GE’s LM6000-PF joins LMS100 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine in ecomagination™ Product Portfolio

GE’s aeroderivative gas turbines have been powering cities, industries and maritime fleets for 40 years. Today, aeroderivative gas turbines also are helping meet environmental and economic challenges with the addition of the LM6000-PF to GE’s ecomagination product portfolio.

The LM6000-PF aeroderivative gas turbine features high efficiency, superior fuel gas consumption and fuel flexibility, coupled with lower emissions and water usage in both the 50 and 60 Hz segments. It is the second aeroderivative gas turbine in GE’s ecomagination portfolio, joining the LMS100 in providing customers with additional proven frame and gas turbine technologies to meet the growing need in the world marketplace.

To earn ecomagination approval, a product is evaluated for its ability to significantly and measurably improve the customer's environmental and operating performance. The rigorous, multi-tiered review process is concluded with an independent, third-party audit to ensure accuracy and thorough documentation of technological performance.

"The LM6000-PF is a game changer in the 35-60 megawatt (MW) range, with environmental and operational benefits that allow customers to meet and, in some cases, exceed governmental regulations while providing full generating capacity within 10 minutes,” said Darryl Wilson, vice president—aeroderivative gas turbines for GE Power & Water. "Combining this fast-start functionality with the LM6000-PF’s 15 ppm nitrous oxide (NO_x) capability, the lowest emissions level for aeroderivatives in its class, made it a strong candidate for membership in the ecomagination portfolio, which today we celebrate.”

GE’s LM6000-PF is the industry leader in the 35-60 MW range. With the highest reliability (over 99%) and availability (over 97%) in its range, the LM6000-PF has high fuel efficiency, versatile operational flexibility and proven dry low emissions (DLE) technology that can guarantee NO_x emissions as low as 15 ppm. Higher efficiency enables lower fuel consumption per unit of power output than competitive technologies, yielding fuel cost savings and NO_x and CO₂ reductions for turbine operators.

The LM6000-PF is an aeroderivative gas turbine generator coupled with a high-speed power turbine that can be used for power generation or mechanical coupling to a compressor. The core engine technology for the gas generator is engineered from aviation aircraft engines that power today’s wide body aircrafts. The DLE combustion system has been developed specifically for industrial use, eliminating the need of water injection to meet emissions requirements, with high operability and fuel flexibility.

Environmental Benefits – 60 Hz

When compared to a simple-cycle gas turbine in the 35-60 megawatt (MW) range, with 35% efficiency, operating at 25 ppm NO_x, GE’s LM6000-PF:

• Avoids 15,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions over the course of a 3,000-hour peaking season while producing the same electricity output, which is equivalent to the annual CO₂ emissions of more than 2,800 cars on U.S. roads.
• Can reduce natural gas consumption by more than 264,000 MMBtu, equivalent to the amount of natural gas consumed annually by more than 3,700 U.S. households, which can yield an annual fuel cost savings of $1.58 million at $6 per MMBtu.
• Can reduce NO_x emissions by 815,000 pounds, which is equivalent to the annual NO_x emissions of 21,000 cars on U.S. roads, when operating at 15 ppm NO_x instead of 25 ppm NO_x.
• Can, by incorporating DLE technology, eliminate the use of water while lowering emissions of NO_x to 15 ppm and CO to 25 ppm, unlike the typical 60 Hz, simple-cycle turbine in this range, which uses water as a diluent. This can avoid annual water consumption of 9.9 million gallons, and can yield $100,000 per year in operational savings and eliminate the need to purchase a water treatment system.

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