China state-owned utility Guangdong Vitality Group has began industrial operation of the Dongguan Ningzhou combined-cycle facility in Guangdong Province, China. GE Vernova, which provided three 9HA.02 fuel generators for the mission, on Oct. 24 introduced the startup of the facility station.
The plant is among the many largest gas-fired services in China. Officers mentioned Dongguan Ningzhou is a part of the transfer to switch coal-fired energy with pure fuel within the area. The brand new facility joins the 1.34-GW Huizhou energy plant in Guangdong Province, which got here on-line this previous summer time. Huizhou is a mixed warmth and energy facility powered by two hydrogen-ready GE Vernova 9HA.01 fuel generators.
“GE Vernova has lengthy been our firm of selection when transitioning our energy vegetation from coal to pure fuel and we belief that sooner or later GE Vernova expertise will assist transition to almost net-zero carbon emissions,” mentioned a consultant from Guangdong Vitality Group in a information launch.
The Chinese language authorities has mentioned the nation has a goal to realize a carbon emissions peak by 2030, and attain carbon neutrality by 2060, though power business analysts have mentioned these are seemingly bold because of China’s continued reliance on coal-fired technology. Officers in China have mentioned they need to cut back coal’s share of the power combine—the nation is the world chief within the buildout of renewable power assets—and has been changing coal vegetation with gas-fired energy stations.
“Dongguan Ningzhou plant performs a big position in supporting a lower-carbon and extra sustainable energy technology within the Guangdong province, north of Hong Kong within the Better Bay Space,” mentioned Xu Xin, Fuel Energy Providers China ITR Chief for GE Vernova. “We celebrated at the moment the beginning of the operation of one of many largest fuel vegetation in China. This plant will assist increase the megapolis’ transition from coal to fuel energy technology to decrease emissions. This milestone was achieved on time and safely, with the very best requirements of high quality, additionally because of the very good collaboration with our native companion, Harbin Electrical who supplied steam turbine, generator and balance-of-plant gear.”
GE Vernova has mentioned its H-Class fuel turbine expertise produces as much as 60% fewer carbon emissions in comparison with vegetation of the identical measurement powered by coal. The group mentioned the H-Class is also able to burning as much as 50% by quantity of hydrogen blended with pure fuel. The corporate is engaged on expertise to burn 100% hydrogen.
GE Vernova, acknowledged as the primary worldwide producer and provider of fuel turbine expertise in China, on Thursday mentioned it’s concerned with greater than 110 gas-fired energy vegetation within the nation.
—Darrell Proctor is a senior editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).
