Powering Saudi Arabia forward
Saudi Arabia is experiencing a surge in both GDP growth and energy production needs. At the same time, Saudi Vision 2030 calls for a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a balanced energy mix of 50% renewable resources and 50% natural gas—with a 2060 pledge for net zero.
GE Vernova is committed to helping meet these goals with hydrogen-ready gas turbines, carbon capture solutions, efficiency upgrades, and more.
Up to 100% H2 gas turbine capability
8.5M+ operating hours running on hydrogen fuels
7E gas turbine upgrades to increase efficiency
Decarbonization technology
With more renewable energy sources being added to the grid, it’s more business-critical than ever that you 7E plant can operate in new and flexible ways to reduce emissions and stay competitive. GE Vernova has a suite of upgrades to help expand your operational flexibility, generate low-cost peak MWs, increase hours and starts, and enable your gas turbine to run on tri-fuels.
More power, less emissions
Our upgrade solutions can boost the reliability and flexibility of your gas turbines while reducing their environmental footprint—to help meet or exceed current emissions regulations.
Faster starts, lower costs and greater fuel flexibility
If your power plant’s 7E gas turbines are running as peaker units for more seasonal use when grid demand is high, you need solutions to help increase your output and heat rate, achieve faster starts, extend maintenance intervals to reduce your O&M costs, and make your gas turbines more fuel flexible to help integrate intermittent renewable power. Browse our offerings here.
Increase your reliability, availability, efficiency and output
If your power plant’s 7E gas turbines are running all the time, you need them to be reliable, available, and efficient with the highest possible output. GE Vernova has a wide range of 7E gas turbine upgrades that will help improve your overall combustion capability. Browse our offerings here.
Featuring industry-leading performance, GE Vernova’s aeroderivative gas turbines can help address the challenges of the energy trilemma—affordability, availability, and sustainability—by operating concurrently with both conventional and renewable energy. With the ability to reach full power in five minutes, their plug-and-play nature provides quick, flexible, efficient power where it is needed. GE Vernova’s aeroderivative gas turbines are also fuel flexible, with the ability to operate on an 85/15 hydrogen/natural gas blend—helping pave the way for Saudi Arabia’s hydrogen-powered energy future.
The LM2500XPRESS* can run on 35% hydrogen, and when an SCR is added to the unit to reduce emissions even further, NOx can be reduced to 2.5 ppm and CO to 4ppm.
The LM6000 offers 99%+ reliability and 98% availability. It can start up in 5 minutes, and its dual-fuel capabilities provides fuel flexibility and helps customers meet emissions limits.
Introducing the LM2500XPRESS: Modularity, reimagined
With up to 95% assembly in the factory, the LM2500XPRESS was created for speed and simplicity.
Powering Tanzania
See how the LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbines are helping the Songas power plant in Tanzania provide power when hydro is scarce.
Saudi Arabia has been making extensive efforts to become a key player in the transition towards lower carbon energy sources. While the Saudi Vision 2030 plan calls for a 35% reduction in carbon emissions and a 50/50 energy mix of renewables and natural gas, the Kingdom has also committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2060. Read on to learn how aeroderivative gas turbines can help Saudi Arabia reach its net zero goal.
Let’s work together to reduce emissions and help Saudi Arabia become greener for the future.
Today, our H-class gas turbines can burn up to 50% hydrogen by volume when blended with natural gas, with a path to 100% hydrogen.
We have more than 25 years of experience running H-class gas turbines.
GE Vernova is committed to helping meet these goals with hydrogen-ready gas turbines and upgrades.
Saudi Arabia is working towards a 35% reduction in greenhouse gases.
We introduced our H-class gas turbine technology to the industry more than 25 years ago. Our HA technology has accumulated more than 2 million operating hours at more than 50 customer sites globally, and 2/3 of our HA operating fleet has 16K+ operating hours.
Today, GE Vernova's H-class gas turbine portfolio has the capability to burn up to 50% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas, with a path to 100% hydrogen.
7HA gas turbines are up to 50% hydrogen (H2) capable with a technology pathway to 100%. The 7HA.03 gas turbine is the most efficient 60Hz gas turbine in the world. This latest technology features more than 64% combined-cycle efficiency, higher than any other competing technology available today.
To optimize aeroderivative turbine performance in near real-time, GE Vernova's Autonomous Tuning solution uses AI/ML-powered digital twins, adjusting temperatures and fuel flows to maintain CO2 and NOx emissions within acceptable limits. This technology adapts to changes in ambient temperature, fuel properties, and degradation. It helps ensure optimal performance across various climates, including Saudi Arabia's desert and subtropical highland regions, despite temperature fluctuations and fuel variations. This allows for more power with lower emissions.
