Reliable 50 Hz E-Class technology for high operational and fuel flexibility
Major Upgrades - Power Plants for tomorrow and beyond
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WetC
Customers in capacity, peak power and hot ambient environment, can maximize power plant revenue with Siemens Energy WetC upgrade. It's a reliable and proven method of generating additional power while at base load.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Provides up to 15% GT power output
- Operational flexibility that provides power on demand
- Independent of relative humidity unlike fogging or evaporative cooling solutions currently on the market which provide less benefit on humid days.
- Compensate for reduced power output at higher ambient temperatures.
- Demineralized water required
Si3D+™ Turbine Blades and Vanes
Si3D+™ is a new aerodynamic airfoil design with improved coating technology and cooling air reduction.
- Increased gas turbine power capacity (up to 20 MW SC and up to 38 MW CC)
- Potential fuel savings due to significantly increased gas turbine efficiency (up to 2.6 %-pts. SC and 1.6 %-pts. CC)
- Reduced NOx emissions
- Significantly reduced maintenance cost over the lifecycle
- Double turn capability
- Extended service interval
CMF++
This upgrade is beneficial for operators who may gain from addition power generation, especially for peak power demand, capacity markets and frequency response.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Power increase up to 12 MW in SC
- Power increase up to 18 MW in CC (1+1)
- Possible combination with TIT increase to further increase electric power and heat production.
- Possible combination with new turbine blades & vanes Si3D+™ leading to further electric power and efficiency increase.
50MAC Flex
With Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex our customers can choose between maintenance interval extension or performance increase on demand.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Availability and Performance Flexibility: Customer can switch any time between high power output and longer intervals and switch back
- By opting for extended maintenance interval the customer may operate the gas turbine up to 50MAC.
- Whereas opting for performance increase Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex may increase the power output by up to 15MW and the efficiency as well by up to 1.3%-pts.
- Flexible operation mode with minor I&C modifications
- Higher power output with same NOx emissions (ppm)
Compressor Mass Flow Increase (CMF+)
Power plants in power capacity markets could be missing out on additional revenue opportunities. With the Compressor Mass Flow Increase solution, new compressor hardware designed to allow an increase in mass flow is installed.Imagine your gas turbine and plant having the ability to generate the extra mass flow necessary to increase the Power Output of the plant. For a combine cycle base load unit, this additional mass flow could provide up to an additional 40,000 MWh of extra capacity per year.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Up to 4 MW in Simple Cycle
- Up to 5 MW in Combined Cycle (1x1)
Si3D+™ Turbine Blades and Vanes
Si3D+™ is a new aerodynamic airfoil design with improved coating technology and cooling air reduction.
- Potential fuel savings due to significantly increased gas turbine efficiency (up to 2.6 %-pts. SC and 1.6 %-pts. CC)
- Increased gas turbine power capacity (up to 20 MW SC and up to 38 MW CC)
- Reduced NOx emissions
- Significantly reduced maintenance cost over the lifecycle
- Double turn capability
- Extended service interval
50MAC Flex
With Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex our customers can choose between maintenance interval extension or performance increase on demand.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Availability and Performance Flexibility: Customer can switch any time between high power output and longer intervals and switch back
- By opting for extended maintenance interval the customer may operate the gas turbine up to 50MAC.
- Whereas opting for performance increase Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex may increase the power output by up to 15MW and the efficiency as well by up to 1.3%-pts.
- Flexible operation mode with minor I&C modifications
- Higher power output with same NOx emissions (ppm)
50MAC Flex
With Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex our customers can choose between maintenance interval extension or performance increase on demand.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Availability and Performance Flexibility: Customer can switch any time between high power output and longer intervals and switch back
- By opting for extended maintenance interval the customer may operate the gas turbine up to 50MAC.
- Whereas opting for performance increase Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex may increase the power output by up to 15MW and the efficiency as well by up to 1.3%-pts.
