Turbomachinery News Network: GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Power, Woodside, and more

Welcome to the 29^th edition of the Turbomachinery News Network. I’m James Cook, associate editor at Turbomachinery International.

PetroVietnam Power’s Nhon Trach 3 & 4 power plant began commercial operation in Ong Keo Industrial Park, Vietnam, approximately 70 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. The 1.6-GW plant is powered by two GE Vernova 800-MW blocks, each including one 9HA.02 gas turbine, STF-D650 steam turbine, W88 generator, and Once Through heat recovery steam generator. It is the first HA-powered, LNG-firing plant in Vietnam.

The Beaumont New Ammonia facility in southeast Texas, following the completion of systems testing, produced its first ammonia volumes and entered Phase 1 of operations commissioning. The BNA facility has a 1.1 MTPA production capacity and will support the growing demand for ammonia, lower carbon ammonia, and hydrogen-adjacent products. Commercial production is expected to start following handover from OCI Global to Woodside Energy in early 2026.

Mitsubishi Power and Mitsubishi Electric successfully executed the functional testing of their next-generation gas turbine control system for thermal power plants. The system integrates Mitsubishi Power’s advanced control technology and MEC’s high-speed data processing technology, optimizing large-scale gas turbine operation to achieve stable and efficient power output. The product is expected to launch in 2026, following additional system validation tests to simulate actual equipment.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy have signed a contract to build the world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier, a vessel designed to support the commercialization of an international hydrogen supply chain. The ship will have a cargo capacity of about 40,000 cubic meters and will be constructed at KHI’s Sakaide Works in Kagawa Prefecture. The project aims to demonstrate ship-to-shore loading and unloading of liquefied hydrogen and to conduct ocean-going trials by fiscal year 2030.

Intensity Infrastructure Partners and Rainbow Energy Center, leveraging firm transportation commitments secured through executed precedent agreements, are moving forward with Phase I of a proposed 36-inch natural gas pipeline in North Dakota. Phase I of the project is designed for a capacity of about 1.1 million dekatherms per day, with additional capacity available to accommodate future firm transportation demand. The pipeline is expected to enter service in early 2029.