GE Power has secured new orders for more than $660 million, which include a new F-class gas turbine project in Wisconsin, GE said.
The announcement came in conjunction with Power-Gen International conference (PGI) in Orlando, US.
Some $450 million in orders were awarded to GE’s Power Services business, providing customers with other OEM service capabilities and enhanced upgrades, GE said, adding that “globally, GE also continues to see growth with continued commitments for higher-efficiency combined cycle power plant technologies and digital solutions using Predix.”
In detail, orders include two GE 7F.05 gas turbines and one GE D600 steam turbine with the EPC responsible for building and commissioning the expansion of Alliant Energy’s Riverside Energy Center in Beloit, Wisconsin. With a generating capability of more than 700 MW, the expansion will generate the equivalent power needed to supply more than 535,000 US households, GE said, adding it will also provide a 20-year contractual services agreement for the project.
Moreover, orders for equipment upgrades and advanced digital solutions with Uniper UK were secured, “to boost the performance" of its Enfield and Grain combined cycle power plants in greater London and the southeast region of England. The contract also includes the first order for GE’s Operations Optimization software on a GT26 gas turbine.
In addition, a 14-year agreement with Dynegy was signed, which aims to increase output and efficiency at several plants through hardware and software upgrades, including GE’s Predix based Asset Performance Management suite. Furthermore, GE was awarded a $35 million turbine generator equipment and technical support order for Grand River Dam Authority’s Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma and multiple Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) orders with US customers worth more than $20 million. These include unit agreements with Dynegy and Oglethorpe Power for performance upgrades and enhanced analytics.
GE launches new turbines for cogeneration applications
GE also launched its latest NovaLT12 gas turbines for cogeneration applications (CHP). “The NovaLT12 leverages the success of GE’s NovaLT gas turbines program overall, designed to meet residential, industrial, commercial customers’ needs with a reliable and efficient plug and play solution below 20 MW” it said, adding that “with an efficiency of up to 85 percent in CHP, these gas turbines represent an advanced solution to produce heat and power, and they can increase industrial plant efficiency while reducing NOx and CO2 emissions.”
“The energy ecosystem is undergoing unprecedented change and growth with $5 trillion – or 6 percent of global GDP -- spent annually" the company also noted.
“This figure is expected to grow as electricity demand increases by 50 percent in 2040.”
Moreover, "the digitization of electricity is enhancing power generation in US cities, which are realizing $17 billion in annual savings by 2019 by installing smart street lights, devices and more” while other key US trends “include the growth of distributed energy like solar, the age of gas as it becomes more accessible and decarbonization to reduce emissions while improving efficiency.”