Baglan Bay is global showcase for H System™
PORT TALBOT, WALES (September 12, 2003) --- The global electric power industry enters a new era today, as Welsh political and business leaders gather with GE Power Systems executives and global customers at the Baglan Bay Power Station to celebrate the commercial operation of the world's most powerful and most efficient gas turbine technology.
"This is a major milestone not only for GE, but for the entire power industry. Baglan Bay marks the world's first installation of our H System," said John Rice, president and chief executive officer of GE Power Systems. "The H System is the first gas turbine combined-cycle technology capable of achieving 60% thermal efficiency."
Higher thermal (fuel) efficiency translates into lower cost of producing electricity and lower emissions. A natural gas-fired combined cycle plant configured with the H System could realize fuel cost savings of $2 million a year compared to today's most efficient combined-cycle plants which operate in the range of 57-58% efficiency.
"As the commercial demonstration site for the world's most advanced gas turbine combined-cycle technology, Baglan Bay will serve as a global showcase for electric power generation," Rice added. "The performance data we will collect from Baglan Bay will enable us to continue improving our technology, further enhancing our ability to help our customers meet the world's energy demands."
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