GAS POWER SYSTEMS CATALOG I Fuels and Combustion
FUELS AND COMBUSTION INDUSTRY-LEADING FUELS CAPABILITY
Choosing a fuel for electrical power generation is a complex task, influenced by factors like fuel price and availability. Gas turbines, which play a key role in global power generation, can operate on a variety of gaseous and liquid fuels. GE’s gas turbines offer broad fuel capability that is continually expanding to support the power generation industry. For instance, GE’s gas turbines and accessory systems can be set up to operate either in dual or tri-fuel configurations. The continuous advancement in this capability is supported by hardware capable of operating on a wide variety of gaseous and liquid fuels, and extensive fuel and combustion experience in the lab and in the field.
Expertise – We are committed to providing efficient and reliable power from a wide variety of fuels. GE Power draws on leading fuels and combustion experts from across the company,
including our Aviation and Oil & Gas
businesses and our global research centers. Our experts actively enhance our combustion technologies to further expand the available range of fuel sources for gas turbine operation and to further lower emissions. We can test nearly any fuel at our world-class facilities in Greenville, SC; Niskayuna, NY; and other locations around the globe. Over the last decade, GE’s experts have performed more than 20,000 hours of combustion testing to validate our technology and to develop new technologies and expanded fuel capabilities. As a result, our gas turbines can efficiently use liquid and gaseous fuels to produce electricity.
Equipment – GE offers combustion technologies, hardware, and controls to help you use a broad range of fuels. We continually evolve our proven gas turbine combustion technology, a process that started more than 30 years ago, leading to the development of the first
Dry Low NOx (DLN) combustion system. Since then, our range of combustion systems has accrued over 190 million fired hours. Today, modern systems continue to evolve to meet new fuel challenges, providing new capabilities. The technology required to operate on a variety of fuels includes not only the combustor, but the accessory and control systems needed to support reliable operation.
Experience – With more than 4,500 of GE’s heavy duty gas turbines installed around the world and operating on more than 50 different fuels and fuel blends, we know the challenges operators face—volatile fuel prices, variability in fuel sources, increasingly strict environmental regulations, and the need for more power generation flexibility. Our broad industry experience allows us to reliably convert the full spectrum of fuels to mechanical, electrical, and thermal energy, giving us the ability to deliver solutions that meet your specific fuel needs.
GE’s Industry-Leading Fuels Capability
GE’s vast experience operating on natural gas and alternative fuels sets us apart from other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Our gas turbines are versatile and they operate on a variety of fuels, including gases with a wide range of heating values, like steel mill gases, syngas, lean methane fuels, natural gas, higher order hydrocarbons (such as
ethane and propane from shale gas), and high hydrogen fuels. They also accommodate liquid fuels, including refined products such as distillate and naphtha, and a range of ash bearing fuels, including light, medium, and heavy crude oils, as well as heavy fuel oil (HFO).
LIQUIDS
The use of these fuels is important for a wide range of applications, including refineries, petrochemical plants, oil and gas production, and steel mills. As such, GE’s experts implement the required fuel conditioning processes for safe and reliable operation in our gas turbines. This gives you the confidence and flexibility to operate reliably and efficiently on alternative fuels, while mitigating the risks associated with varying fuel compositions and contaminant levels.
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Biodiesel DO #2
MGO
Naphtha Condensate Alcohol Kerosene Butane Gasoline DME ASL AXL
Light Crude Oil Medium Crude Oil Heavy Crude Oil HFO
LIQUIDS
NG LNG
Hydrogen Blends Ethane LPG
Flare Gas CBM
Lean Methane Refinery Gas
Landfill/Digester Gas High Hydrogen Syngas
Steel Mill Gasses BFG COG
Sour Gas
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