage” Even prior to sticking valves, slow controls, additional bearing wear, a unit trip or the other host of headaches that can come along with Varnish, a customer asked Next Generation Services personnel what their options were to remove the small amounts of varnish they believed were in their system. The customer had a planned oil change in both their gas and steam turbine reservoirs. Due to this being the case the varnish was able to be solubilized with an additive prior to the oil being removed. With the lube oil pumps still running the additized oil worked it’s way through the pipes, valves, hoses and to each critical surface of the system. With each pass it lifted more and more of the plated varnish restoring the fine tolerances to their originally engineered clearances. Next Generation Services then removed the additized oil and made a confined space entry into each reservoir to remove any remaining contamination and to wipe down the walls, baffles, heat exchanging elements and floors with lint free cloths. Now that the system was clean, new oil that had been filtered by Next Generation Services to be cleaner than the in-service ISO code requirement of 16/14/11, was transferred from the tanker via a filtration system to the reservoirs. Following world class lubrication practices each reservoir was filtered while the systems came back online. With the oil being clean, cool and dry, the life of both the lubricant and critical components is extended.
Case Study 1 (Power Company)
A power company was in a routine planned outage when they noticed they had water in their system. Knowing that the water contamination would cause irreparable damage to their turbine and equipment they called Next Generation Services to see what the water removal options were. The first call to Next Generation Services was on a Sunday at 10am. By Sunday evening the team at Next Generation Services had a vacuum dehydrator hooked up to the turbine lube oil system and the water was being removed. At this point the power company was able to investigate where the water came from. It was determined the water was entering the tank through a combination of a leaking seal and condensation from the lube oil temperature swings related to the outage. Thanks to a quick response and effectively removing water from the system, the unit was able to be put online in a timely manner.
Case Study 2 (Peaker Plant)
On a Friday afternoon a Peaker Plant was performing routine oil analysis on their gas turbine when the results showed a significant increase in the otherwise nonexistent water content. Because this water content was higher than the limit set by the turbine manufacturer the unit that was scheduled to be dispatched on Monday morning would have to remain idle. This had the potential to have a significant financial impact as the demand for power was high. With one call to Next Generation Services, a vacuum dehydrator was on site that evening and the water was removed by the following morning. The unit was able to be dispatched as scheduled and the fear of the lost revenue was removed.
Case Study 3 (Varnish - Common Industry Challenge)
We received this service call: “We are showing some signs of varnish in our system and have an upcoming planned outage” Even prior to sticking valves, slow controls, additional bearing wear, a unit trip or the other host of headaches that can come along with Varnish, a customer asked Next Generation Services personnel what their options were to remove the small amounts of varnish they believed were in their system. The customer had a planned oil change in both their gas and steam turbine reservoirs. Due to this being the case the varnish was able to be solubilized with an additive prior to the oil being removed. With the lube oil pumps still running the additized oil worked it’s way through the pipes, valves, hoses and to each critical surface of the system. With each pass it lifted more and more of the plated varnish restoring the fine tolerances to their originally engineered clearances. Next Generation Services then removed the additized oil and made a confined space entry into each reservoir to remove any remaining contamination and to wipe down the walls, baffles, heat exchanging elements and floors with lint free cloths. Now that the system was clean, new oil that had been filtered by Next Generation Services to be cleaner than the in-service ISO code requirement of 16/14/11, was transferred from the tanker via a filtration system to the reservoirs. Following world class lubrication practices each reservoir was filtered while the systems came back online. With the oil being clean, cool and dry, the life of both the lubricant and critical components is extended.