Hydrogen Gas Combustion Turbines and Biodiesel for Solar Backup at Siemens Energy Plant Promises to Revolutionize Renewable Energy Generation Worldwide

Siemens Energy’s Hydrogen Gas Turbines and Biodiesel Provide Backup Power for Greater Integration of Renewable Energy

Siemens Energy announced on June 17 that it will supply two SGT6-5000F turbines to power the new Turtle Creek Station Peak Plant in Papillion, Nebraska. The simple cycle turbine installation will be used to modernize backup generation in OPPD’s fleet, meaning the plant will operate only as needed to provide a resilient and reliable source of electricity for the community.

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Siemens Energy turbines have the ability to operate with up to 30% hydrogen and biodiesel in support of future technological advancements. They also offer a quick start time and low emissions, while helping to rapidly stabilize the transmission system to adjust for the variable output of solar generation.

Siemens Energy gas turbines can help decarbonize operations gradually and flexibly, allowing hydrogen produced without CO2 to reduce the emissions to be blended into the fuel mix to meet market environmental and regulatory needs.

Siemens Energy Hydrogen Gas Turbines Can Pave the Way for a More Sustainable Energy Future

Ultimately, these hydrogen-capable gas turbines can pave the way for a more sustainable energy future because they can meet a rapidly growing electricity demand in the short term and, in the medium term, can provide backup power to complement the intermittency of renewable energy.

Siemens Energy has set an ambitious goal to have all of its new gas turbines (including the SGT6-5000F) capable of burning 100% hydrogen by the end of 2030.

“We are proud that OPPD selected our F-Class Turbines to enhance their utility-scale renewable energy generation projects,” said Rich Voorberg, president of Siemens Energy North America. “As we seek to decarbonize energy systems for the future, it is important to increasingly be able to integrate clean burning fuels like hydrogen into our plants, and the Turtle Creek Station is a great example of how we can provide great value to the community by offering reliable and efficient energy with a reduced environmental footprint.”

The Turtle Creek Station is part of OPPD’s Power with Purpose project, which aims to provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services to customers. This involves developing up to 600 megawatts of solar generation and up to 600 megawatts of modernized replacement resources and natural gas generation. The Turtle Creek Station is expected to be operational by late spring 2023.

General Electric Renewable Is Manufacturing the Largest and Most Powerful Wind Turbine in the World to Be Installed at the Largest Offshore Wind Farm in 2023

The world’s largest wind turbine is being developed by GE Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of the giant General Electric. The powerful turbine has been named Haliade-X and will be launched this year, 2021. To deliver the project, the American conglomerate plans to invest 400 million dollars.

The Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, rated at 13 MW, will be used in the first two phases of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, with a total of 190 units to be installed starting in 2023.

This will mark the first installation of the most powerful wind turbine in operation to date at what will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

WEG and Engie, the Second Largest in the Energy Sector, Complete Installation of the First National Wind Turbine

WEG, one of the largest manufacturers of electrical equipment in the world, and ENGIE Brasil Energia are completing the most important phase of the “National Wind Turbine” Research and Development Project, which is the assembly of the wind turbine.

Located in the municipality of Tubarão in Santa Catarina, the wind turbine manufactured by WEG is installed at ENGIE’s experimental research and development park and is the result of a Strategic Project of the company’s Research and Development (R&D) Program with the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL).

The wind turbine was designed and built by WEG, and the second phase of the project also received funding from the R&D of Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina S.A (CELESC). See the full article here.