ATLANTA, GEORGIA - The demonstration project was the first to validate 20% hydrogen fuel blending on an advanced class gas turbine in North America.
Georgia Power, Mitsubishi Power, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), this month successfully validated the fuel blending of hydrogen and natural gas at both partial and full load on a natural gas turbine in Georgia.
According to Georgia Power, the demonstration project was the first to validate 20% hydrogen fuel blending on an advanced class gas turbine in North America, and the largest test of this kind to date, with the 20% blend providing an approximately 7% reduction in carbon emissions compared to natural gas.
Georgia Power collaborated with Mitsubishi Power for the landmark testing as part of a continued commitment to new research and development (R&D) to build the energy grid of the future and to reduce carbon emissions across its generation fleet, with Georgia Power having already reduced its carbon emissions by more than 60% since 2007, they say.
According to Georgia Power, Mitsubishi Power completed the hydrogen blending on one M501G gas turbine unit with an approximate output of 265 MW. They provided engineering, planning, and risk management services, hydrogen blending hardware, controls, and commissioning for this project.
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) supported the development of the project.
Source: Georgia Power