Gas-Fired Power Generation Gains Ground: Recent gas turbine engine orders show shift in power generation technologies

摘要

In the Australasia region, where the stationary energy sector is generally dominated by output from coal-fired power plants, there is some evidence that combined-cycle gas turbine stations as well as gas-fired reciprocating engines are increasingly becoming an attractive economic option for electric power generation. The case for gas turbines was very recently given'a significant boost with the announcement of an order for them for a project in the North Province of New Caledonia east of Australia in the South Pacific. Other projects making headlines recently have included coal mine methane gas-fired power plants coming online.