Doosan Enerbility Advances National Project on Gas Turbine Hydrogen Co-Firing

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Doosan Enerbility is embarking on the development of large gas turbine hydrogen co-combustion technology.

On the 16th, Doosan Enerbility signed an agreement at Bundang Doosan Tower with 12 industry-academic-research institutions including Korea East-West Power to promote the "H-class Large Gas Turbine 50% Hydrogen Co-Combustion Technology Development and Demonstration National Project."

Doosan Enerbility signed an agreement on the 16th at Bundang Doosan Tower with 12 industry-academic-research institutions, including Korea East-West Power, to promote the national project for the development and demonstration of 50% hydrogen co-firing technology for H-class large gas turbines.

This project will be conducted with support from the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy until December 2027, aiming to develop hydrogen turbine technology that uses hydrogen, an eco-friendly energy source, as fuel, and apply it to the Ulsan Combined Power Plant operated by Korea East-West Power. The H-class turbine is a high-efficiency turbine made of superalloy materials capable of withstanding high temperatures above 1500℃.

By applying hydrogen combustion technology to existing gas turbines fueled by LNG, they can be converted into hydrogen turbines. The high-efficiency H-class hydrogen turbine can save approximately 70 billion KRW annually in fuel costs compared to existing hydrogen turbines (E-class). Additionally, combusting gas turbines with 50% hydrogen mixed can reduce carbon emissions by up to 21.4% compared to full LNG combustion.

Park Hong-wook, Head of Power Service BG at Doosan Enerbility, said, "H-class large hydrogen turbine technology is a highly challenging technology not yet commercialized worldwide. We will do our best to successfully carry out this project so that the Hydrogen Turbine Team Korea can become a first mover," adding, "Upon completion, this project will contribute to revitalizing the domestic hydrogen industry ecosystem and achieving the national greenhouse gas reduction (NDC) goals."

Meanwhile, Doosan Enerbility, the fifth company in the world to develop power generation gas turbines, is accelerating hydrogen turbine development. Targeting completion of a 400MW-class hydrogen full combustion turbine by 2027, they are simultaneously developing 50% hydrogen co-combustion and hydrogen full combustion combustors.

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