Mitsubishi Energy Americas will set up a second 500-MW simple-cycle gasoline turbine on the Grand River Power Heart in Oklahoma, a part of the Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA’s) plan to modify the Chouteau-based energy plant from coal-fired to pure gas-fired era.
GRDA and Mitsubishi in 2017 changed one coal-fired unit on the plant with a 500-MW combined-cycle turbine. The brand new turbine will function on blends of hydrogen and pure gasoline and is predicted on-line in 2026. Mitsubishi Energy has mentioned the turbine throughout testing has offered a ten% discount in greenhouse gasoline emissions.
“By changing its coal-fired items with our superior J-Class gasoline generators, together with Unit 4’s hydrogen-capable turbine, GRDA is demonstrating its persevering with dedication to cleaner, extra versatile and dependable power manufacturing,” mentioned Mitsubishi Energy Americas CEO Invoice Newsom in an announcement.
Tulsa-based GRDA sells wholesale electrical energy to 75 of 77 counties by way of 15 Oklahoma public energy municipalities. The utility manages a 2.3-GW electrical portfolio that features two pure gas-fired era services, in addition to three hydroelectric services. It has energy buy agreements for 358 MW of wind era.
Thailand Mission
The Oklahoma announcement comes on the heels of Mitsubishi Energy on Oct. 12 confirming it accomplished set up of the second of 4 M701JAC items at a pure gas-fired energy plant in Rayong Province, Thailand. Mitsubishi Energy, a model of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), mentioned the unit entered business operation on Oct. 1. Unit 1 on the Rayong plant entered service in late March of this 12 months.
Mitsubishi beforehand put in 4 comparable, 625-MW M701JAC gasoline generators on the 2.5-GW Chonburi Ng Mission energy station in Chonburi, Thailand. These JAC mannequin generators got here on-line throughout 2021 and 2022. The final two items on the Rayong website are anticipated to be in service by the autumn of 2024.
Worapong Vivatanavanich, chief mission growth officer for Gulf Power Growth, a part of the possession group for the Chonburi and Rayong crops, in an announcement after startup of Unit 2 at Rayong, mentioned: “As with the earlier mission in Chonburi Province, we confronted a number of challenges, however had been ready to attract on our earlier expertise in executing the mission. I commend the truth that the second unit began operation as initially scheduled. Going ahead, primarily based on a robust relationship of belief, I’m assured that we will full your complete mission as scheduled.”
“Using the know-how gained by way of the development of the 2 energy crops, underneath the management of Gulf Power Growth, the businesses labored as a staff to attain a profitable begin of operations,” mentioned Akira Takahashi, president and managing director of Mitsubishi Energy in Thailand. “Going ahead, we are going to proceed to make each effort to make sure that all programs are in operation as scheduled and are working easily. We may also construct a dependable system to help long-term operation, upkeep, and inspection following the startup of operations.”
The Rayong plant is situated 130 kilometers (about 81 miles) southeast of Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. It’s owned and operated by Gulf PD Co. Ltd., a three way partnership of Gulf Power Growth and Mitsui & Co. Gulf Power Growth is likely one of the largest unbiased energy producers in Thailand.
Energy from each the Chonburi and Rayong stations is offered to the state-owned Electrical energy Producing Authority of Thailand.
—Darrell Proctor is a senior affiliate editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).
