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Mitsubishi Power and Georgia Power, along with Under the terms of a the Electric Power contract signed with Research Institute (EPRI), the USN, Rolls-Royce’s have validated fuel Power Systems division blending of hydrogen and will supply four of partial its MTU natural gas at both naval sets for and fullgenerator load on an M501G the US gas Navy’s second natural turbine at newgeneration guided missile Georgia Power’s Plant frigate in the Constellation McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, class. Georgia. The demonstration project is Newly upgraded production said to beinthe first to validate facilities Aiken, South 20% hydrogen fuel blending Carolina and Mankato, on an advanced class gas Minnesota will support turbine in North America, the manufacture of these according to which an generators, are based announcement issued by the on the MTU 20V 4000 M53B organizations. It is the largest engine. test of its kind to date. The The four 20%generator blend wassets, shown each rateda at 3000 kWe, to provide roughly 7% will provide ain total power output reduction carbon of 12 MW compared for propulsion emissions to and onboard power supply. natural gas. Constellation-class “Accelerating low-carbon frigates have a combined technology development is diesel-electric and gas essential to achieve net-zero targets by mid-century. (CODLAG) propulsionThis plant, successful hydrogen which combines a single demonstration test reinforces gas turbine, two electric the significant, gamepropulsion motors, four ship changing role that this and and service diesel generators other low-carbon one auxiliary propulsion unit. technologies can play to help The MTU diesel generators reach economy-wide will provide electrical power decarbonization,” said Neva for onboard electronics and Espinoza, vice president of cruisingSupply speed.and TheLowgas Energy turbine Resources, is used when Carbon at the EPRI, frigate is travelling at high an independent, non-profit
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H 2 TU R B I N E T E S T SUCCESSFUL AT M CD O N O U G HATKINSON PLANT IN GE O R GI A energy research and development organization which supported development of the project. “EPRI’s future-focused collaboration with Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power Americas is helping bring net-zero goals within reach.” Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has also invested in Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a Adamhydrogen Wood, said Rollsclean startup, to Royce is support its“thrilled efforts into bring the developing cost-competitive, manufacturing of our MTU fossil-free hydrogen. naval gensets to the US.” Through this investment, He comments: “The MHI said it aims to strengthen seamless transfer of and diversifyfrom its hydrogen technology Germany value its to ourchain, Aikenadvance and Mankato energy transition business, facilities has strengthened and on its commitment our act ability to meet the toward global carbon high expectations of this neutrality goals. The project andhas better position investment been
executed through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), which joins a consortium of investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Equinor, Amazon, Honeywell and Rio Tinto. According to EH2, the company received US$198 million financing to support its efforts in making costgensets for the lead ship competitive fossil-free in the Constellation-class hydrogen. “No single company can USS programme, the frigate provide needed (FFG-62). technology to Constellation achieve global The US-manufactured decarbonization, which gensets installed in is why weCongress recognize(FFGthe USS importance of investing in 63), the second ship in and companies like theenabling Constellation-class Electric Hydrogen to develop programme (formerly known new solutions,” Takajiro as the FFG(X) programme). Ishikawa, president and CEO The engines will be of MHIA, told APN.
NEW US NAVY FRIGATES TO RECEIVE 4 SPECIAL GENSETS TO POWER THEM
us to compete for future
programmes.” Commenting the JUNE-JULY 2022 on AMERICAN POWERgovernment NEWS contract, Rolls-Royce Solutions America director,
GENSET FOR
2MW ORDER FOR THE TERMOGENSETS IN THE CANDELARIA CARIBBEAN POWER PLANT Two Capstone IN COLOMBIA C1000S microWe look at a a turbine 1,470 systems kVA have been bought diesel genset by a government with MTU water authority to provide engine power. & NIDEC
This contract follows RollsRoyce’s supply of four MTU
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delivered to Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin in late 2023.
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