GE and Southern California Edison Debut World’s First Battery-Gas Turbine Hybrid
April 17 2017 - 2:06PM
Business Wire
- Helps meet immediate energy needs in
California
- Enhances flexibility, reliability and
response time to customer’s energy demands
- Allows more effective use of renewables
and faster response to changing demands
- Reduces environmental impact and cost
for Southern California Edison’s operations and its customers
GE (NYSE: GE) and Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison
International (NYSE: EIX) company today unveiled the world’s first
battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, California. This is
the first of two units that GE has delivered for SCE only months
after announcing initial deployment plans of this innovative
technology.
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SCE and GE bring world's first hybrid
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This system, called the LM6000 Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine
(Hybrid EGT)* supports SCE’s increasing renewable energy capacity
by providing quick start, fast ramping capabilities when they are
needed. The unit integrates a 10 MW/ 4.3 MWh battery energy storage
system capable of immediately providing power with GE’s proven 50MW
LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine.
Among the speakers that attended the event were Mary Nichols,
Chair, California Air Resources Board (CARB), Jill Whynot, Deputy
Executive Officer, Operations South Coast Air Quality Management
(SCAQMD) and Tom Doughty, Vice President, California Independent
System Operator (CAISO).
“The new system will help SCE better utilize the resources on
the grid, provide enhanced reliability, reduce environmental
impact, and reduce cost for our operations and for our customers,”
said SCE President Ron Nichols. “This technology also allows us to
continue to expand our use of solar, wind and other renewable
resources.”
GE and SCE developed this system in response to changing energy
needs in California. The state has committed to derive 50 percent
of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The Hybrid EGT
helps balance variable energy supply and demand, including during
evening hours when the sun sets and solar power production falls
while electricity usage surges as customers return home and turn on
lights and appliances.
At the heart of the Hybrid EGT is a groundbreaking control
system which seamlessly blends output between the battery and the
gas turbine. The energy storage capacity of the battery has been
specifically designed to provide enough time coverage to allow the
gas turbine to start and reach its designated power output. As a
result, the system does not need to burn fuel and consume water in
stand-by mode to be able to dispatch power immediately when demand
surges.
“As the electrical grid network continues to evolve, with more
intermittent renewables being added every day, products like the
Hybrid EGT can help smooth out the delivery of electricity,” said
Reinaldo Garcia, President and CEO of Grid Solutions from GE Energy
Connections. “Storage and the ability to quickly push power to the
grid also play a key role in emergency situations, dispatching
energy immediately to the grid ensuring that we are able help keep
the lights on for everyone.”
This innovative combination, along with new emission controls,
provides enhanced flexibility in the operation of the peaker while
at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air
pollution by 60 percent. In addition, demineralized water
consumption will be reduced by approximately 45 percent, saving two
million gallons of water annually and increasing the life of the
equipment.
Paul McElhinney, President & CEO for GE Power Services
added, “We worked with SCE to address a very specific need, but
this solution has applications that go far beyond. We look forward
to working with customers to develop tailor-made solutions that
will allow them greater flexibility when incorporating renewable
energy and other quick power needs.”
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which each business shares and accesses the same technology,
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innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With
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About Southern California
Edison
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California
Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a
population of approximately 15 million via 5 million customer
accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central,
Coastal and Southern California.
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