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H-Class technology to modernise Nanko power plant, Japan
GE Vernova has reported award of an order for three GE Vernova 7HA.03 gas turbines to be installed at Kansai Electric Power Company’s Nanko power station in Osaka, Japan. GE Vernova’s advanced 7HA.03 power generation equipment will replace the existing aging conventional LNG power generation assets (consisting of three boilers and three steam turbines) and is expected to increase power plant efficiency, while reducing its carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan has set ambitious targets to achieve net zero by 2050 as per the latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) plans. As recently described in GE Vernova’s 2024 Japan energy outlook white paper Japan’s energy system is in transition, and the country has targeted achieving this decarbonisation goal through setting up investments in lower carbon generation sources and the support of “economic efficiency”, one of the three “S+3E” pillars within the revised national 6th Strategic Energy Plan (including also “Safety plus Energy Security”, and “Environmental Sustainability”).
Himeji No. 2 power station
Himeji No. 1 power station
Hyogo Ako power station Osaka Nara
Nanko power station Sakaiko power station
Kansai International Airport Energy Center
Gobo power station
Wakayama Kyoto Shiga Maizuru power station
Location of Kansai Electric’s fossil fuelled power plants. Ako and Gobo are mainly oil fired, while Maizuru is coal fuelled. The rest employ LNG, with the Kansai International Airport Energy Center also using kerosene (image: Kansai Electric Power Company)
GE Vernova 7HA.03 gas turbine (image: GE Vernova)
“The plant is expected to deliver up to 1.8 gigawatts of electricity to the grid in total and to be the among the most efficient in the country,” said Ramesh Singaram, President and CEO, Asia of GE Vernova’s Gas Power. “In addition, 7HA.03 gas turbine technology currently has the capability to burn up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas, with a technology pathway to 100% over the next decade. We look forward to bringing this advanced technology to Kansai Electric, with whom we have a longstanding relationship built on years of mutual respect and trust, to help
revitalise the Japanese power industry with more efficient and more sustainable technology, in alignment with the country’s energy goals.” In addition, GE Vernova is also expected to provide field services.
GE Vernova sees itself as a key player in Japan’s energy transition, having provided power generation equipment for Japan for more than 130 years. To date, the company says it has delivered more than 50% of Japan’s heavy duty gas power generation capacity and supports the country’s growing renewable and nuclear energy needs.
Indonesia looks to carbon capture
Several CCS pilot projects are to be launched in various regions in Indonesia, according to Jodi Mahardi, Deputy for Maritime Sovereignty and Energy Coordination, Government of Indonesia, speaking at the second International & Indonesia Carbon Capture and Storage (IICCS) Forum. These projects are “expected to provide tangible evidence of the benefits and effectiveness of CCS technology in reducing carbon emissions,” he said. “The Indonesian government also plans to introduce policies that support investment in CCS implementation. These policies are expected to attract more private sector investment and to accelerate the adoption of CCS technology nationwide.”
Babelan coal/biomass fired power plant, Indonesia (Photo: PT. Cikarang Listrindo Tbk)
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A number of speakers at the conference emphasised that carbon capture and storage is no longer an option but a necessity, enabling countries to achieve their carbon emission reduction targets while driving sustainable economic growth. According to the Indonesia CCS Center, Indonesian government support for the development of CCS is reflected in, among other initiatives, the issuance of Presidential Regulation No 14/2024 on CCS, aimed at expanding the implementation of CCS, including CCS hubs, CCS cross- border projects, utilisation of carbon dioxide, and deployment of carbon capture and storage in non-oil-and- gas applications.
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