Turbomachinery News Network: GE Vernova, EthosEnergy, Baker Hughes, and more

Welcome to the 33^rd edition of the Turbomachinery News Network. I’m James Cook, associate editor at Turbomachinery International.

GE Vernova completed a major outage and installed two high-efficiency upgrades at InterGen’s 800-MW combined-cycle Coryton Power Plant. The HE upgrades improve performance via technology breakthroughs across gas turbine, compressor, and combustor, allowing Coryton to generate up to 85 MW of additional power and surpassing the expected 77 MW. The upgrades improved unit efficiency by 2.46% and extended maintenance intervals. Also, the modernization project is expected to reduce approximately 67,500 tons of CO₂ equivalent per year.

EthosEnergy successfully acquired intellectual property to enhance servicing competencies for Frame 9FA.03 gas turbines; specifically, the IP provides a technical foundation to immediately support hot-gas-path components and combustion parts on a global scale. The newly acquired IP broadens EthosEnergy’s in-house gas turbine capabilities, including rotor lifetime extension solutions, maintenance, parts and components repairs, field services, optimization, and upgrades.

Twenty20 Energy awarded Baker Hughes a contract to supply 10 x Frame-5 gas turbines and associated generator technology for data center projects in Georgia and Texas. The initial deliveries are scheduled for 2027, with the gas turbines supporting up to 250 MW of power generation capacity. The order falls under a strategic agreement between Baker Hughes and Twenty20 Energy, in which Baker Hughes will provide multi-GW power generation equipment for next-generation AI and digital infrastructure.

Everllence announced that its medium-speed, common-rail technology has exceeded a cumulative total of 20 million operating hours across two generations: the original CR1.6 from 2004 and the CR2.2 that was brought to market in 2024. The company’s CR2.2 replaces CR1.6 on all newbuild engine types, providing precise control over injection parameters to optimize engine performance, emissions, and fuel efficiency.

Ansaldo Energia will deliver one synchronous condenser and auxiliary components for Statkraft’s Necton Greener Grid Park: a grid stability project under construction in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The TRY-L63 flywheel FW 19-63 synchronous condenser weighs 157 tons at 10.7 meters in length. Additionally, the agreement includes commissioning and training for the facility’s operating personnel.