Gas Turbines

The ACES Delta project uses hydrogen production, salt cavern storage, and gas turbines to deliver dispatchable power to California while supporting long-term decarbonization goals.

At POWERGEN International 2026, EPRI’s Stephen Storm covers several proactive approaches to manage flexible operations and performance for gas turbine-driven thermal plants.

The keynote highlighted how data center growth, rising electricity loads, and infrastructure constraints are accelerating changes across generation, transmission, and resource planning.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of January 12, 2026, covers news from Ansaldo Energia, Duke Energy, Babcock & Wilcox, Oglethorpe Power, and Arabelle Solutions.

The compressor trains will perform two process duties—flash-gas compression and high-pressure gas injection—maintaining maximum production in Brazil’s Orca field.

The M701 JAC gas turbine features a flexible operating profile and hydrogen co-firing capability, playing a critical role in stabilizing Qatar’s electricity power grid.

Once operational, the combined-cycle facility will support long-term, system-wide load growth for homes, businesses, and existing industries across Monroe County, GA.

Per Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz, properly executed scheduled and condition-based maintenance methods are adequate to prevent failures, costly shutdowns, and interventions.

The FLEX4H2 technology uses the company’s Constant Pressure Sequential Combustion system, which burns fuel across two stages and allows independent control, lower emissions, and more.

Electrolyzer-derived green hydrogen will be stored and, when demand is highest, used in a combustion turbine equipped with GE Vernova’s hydrogen co-firing technology.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of January 5, 2026, covers news from GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Power, Woodside Energy, Kawasaki, and Intensity Infrastructure.

The system’s combined heat and power configuration supports a pyrolysis thermochemical reaction, which converts swine waste into biogas in a closed-loop design.

The acquisition broadens Encore Oilfield Services’ physical footprint with two 80-ton overhead cranes, 70-foot eave heights, and 103,000-square-feet of manufacturing space.

This project accelerates Vietnam’s transition to natural gas-based power generation, which may produce up to 60% less carbon emissions than coal-fired plants of a similar size/power output.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of December 29, 2025, covers news from Rotating Machinery Services, Doosan Enerbility, Ansaldo Energia, Baker Hughes, and Energy Transfer.

LNG will be supplied from Woodside’s under-construction Louisiana LNG project, bolstering the Turkey-U.S. relationship focused on energy security and economic growth.

Functional testing validated the system’s ability to process the high volumes of operational data generated by progressively larger and higher performance gas turbines.

Hydrogen is gaining traction as the turbomachinery industry balances near-term emissions reductions with long-term fuel flexibility amid evolving regulatory and infrastructure conditions.

Rising electricity demand from data centers and AI is driving renewed investment in gas turbines in 2025, as utilities and operators seek fast, reliable power solutions amid grid constraints.

Digital tools, AI, and predictive maintenance are reshaping turbomachinery and driving gains in reliability, efficiency, and long-term asset performance in 2025.

In addition to delivering centrifugal compressors and LM9000 aeroderivative gas turbines, the full scope includes commissioning services, spares and warranties, and full string tests.

The Qatar Facility E Independent Water and Power Production facility includes a 2,400-MW gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant approximately 10 km southeast of Doha.

The Turbomachinery News Network, for the week of December 15, 2025, covers news from Air Liquide, Boom Supersonic, Capstone Green Energy, and ENGIE.

The GT26 gas turbine will aid Hungary’s decarbonization and power supply initiatives by delivering lower CO2 emissions, hydrogen-ready capabilities, faster load ramping, and more.

The client, a frozen food manufacturer, will integrate the C800S microturbine to significantly reduce energy costs, lower pollutant emissions, and improve operational reliability.