Powering Saudi Arabia forward
Best-in-class decarbonization solutions
Saudi Arabia is experiencing a surge in both GDP growth and energy production needs. At the same time, the region’s Saudi Vision 2030 plan 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 and gas turbine upgrades that can support this energy mix—as well as lower emissions even further through hydrogen and carbon capture solutions. GE Vernova has the latest hydrogen-capable gas turbine technologies to help Saudi Arabia address ever-increasing power demand while reducing emissions to help meet the region’s decarbonization goals.
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Solutions for Saudi Arabia
- H-class gas turbines
- Aeroderivative gas turbines
- Services for 7E gas turbines
- Software solutions
- Grid solutions
- Power conversion and storage
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.
H-class gas turbines for Saudi Arabia
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.
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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.
With the 7HA gas turbine, you will benefit from:
- Higher combined-cycle efficiency
- Up to 50% hydrogen capable
- Operational flexibility—operating with natural gas or liquids
- Industry-leading reliability and availability
- Up to 430 MW of additional power
Impacts and achievements
GE Vernova marks the 100th installation of its HA gas turbine at the Shingsehong power plant in South Korea, with 60 more units on order globally. With demand for electricity on the rise, our HA gas power plants can play an instrumental role in transitioning from coal to gas while maintaining reliable power to balance the intermittency of renewables.
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.
Browse our aeroderivative gas turbines for Saudi Arabia below.
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.
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Enabling Saudi Arabia’s energy transition
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.
Improving your performance
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.
Decarbonization
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.
Renewables integration
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.
Uninterrupted power
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.
Optimized aeroderivative performance
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.
Enhanced availability
Identifying inefficiencies and potential malfunctions in equipment before they escalate is possible with predictive analytics and early anomaly detection. A proactive maintenance strategy helps ensure assets operate more efficiently, reducing unnecessary fuel consumption and emissions. GE Vernova’s equipment downtime prevention software, SmartSignal, helps companies to shift from reactive to predictive maintenance. With AI/ML powered predictive analytics, Saudi Arabia can maintain improved availability for their growing energy demands. SmartSignal can also integrate with other enterprise systems, allowing of flexible and improved data flow and insights.
Measure, don’t estimate
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.
GridBeats: A comprehensive portfolio of solutions
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:
- Zonal autonomous control (ZAC): Enhances resilience by dividing the grid network into autonomous zones, allowing for adaptive, self-managed recovery during disruptions.
- Integrated digital substation (IDSS): Utilizes software-defined protection and control with advanced wide-area applications for rapid deployment, increasing reliability and flexibility.
- EnergyAPM: Reduces downtime and maintenance costs through predictive and prescriptive diagnostics, leveraging both online and offline operational data alongside physics-based digital twins.
- Device management (DvM): Offers increased visibility across fleets and individual assets with features like auto-detection, remote provisioning, and health monitoring.
- Cybersecurity: Provides a comprehensive suite of solutions and services designed to enhance awareness, network monitoring, threat intrusion detection, and rapid incident response to cyber threats.
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.
Optimize energy management to lower bills and control consumption
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.
- Up to 20% cost savings for all industrial sectors
- Real-time GHG reduction
- Improved efficiency
- Regulatory compliance through IPMVP, ISO 50001, and ISO 14046 standards
Supporting the transition to a cleaner grid
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.
Reliable and efficient grid support
GE Vernova’s rotating stabilizers are high-inertia rotating machines designed to enhance grid stability.
Benefits:
✔ 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
Technology, talent and services
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 ~45 GW of power to the region, 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.
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Playing a key role in Saudi Arabia’s low carbon future
Saudi Arabia is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2060, and GE Vernova is supporting that goal with investments in new technologies like H2 blended fuels and carbon capture to help achieve a lower carbon future. Through our GEMTEC manufacturing and technology center in Dammam, GE Vernova is supporting the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 to diversify the Kingdom’s economy while supporting local suppliers and nurturing a new generation of energy professionals.
Decarbonization updates
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GEMTEC Campus
Driving energy supply chain localization
Opened in 2011, GEMTEC 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, which is part of GEMTEC. This acquisition strengthens GE Vernova’s capability to manufacture heavy duty gas turbines and components in the Kingdom.
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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.
Embracing diversity
FieldCore’s first female-led outage in Saudi Arabia
We are committed to providing power to the communities that need it the most, while developing our teams and embracing diversity and inclusion. This is the story behind the Advanced Gas Path upgrade on two 9F gas turbines executed in Saudi Arabia and delivered to our customer in Bangladesh.
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