GE Vernova, with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), has announced plans to invest US$20 million to introduce the development of next-generation repair capabilities and technologies for GE Vernova’s high efficiency, air-cooled (HA) gas turbines at its Advanced Manufacturing Repair Technology Centre located at the Global repair Service Centre. This investment GE’s 2019 announcement to invest up to US$60 million over 10 years the goobal repair service, its intention being to make a world leader in power generation technology development, implementation and repairs. This commitment is designed to introduce and develop repair capabilities and robotic technologies employing artificial intelligence and the implementation of lean methodologies in the next five years.
The announcement came during a signing ceremony for an agreement between GE Repair Solutions Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Vernova, with EDB and GE Vernova’s leadership attending.
GE believes that gas is going to play an extremely important role during this decade and its gas turbine installed base is growing rapidly in Asia. Investment supports GE’s long term aim of supporting the path towards decarbonisation by adopting pre- or post-combustion solutions.
Currently over one-third of GE Vernova’s HA gas turbines are located in, or are on order for, the region. Asia’s projected continued growth trajectory also means the percentage of HA turbines in the region is expected to grow. Currently, HA gas turbines have the capability to burn up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas, with a technology roadmap to achieve 100% hydrogen in this platform in the next decade.
The facility is now one of GE Vernova’s largest gas turbine repair facilities globally with special capability for HA gas turbines. GE Vernova’s manufacturing and services facility in Greenville will continue to represent the company’s largest gas turbine manufacturing plant and the HA Repairs Centre of Excellence for the Americas Region, with what GE believes is the most extensive off-grid gas turbine validation facility in the world.