- Flexible operation mode with minor I&C modifications
- Higher power output with same NOx emissions (ppm)
Ultra-Fast-Start (UFS)
Market share of renewable energy will further increase. Therefore gas power plants are increasingly dispatched to compensate fluctuations in power generation.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Potentially reducing time from cold start-up to baseload down to 5 min
- Improved capability for different global frequency support mechanisms
- Increased flexible load gradients for load follow market mechanisms
Fuel Alternatives
Siemens Energy is experienced in engineering, supply and installation of the systems and components for various fuel alternatives. Siemens Energy recommends to perform a fuel conversion feasibility study as a first step in order to assess the site conditions and determine the preconditions.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Achievement of reliable coverage of base load power despite limitations of fuel sources
- Wide range of fuel alternatives can be covered, e.g. H2, LNG, Methanol, Bio Diesel etc.
- Adaption to environmental, governmental and local requirements
- Positive impact on the carbon footprint, depending on the specific fuel
- Increased operating flexibility
CMF++
This upgrade is beneficial for operators who may gain from addition power generation, especially for peak power demand, capacity markets and frequency response.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Power increase up to 12 MW in SC
- Power increase up to 18 MW in CC (1+1)
- Possible combination with TIT increase to further increase electric power and heat production.
- Possible combination with new turbine blades & vanes Si3D+™ leading to further electric power and efficiency increase.
Turn Up (T/U)
Turn Up enables potential for primary (PFR) and secondary (SFR) frequency response and support for peak load (PL) operation. Furthermore T/U may also be used for capacity increase.
The upgrade applies to customers who want to increase the GT load (in SC / CC) when there is high spark spread.
It also applies to customers who want to increase the plant capacity (in SC / CC) for auxiliary services.
This product offers flexible response to power demand needed and comply with emission limits (CO and / or NOx).
Your technical benefits may include:
- A potential power increase up to + 4MW in SC and up to + 6MW in CC may be achieved in Base Load.
- This potential power increase may generate additional revenue for “MW" in capacity market and/ or for "MWh" in energy market.
- Efficiency increase of up to + 0.14%-pts. in SC (due to Gas Turbine pressure increase) may lead additionally to fuel savings.
- Best benefit potential in combination with Turn Down.
- Product implementation could be done during weekend shutdown
Turn Down (T/D)
The demand for electrical power and the electricity price is changing during the day. Therefore increased flexibility is needed.
Turn Down enables potential to operate in the lowest possible load and minimum power output during low-price periods desired.
The upgrade applies to customers who want to decrease the GT load (in SC / CC) when there is no / low spark spread.
Your technical benefits may include:
- A load reduction up to 20MW (delta) may be achieved in Part Load (actual figure depends on IGV setting before/ after upgrade)
- The load reduction potential may lead to fuel gas savings of up to 5.000 Nm3/h (relevant for district heating/ steam production or whenever the Gas Turbine is not permitted to be shut down)
- This Turn Down product can enable very low part load operation down to a minimum of 25% Gas Turbine load
- Increased operational flexibility, especially for periods when the power demand is low
- Extended range for grid support features
- Benefit (constant TT2) is relevant for CC operation
- Best benefit potential in combination with Turn Up
- Product implementation could be done during weekend shutdown
WetC
Customers in capacity, peak power and hot ambient environment, can maximize power plant revenue with Siemens Energy WetC upgrade. It's a reliable and proven method of generating additional power while at base load.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Provides up to 15% GT power output
- Operational flexibility that provides power on demand
- Independent of relative humidity unlike fogging or evaporative cooling solutions currently on the market which provide less benefit on humid days.
- Compensate for reduced power output at higher ambient temperatures.
- Demineralized water required
Hydrogen Cofiring (H2DeCarb)
Decarbonisation potential by co-firing of up to 30 vol% hydrogen.
Potential to reduce cost of carbon emission certificates and/or taxes by up to 11%.
Use Gas Turbine plant for re-electrification of renewable energy stored in form of hydrogen.
Potential for co-fire syngas with high H2 content from chemical plants.
Readiness for higher H2 content in gas grid.
Hydrogen Cofiring (H2DeCarb)
Decarbonisation potential by co-firing of up to 30 vol% hydrogen.
Potential to reduce cost of carbon emission certificates and/or taxes by up to 11%.
Use Gas Turbine plant for re-electrification of renewable energy stored in form of hydrogen.
Potential for co-fire syngas with high H2 content from chemical plants.
Readiness for higher H2 content in gas grid.
