GE and EDF Celebrate Production of First 9HA Unit, the World’s Largest and Most Efficient Gas Turbine Technology
May 28 2015 - 8:56AM
Business Wire
- First 9HA Gas Turbine Manufactured at
GE’s Belfort Gas Turbine Center of Excellence in France
- Unit to be Shipped to Bouchain, France,
where EDF and GE are Developing One of the World’s Most Flexible
and Efficient Gas-Fired Plants
- New Plant to Help Support Renewables
and Balance the Grid
After years of research and development supported by a billion
dollar investment plan, GE (NYSE: GE) is celebrating today that the
first 9HA, the world’s largest and most efficient gas turbine
technology, has been manufactured at the company’s Belfort Gas
Turbine Center of Excellence in France. The first 9HA unit will be
shipped to Bouchain, France, where Électricité de France (EDF), one
of the world’s largest utilities, and GE are developing one of the
world’s most flexible and efficient gas-fired power plants.
“GE’s HA gas turbine technology is transforming the industry as
the world’s largest and most efficient. With more than $1 billion
in orders, customers across the globe are recognizing the value in
the HA turbine,” said Victor Abate, president and CEO of power
generation products at GE Power & Water. “Natural gas is
leading the capacity for generation growth, and for the first time
ever, more gas generation capacity will be added over the next
decade than from any other fuel.”
Over the last 40 years, EDF has installed more than 120 GE
turbines for projects totaling 12,000 megawatts (MW) of installed
capacity. The project in Bouchain will be the first new gas power
generation combined-cycle plant equipped with GE’s 9HA gas turbine
technology. It is scheduled to enter commercial service in mid- to
late-2016 in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region.
"With the HA technology, EDF confirms its focus on innovation
and its commitment to implement cutting-edge technologies," said
Umberto Dotta, vice president of operations, thermal generation and
engineering division, EDF.
The operating flexibility of GE’s 9HA Gas Turbine technology
will enable EDF to respond quickly to fluctuations in grid demand,
paving the way for greater use of renewable energy in support of
France’s energy and environmental priorities.
Key features of the plant include:
- Large-scale output, efficiency and
flexibility. With a capacity of 575 MW, it will generate power
that is equivalent to the power needs of 600,000 French homes and
it will do so in less than 30 minutes at greater than 61 percent
efficiency.
- Cost-effective technology. GE’s
technology can help save 6.4 million cubic meters of natural gas
each year compared to using F-class technology. Fuel costs can be
reduced by €1.8 million, at a natural gas price of €7 per
gigajoule.
“We are excited to celebrate this important step with EDF as we
usher in a new era in power generation technology with the
construction of the Bouchain power plant,” added Abate.
About GE’s Belfort Gas Turbine Center of Excellence
GE’s Belfort Gas Turbine Center of Excellence, the only producer
of medium- and high-power gas turbines in France, designs and
develops thermal power plants. Based in Belfort, in the heart of
the “energy Valley,” the center is the global center of excellence
for 50 Hertz gas turbines. GE Belfort represents a more than $100
million investment for GE, including a new dedicated test bench and
assembly line. The company is a key player in French and European
industry, employing nearly 1,800 experts capable of developing
state-of-the-art simple or combined power plants for customers all
over the world. GE develops a range of gas turbines from 43 to 510
MW.
About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others
can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE
brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other
company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with
customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power,
build and cure the world. www.ge.com.
About GE Power & Water
GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of
power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to
solve their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all
areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as
wind and solar; biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil,
natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced
technologies to help solve the world’s most complex challenges
related to water availability and quality. Power & Water’s six
business units include Distributed Power, Nuclear Energy, Power
Generation Products, Power Generation Services, Renewable Energy
and Water & Process Technologies. Headquartered in Schenectady,
N.Y., Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business.
For more information, visit the company's website at
www.gepower.com and http://powergen.gepower.com or follow GE Power
& Water and GE Power Generation on Twitter @GE_PowerWater and
@ge_powergen and on LinkedIn.
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