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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--With their lower generation costs and greater efficiency, new advanced natural gas-fired, combined-cycle (ANGCC) power units will make up a much greater share of U.S. natural gas capacity additions in the future, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Industrial Info is tracking is tracking more than $13.8 billion worth of natural gas-fired, combined-cycle capital power projects in the U.S. that have either begun construction or are planned to begin construction this year.
Click on the image at right for a graph showing natural-gas combined-cycle power project kickoffs in 2019, by U.S. market region.
With more efficient firing temperatures, advanced class turbines (G-, H- and J-frames) are typically in the 275-to-350-megawatt (MW) range, according to a 2015 article in Power Engineering.
Greater use of larger ANGCC designs has led to efficiency gains and larger economies of scale, according to the EIA's June 19 Today in Energy report.
Of the new U.S. natural gas capacity added since 2016, 31% use ANGCC units, the EIA said. The latest generation of Frame H natural gas-fired turbines was first installed in 2015 and was incorporated into 45% of the combined-cycle units installed in 2017. Frame H turbines are expected to be incorporated in 33% of future natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plants through 2020, and in nearly 40% of those installed in 2021 and 2022. The EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2019 reference case projects the installation of 235 gigawatts (GW) of ANGCC technology through 2050 due to their lower costs.
One of the ANGCC projects being tracked by Industrial Info is the $1 billion Niles Power Station in Michigan. Indeck Energy Services Incorporated (Buffalo Grove, Illinois), working with Kiewit Corporation (Omaha, Nebraska), plans to build a 1,076-MW plant on a brownfield site, with construction expected to start later this year. The 2-on-1 power plant will feature two 346-MW General Electric (GE) (NYSE:GE) 7HA.02 combustion turbine generators, two heat-recovery steam generators and a 385-MW steam turbine generator.
GE said in a May press release that the 7 HA.02 turbines feature the company's most advanced and efficient technology. The Niles power station is expected to begin commercial operations in 2022. The plant is jointly owned by Indeck, Korea Southern Power Company, Limited (part of Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) (Naju-si, South Korea)) and Daelim Energy Company Limited, which is part of South Korea's Daelim Group. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
ANGCC technology also is planned for the 485-MW Long Ridge Energy Terminal in Hannibal, Ohio, which kicked off construction earlier this year. Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (NYSE:FTAI) (New York, New York) announced a final investment decision in February to move forward with the project. Fortress Transportation said it executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Kiewit and would purchase the power generation equipment from GE. Completion of the $500 million power station is planned for late 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
Industrial Info is tracking is tracking more than $13.8 billion worth of natural gas-fired, combined-cycle capital power projects in the U.S. that have either begun construction or are planned to begin construction this year.
With more efficient firing temperatures, advanced class turbines (G-, H- and J-frames) are typically in the 275-to-350-megawatt (MW) range, according to a 2015 article in Power Engineering.
Greater use of larger ANGCC designs has led to efficiency gains and larger economies of scale, according to the EIA's June 19 Today in Energy report.
Of the new U.S. natural gas capacity added since 2016, 31% use ANGCC units, the EIA said. The latest generation of Frame H natural gas-fired turbines was first installed in 2015 and was incorporated into 45% of the combined-cycle units installed in 2017. Frame H turbines are expected to be incorporated in 33% of future natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plants through 2020, and in nearly 40% of those installed in 2021 and 2022. The EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2019 reference case projects the installation of 235 gigawatts (GW) of ANGCC technology through 2050 due to their lower costs.
One of the ANGCC projects being tracked by Industrial Info is the $1 billion Niles Power Station in Michigan. Indeck Energy Services Incorporated (Buffalo Grove, Illinois), working with Kiewit Corporation (Omaha, Nebraska), plans to build a 1,076-MW plant on a brownfield site, with construction expected to start later this year. The 2-on-1 power plant will feature two 346-MW General Electric (GE) (NYSE:GE) 7HA.02 combustion turbine generators, two heat-recovery steam generators and a 385-MW steam turbine generator.
GE said in a May press release that the 7 HA.02 turbines feature the company's most advanced and efficient technology. The Niles power station is expected to begin commercial operations in 2022. The plant is jointly owned by Indeck, Korea Southern Power Company, Limited (part of Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) (Naju-si, South Korea)) and Daelim Energy Company Limited, which is part of South Korea's Daelim Group. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
ANGCC technology also is planned for the 485-MW Long Ridge Energy Terminal in Hannibal, Ohio, which kicked off construction earlier this year. Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (NYSE:FTAI) (New York, New York) announced a final investment decision in February to move forward with the project. Fortress Transportation said it executed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Kiewit and would purchase the power generation equipment from GE. Completion of the $500 million power station is planned for late 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
