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GE’s Advanced Gas Path to deliver more power to growing Asia and beyond
GE’s 9F-3 and 9E Advanced Gas Path Solutions deliver industry-leading upgrade performance. The upgrade technology marks first of its kind available in both gas turbine class sizes.
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E recently unveiled the expansion of its high-performance Advanced Gas Path (AGP) portfolio to its 9F-3 and 9E gas turbine customers operating in Asian energy markets and around the globe. This technology, which is proven to deliver industry-leading upgrade performance, marks the first of its kind available for comparably sized gas turbine assets in both classes. “GE’s AGP technology exemplifies the levels of flexibility and performance our customers demand to remain competitive in both growing and mature energy markets around the world,” said Fintan Tuffy, general manager of Fleet Analytics & Performance Management for GE’s Power Generation Services business. “With a number of Asian markets ranking at the top of expected energy demand growth regions over the next decade, this solution can play an integral role in helping our customers meet these future needs by unlocking the full potential of their existing assets.” With more than 120 AGP systems sold and 37 upgrades already in operation on GE 7F-3 gas turbines around the globe, this proven solution can now unleash higher performance for GE customers with installed assets. ENKA, which generates more than 13 percent
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of electricity for Turkey, has placed the first order for GE’s 9F-3 AGP technology for 10 of its gas turbines at the Gebze, Adapazar and İzmir power plants. The upgrades are expected to deliver a total of up to approximately 150 additional megawatts (MW) of power, enough to generate electricity for more than 200,000 additional households in Turkey. ENKA also expects to lower its emissions footprint with the installation of the AGP solution in tandem with GE’s Dry Low NOx (DLN) 2.6+ combustion system upgrade. Installation of the technologies is scheduled to begin in late 2015, with a targeted completion date of 2018 for all 10 gas turbine upgrades. “The performance improvements this solution delivers to our plants will allow us to maximize the value of the energy we provide through power purchase agreements,” said ENKA O&M Chairman Mr. Tahsin Kösem. “This collaborative
“GE’s AGP technology exemplifies the levels of flexibility and performance our customers demand to remain competitive.”
effort with GE will also put our sites in a better position with more available power and flexibility for electricity markets with demand increases being forecasted across Turkey. Additionally, this project increases ENKA’s contribution to help meet the Turkey 2023 Vision, which contains goals of increasing efficiency and lowering the country’s carbon footprint.” AGP technology advancements feature hardware design and materials improvements to the components of GE’s gas turbine hot gas path system. These innovations are coupled with GE’s OpFlex* advanced controls software to expand gas turbine performance and enable GE customers to operate their power plants more dynamically. The AGP’s hardware and software technologies were developed based on data insights gained through analysis of GE’s more than 100 million hours of operating data on its global gas turbine fleet of more than 1,600 monitored units. Asian power generation entities are expected to experience the world’s highest regional demand growth for power over the next several decades. Across Asia, average energy demand growth is estimated at 3.7 percent annually through 2030, with Southeast Asian demand potentially expanding nearly 90 percent over the same period of time. GE’s AGP technology enables customers with existing gas turbines in rapidly growing economies in Asia and beyond to expand their power capacities without investing in new infrastructure or to complement new power plant construction. The AGP solution is offered through GE’s FlexEfficiency* Advantage for F-Class gas turbine and LifeMax* Advantage for B/E-Class gas turbine platforms. These portfolios deliver hardware- and software-blended solutions that enable GE customers to unleash the full performance and value of their existing assets. Only GE customers are empowered to harness these upgrades, in tandem with data-driven insights from the world’s largest gas turbine fleet, to gain the advantages they need for success, as they define it. The FlexEfficiency Advantage and LifeMax Advantage portfolios support GE’s Predictivity™ solutions platform. Predictivity solutions tap into GE’s networked fleet of gas turbines, along with data analytics capabilities and our people at work to help customers make better business decisions and lower their operational risk.