Static and manual data entry for emissions management is time-consuming and problematic for staying on top of regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and timely reporting. Heavy industrials need a more robust solution to help confidently measure, manage and operationalize their decarbonization strategy using verified data. GE Vernova’s CERius™ Emissions Management Software helps companies overcome common integration challenges by centralizing data collection, improving data accuracy, and integrating with existing systems for near real-time data updates and reduced data silos. CERius enables organizations to make more informed decisions regarding emission reduction strategies to help companies turn commitments into reality.
GE Vernova's GridBeats* is a suite of software-defined automation solutions designed to modernize and digitalize grid operations. These solutions are engineered to enhance grid resilience and reliability through faster controls, AI/ML-based automation, and improved cybersecurity.
By providing deeper visibility and control over the grid, GridBeats enables utilities and industrial customers to ensure a stable and efficient energy supply, especially amidst the growing integration of renewable energy sources and aging infrastructure.
The GridBeats suite includes five distinct solutions, each targeting specific challenges in grid management:
Collectively, these solutions empower utilities to manage their networks more effectively, ensuring a reliable and resilient grid capable of meeting current demands and future challenges.
Organizational expenses allocate 5-25% to energy payments, and up to 15% is misspent during operations. Energy is responsible for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with industries contributing at least 20%.
Energy Efficiency Solution (EES), a groundbreaking software, transforms energy management, optimizes consumption, and reduces GHG emissions. It's the premier approach to lower energy bills, monitor consumption, and track associated GHG emissions.
As the global energy mix shifts toward renewable sources, ensuring grid stability and reliability has become more challenging. The intermittency of wind and solar power creates fluctuations that must be managed effectively. GE Vernova’s rotating stabilizers—the Power Conversion and Storage business’ range of synchronous condensers—provide a CO2-free, cost-effective solution to replicate the synchronous inertia response traditionally supplied by thermal power plants.
GE Vernova’s rotating stabilizers are high-inertia rotating machines designed to enhance grid stability.
✔ Deliver synchronous inertia to support frequency stability.
✔ Generate and absorb reactive power to balance grid performance.
✔ Provide the same inertia as fossil fuel plants without emissions or high operating costs.
✔ Enable flexible deployment based on system operator needs.
By integrating rotating stabilizers, operators can reduce emissions, lower costs, and maintain power quality, helping to meet sustainability goals while helping ensure grid reliability.
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Local presence
GE Vernova has long supported Saudi Arabia with the latest power generation technologies, talent development and economic diversification programs, and value-add exports. With up to 470 GE Vernova gas turbines already providing generation capacity of over 50 GW in the Kingdom, and one of the world’s largest gas turbine service centers situated locally, GE Vernova is providing for our customers throughout Saudi Arabia—and beyond.
GE Vernova's GEMTEC Campus in Dammam is playing a strong role in helping to achieve the goals outlined under Saudi Vision 2030, by nurturing local talent and suppliers, further diversifying Saudi Arabia’s economic base, promoting exports, and much more. Most recently, GE Vernova acquired Dussur’s shares in GESAT, the Kingdom's first manufacturing facility for advanced heavy duty gas turbines, which is part of the Campus in Dammam. This acquisition strengthens GE Vernova’s capability to manufacture innovative and highly efficient gas turbines and components in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh’s PP8 Power Plant saw the first turbine outage planned and executed by an all Saudi GE Vernova team, paving the way for a talented and promising generation, and a New Era of Energy.
News updates
Made in Saudi: The first H-class gas turbine made for the region, in the region
GE Vernova’s highly efficient and hydrogen-ready H-class gas turbine will power Saudi Arabia’s Jafurah cogeneration ISPP plant.
Saudi New Era of Energy Forum and Global Supplier Partnership Summit highlights reel
Customers, partners, suppliers, and GE Vernova employees gathered in Saudi Arabia for the New Era of Energy Forum and Global Supplier Partnership Summit.
Delivering Net Zero: Advancing Saudi Arabia's decarbonization agenda
Saudi Arabia is transforming its energy mix and adopting a range of ambitious initiatives to reduce emissions, meet climate targets, and ensure a more sustainable future.
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Reshaping the future: Saudi Vision 2030 and beyond
Experts to explore how the Kingdom can achieve its ambitions with the right capabilities, policies, infrastructure, and localization initiatives.
Building the energy sector supply chain: From Saudi to the world
Senior experts discuss how we can further strengthen supply chains to better equip Saudi Arabia to meet its own energy needs and serve as a hub for the region and the world.
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