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GE Vernova announces its first 100 per cent hydrogen fuelled gas turbine
- a month ago (2024-11-20)
- David Flin
GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order for an LM6000 gas turbine that will operate on 100 per cent hydrogen at the Whyalla hydrogen power plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
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The order was with ATCO Australia and BOC , a Linde company, for four LM6000VELOX units, scheduled for commissioning in early 2026. This is GE Vernova’s for order for a commercial scale aeroderivative gas turbine capable of operating on 100 per cent hydrogen.
The 200 MW peaking power station is part of a larger hydrogen project that will include a 250 MW electrolyser and a 100 ton hydrogen facility. The company said: “When completed, the Whyalla hydrogen facility will utilise South Australia’s surplus renewable energy, generated by large-scale wind and solar farms, to produce renewable hydrogen that will be stored and used to power the four LM6000VELOX units.”
Eric Gray, CEO of GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, said: “The South Australian Government, through our project partner ATCO Australia, selected GE Vernova as the preferred equipment supplier for its Hydrogen Jobs Plan, and we are honoured to work with ATCO Australia and BOC in this first-of-its-kind project, which is a major step in support of South Australia’s renewable energy future.”