GAS TURBINE

RESERVE POWER PLANT H-CLASS TURBINE ORDER FROM BRAZIL

GE has secured a H-Class gas turbine order from Eneva, the largest private natural gas operator in Brazil. GE will supply a 7HA.02 gas turbine for Eneva’s new 350 MW Azulão reserve power plant to help stabilize the grid. “The use of renewable energy sources is continuously being expanded in many countries around the world, but the grid infrastructure still requires highly efficient gas turbine technology to stabilize and support these variable technologies,” said Eric Gray, president and CEO of GE Gas Power. “Rapid renewable energy growth presents system operators and energy providers with the increasingly difficult task of continuously ensuring stability of the grid and a reliable power supply. “GE’s H-Class gas turbine technology has earned a reputation for flexibility, output, environmental performance and high efficiency that has led to its rapid growth and maturation as a fleet worldwide, and we’re honored to add a new customer to our HA fleet.” GE’s 7HA high efficiency air-cooled gas turbine is one of the industry leaders among advanced class gas turbine offerings and is available in three models - the 7HA.01 at 290 MW, the 7HA.02 at 384 MW, and the 7HA.03 at 430 MW. The economies of scale created by the 7HA gas turbine, combined with its 64% combined-cycle efficiency, enables the most cost-effective conversion of fuel to electricity to help power plant operators meet increasingly dynamic power demands. GE’s DLN family (DLN 2/2.6/2.6+/2.6e) of combustion systems enables GE’s F-Class and H-class gas turbines to reduce NOx emissions while enabling high plant efficiency plus extending outage intervals. The DLN 2.6e maintains many of the elements of GE’s DLN 2.6+ combustion system but introduces advanced premixing to the 7HA gas turbine combustor.

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“THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IS CONTINUOUSLY BEING EXPANDED IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, BUT THE GRID INFRASTRUCTURE STILL REQUIRES HIGHLY EFFICIENT GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY TO STABILISE AND SUPPORT THESE VARIABLE TECHNOLOGIES. RAPID RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PRESENTS SYSTEM OPERATORS AND ENERGY PROVIDERS WITH THE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TASK OF CONTINUOUSLY ENSURING STABILITY OF THE GRID AND A RELIABLE POWER SUPPLY.” - ERIC GRAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GE GAS POWER

The GE 7HA gas turbine portfolio facilitates easier installation with 10,000 fewer labor hours compared to F-class turbines. Additionally, its modular configuration also helps streamline maintenance with quick-removal turbine roof, field-replaceable blades, and 100% borescope inspection coverage for all blades. Its simplified dual-fuel system uses less water, eliminates recirculation, and utilizes enhanced liquid purge for improved reliability and dependability. The 7HA combined cycle plant ramps up to full load in less than 30 minutes and features a novel configuration that supports simplified installation and maintenance. A 15% park mode enables customers to lower fuel burn and plant shutdown/startup costs during periods of low demand while providing a faster ramp to full load. For the Azulão power plant, GE’s 7HA.02 gas turbine will power a H65 generator to give Brazil extra flexibility to manage its renewable-rich grid and its growing utilization of nondispatchable energy sources. The construction of the new reserve power plant, located near Manaus, will start in late 2022, targeting the start of commercial operation by 2026. The installed capacity will be available to the National Grid Operator to help ensure grid stability with high efficiency. In addition, the increased power available on the open electricity The 7HA suite of gas turbines’ flexibility enables increased dispatch and ancillary revenue, while enhanced fuel flexibility accommodates a wide range of gaseous fuels (shale gas, high ethane, H2) and liquid fuels (#2 diesel, crude oils). The 7HA gas turbine ramps up to full load in 10 minutes and features a novel configuration that supports simplified installation and maintenance. marketplace could help reduce average cost of electricity in the country. Eneva turned to GE based on a longtime collaboration between the two companies, built on more than half a dozen of GE 7F gas turbines being used at Eneva’s power plants across Brazil for almost a decade. GE said it has a longstanding presence of 100 years in Brazil, helping to power approximately 30% of the energy produced in Brazil and about one-third of all energy generated throughout Latin America.

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