First Mitsubishi Power gas turbine in the US to operate in simple cycle

Mitsubishi Power is deploying the first M501JAC gas turbine to operate in simple cycle in the United States.

The enhanced air-cooled gas turbine at Unit 4 will replace the last remaining coal-fired unit at Grand River Energy Centre, representing a shift toward using gas turbines for peaking applications.

The company signed an agreement earlier this month to provide the turbine at Grand River Dam Authority’s (GRDA) Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Oklahoma.

The turbine at Unit 4 will replace the last remaining coal-fired unit at the plant, representing a shift toward using advanced-class gas turbines for peaking applications.

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This is the second project Oklahoma’s largest public utility has awarded to Mitsubishi Power for the Grand River Energy Center in the last ten years. The first-ever J-series advanced gas turbine to operate in the US is located at Unit 3, a 500MW combined-cycle power station that began operating in 2017.

Construction on the Unit 4 project is slated to begin in January 2024, with the unit expected to be operational by April 2026. The agreement includes long-term service and maintenance, replacement parts supply and remote monitoring.

Grand River Energy Center’s Unit 2 is the coal-fired unit being replaced. The 492MW unit came online in 1985.

Mitsubishi Power said the new gas turbine could also be adapted to operate on a blend of or 100% hydrogen in the future.

Originally published on power-eng.com