ATLANTA, Ga (May 6, 2024) –

GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced it has secured an order for 16 of its aeroderivative LM6000VELOX* package solutions, each including an LM6000* gas turbine and a generator, to be installed at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s Kingston Energy Complex on the Clinch River arm of Watts Bar Reservoir near Kingston, Tennessee. The new units are expected to deliver a flexible supply of up to 850 megawatts of electricity to help enhance the reliability of the energy grid and help ensure TVA’s energy consumers have uninterrupted access to affordable and reliable power.

“The Kingston Energy Complex highlights the way diverse generation works together to ensure TVA can provide more reliable, resilient and affordable power,” said TVA Chief Operating Officer Don Moul. “These aeroderivative units will help us meet demand during peak energy usage and supplement solar generation on days when sunshine is limited.”

GE Vernova’s LM6000VELOX packages, expected to start operation in 2028, feature dual-fuel capability to flexibly operate on natural gas or on liquid fuels, if needed. In addition, the DLE combustor configuration is capable to meeting stringent environmental regulations, meeting emissions limits that comply with the regional air district requirements and avoiding water consumption for NOx emissions abatement.

Already an industry leader in carbon reductions, TVA has reduced emissions by 57 percent from 2005 levels. Nearly 60% of TVA’s energy comes from carbon-free sources including nuclear, hydropower, storage, and solar.

“This milestone project marks GE Vernova’s commitment to supporting TVA’s efforts to ensure affordability and reliability of electricity while focusing on more efficient and sustainable energy generation," said Dave Ross, President of GE Vernova’s Gas Power in the Americas region. “TVA is actively integrating more renewables into the system, investing in new technologies, and retiring older, less efficient generation and they are doing this in a holistic way that helps to ensure affordability, reliability, and resiliency for their 10 million customers.”

The LM6000 gas turbines are well-known in the power generation industry for their quick start time in as little as 5 minutes to full power, high cyclic life helping to complement intermittent power from renewable sources, and operational flexibility which can help stabilize the grid and reduce the risk of electricity supply shortages.

These units are derived from jet-engine technology powering the world’s airlines jets. With over 40 million operating hours and an installed base of nearly 1,300 across approximately 60 countries, these turbines have more operating experience than any other aeroderivative gas turbine greater than 40 MW. The LM6000 offers greater than 99 percent start and operational reliability and over 98 percent availability.

GE Vernova’s LM6000VELOX package, announced in October 2023, features enhancements aiming to reduce site construction time for power generation utilities, EPCs, and other industry stakeholders. The solution features a quick package installation in a simple cycle configuration, with an expected reduced installation and commissioning schedule and consequent lower costs.

*Trademark of GE Vernova and/or its affiliates

Source: GE Vernova
Associated URL: https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/ge-vernova-inks-milestone-aeroderivative-order-help-enhance-stability-energy-grid-tennessee-region

Tokyo, May 7, 2024 -

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a General License Agreement (GLA) with Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda). Under this strategic collaboration agreement, MHI will grant license of "KM CDR Process™" and "Advanced KM CDR Process™" to Chiyoda, which is jointly developed with The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and Chiyoda can provide EPC services to customers for CO2 capture projects in Japan.

Through this collaboration, MHI aims to enhance its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) capabilities to develop CO2 capture projects in Japan, where demand for carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is expected to increase. Chiyoda, a global leader in engineering, has been involved in EPC for various types of plants and has a strong track record in infrastructure engineering capabilities, including liquefaction and injection facilities. Through this collaboration, the two companies will leverage their respective strengths to meet decarbonization needs in a wide range of industries.

MHI is expanding the regional coverage and capabilities of its CCUS business by partnering with a diverse group of companies around the world. This collaboration is the latest of MHI's efforts focused on the Japanese market, where, thanks to this agreement, MHI will be able to execute many projects independently as well as through strategic collaboration with its partners.

MHI Group has formally declared its intent to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, and the Company is now working strategically to decarbonize both the energy demand and supply sides. A core element of the Company's "Energy Transition," which targets decarbonization on the energy supply side, is the development of a CO2 solutions ecosystem integrating diverse sources of carbon emissions with modes for carbon storage and utilization. Going forward, MHI Group will continue to proactively promote its CCUS business worldwide, applying its proprietary CO2 capture technologies, contributing as a solutions provider to reducing greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale, and developing further solutions that contribute to environmental protection.

About MHI Group's CO2 capture technologies MHI Group has been developing the KM CDR Process™ (Kansai Mitsubishi Carbon Dioxide Recovery Process) and the Advanced KM CDR Process™ in collaboration with the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. since 1990. As of May 2024, the Company has delivered 16 plants adopting the KM CDR Process™, and two more are currently under construction. The Advanced KM CDR Process™ adopts the KS-21™ solvent, which incorporates technological improvements over the amine-based KS-1™ adopted at all 16 of the commercial CO2 capture plants delivered to date. The advanced version offers superior regeneration efficiency and lower deterioration than the KS-1™, and it has been verified to provide excellent energy saving performance, reduce operation costs, and result in low amine emissions.

Source: MHI
Associated URL: https://www.mhi.com/news/24050701.html

SEOUL -- On April 24th, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "Outdated Power Plant Modernization Cooperation (Environmental Facilities)" with the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and KEPCO KPS. In attendance at the signing ceremony which was held at Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, were key figures from the related parties, including Sungat Yessimkhanov, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Energy; Hongyoun Kim, Chief Executive Officer of KEPCO KPS and Jungkwan Kim, Chief Marketing Officer of Doosan Enerbility.

Under the recently signed MOU, Doosan Enerbility and KEPCO KPS will be conducting feasibility studies on the Almaty, Pavlodar, Astana and Topar power plants in Kazakhstan, in order to pursue the project of implementing environmental facilities and improving the performance of the plants.

Doosan Enerbility had won a KRW 1.15 trillion project last year for building a combined cycle power plant in Shymkent, an industrial region located in southern Kazakhstan. In 2015, the company had won a KRW 340 billion project for constructing the 310MW Karabatan Combined Cycle Power Plant, which was successfully completed in 2020.

Source: Doosan Enerbility
Associated URL: https://www.doosan.com/en/media-center/press-release_view/?id=20172564&page=0&