Ultra-Fast-Start (UFS)
Market share of renewable energy will further increase. Therefore gas power plants are increasingly dispatched to compensate fluctuations in power generation.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Potentially reducing time from cold start-up to baseload down to 5 min
- Improved capability for different global frequency support mechanisms
- Increased flexible load gradients for load follow market mechanisms
Turn Down (T/D)
The demand for electrical power and the electricity price is changing during the day. Therefore increased flexibility is needed.
Turn Down enables potential to operate in the lowest possible load and minimum power output during low-price periods desired.
The upgrade applies to customers who want to decrease the GT load (in SC / CC) when there is no / low spark spread.
Your technical benefits may include:
- A load reduction up to 15MW (delta) may be achieved in Part Load (actual figure depends on IGV setting before/ after upgrade)
- The load reduction potential may lead to fuel gas savings of up to 3.000 Nm3/h (relevant for district heating/ steam production or whenever the Gas Turbine is not permitted to be shut down)
- This Turn Down product can enable very low part load operation down to a minimum of 25% Gas Turbine load
- Increased operational flexibility, especially for periods when the power demand is low
- Extended range for grid support features
- Benefit (constant TT2) is relevant for CC operation
- Best benefit potential in combination with Turn Up
- Product implementation could be done during weekend shutdown
Si3D+™ Turbine Blades and Vanes
Si3D+™ is a new aerodynamic airfoil design with improved coating technology and cooling air reduction.
- Potential fuel savings due to significantly increased gas turbine efficiency (up to 2.6 %-pts. SC and 1.6 %-pts. CC)
- Increased gas turbine power capacity (up to 20 MW SC and up to 38 MW CC)
- Reduced NOx emissions
- Significantly reduced maintenance cost over the lifecycle
- Double turn capability
- Extended service interval
50MAC Flex
With Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex our customers can choose between maintenance interval extension or performance increase on demand.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Availability and Performance Flexibility: Customer can switch any time between high power output and longer intervals and switch back
- By opting for extended maintenance interval the customer may operate the gas turbine up to 50MAC.
- Whereas opting for performance increase Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex may increase the power output by up to 15MW and the efficiency as well by up to 1.3%-pts.
- Flexible operation mode with minor I&C modifications
- Higher power output with same NOx emissions (ppm)
Si3D+™ Turbine Blades and Vanes
Si3D+™ is a new aerodynamic airfoil design with improved coating technology and cooling air reduction.
- Potential fuel savings due to significantly increased gas turbine efficiency (up to 2.6 %-pts. SC and 1.6 %-pts. CC)
- Increased gas turbine power capacity (up to 20 MW SC and up to 38 MW CC)
- Reduced NOx emissions
- Significantly reduced maintenance cost over the lifecycle
- Double turn capability
- Extended service interval
50MAC Flex
With Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex our customers can choose between maintenance interval extension or performance increase on demand.
Your technical benefits may include:
- Availability and Performance Flexibility: Customer can switch any time between high power output and longer intervals and switch back
- By opting for extended maintenance interval the customer may operate the gas turbine up to 50MAC.
- Whereas opting for performance increase Siemens Energy's 50MAC Flex may increase the power output by up to 15MW and the efficiency as well by up to 1.3%-pts.
- Flexible operation mode with minor I&C modifications
- Higher power output with same NOx emissions (ppm)
Turn Down (T/D)
The demand for electrical power and the electricity price is changing during the day. Therefore increased flexibility is needed.
Turn Down enables potential to operate in the lowest possible load and minimum power output during low-price periods desired.
The upgrade applies to customers who want to decrease the GT load (in SC / CC) when there is no / low spark spread.
Your technical benefits may include:
- A load reduction up to 20MW (delta) may be achieved in Part Load (actual figure depends on IGV setting before/ after upgrade)
- The load reduction potential may lead to fuel gas savings of up to 5.000 Nm3/h (relevant for district heating/ steam production or whenever the Gas Turbine is not permitted to be shut down)
- This Turn Down product can enable very low part load operation down to a minimum of 25% Gas Turbine load
- Increased operational flexibility, especially for periods when the power demand is low
- Extended range for grid support features
- Benefit (constant TT2) is relevant for CC operation
- Best benefit potential in combination with Turn Up
- Product implementation could be done during weekend shutdown