GE Gas-Fired Turbine Technology Essential to Renewables' Growth

摘要

In a Key development to natural gas becoming the bridge fuel to a wider use of renewables, GE has rolled out some new technology that might have greens taking a second look at their campaign to deep-six natural gas production in the US. GE has just introduced a 510-MW super-efficient combined-cycle power plant specifically designed to backstop intermittent renewables, such as wind and solar, and most eye opening, it maintains a 61% fuel efficiency, which is exceptional for a rapid-start peaker. According to Jim Donohue, GE's manager of Heavy Duty Gas Turbine marketing, the FlexEfficiency 50 has some features that make it particularly adept at backing up intermittent generation.