Expansion of Gas Turbine Orders... Over 7 Trillion Won in 5 Years
Development of World's First 400MW-Class Hydrogen Turbine by 2027
Park Ji-won, Chairman of Doosan Enerbility, stated, "With confidence gained from the successful development of the K-Gasturbine, we will leap forward as a global leader in hydrogen turbines."
On the 6th, Chairman Park visited the Doosan Enerbility headquarters in Changwon to inspect the gas and hydrogen turbine manufacturing site, review the turbine business status, and encourage employees. Key executives including Son Seung-woo, Vice President of Power Service BG, Kim Do-won, President of Doosan Co., Ltd., and Kim Min-chul, President, attended the visit.
Park Ji-won, Chairman of Doosan Enerbility (right), is inspecting the performance test site of the ultra-large gas turbine rated load (FSFL) at Doosan Enerbility headquarters in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do on the 6th. (Photo by Doosan Enerbility)
Doosan Enerbility began developing large-scale gas turbines for power generation in 2013 and completed development in 2019 as the world's fifth company to do so. Gas turbines are classified by capacity into small (20?99.9MW), medium (100?214.9MW), large (215?299.9MW), and ultra-large (300MW or more).
The gas turbine that Doosan Enerbility first supplied to the Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Plant successfully entered commercial operation in July last year, securing reliability. Based on this, Doosan Enerbility has continued to win orders by securing gas turbine supply contracts for the Boryeong New Combined Cycle Power Plant this year and the Andong Combined Cycle Power Plant next year. The company plans to accelerate its business aiming to secure more than 7 trillion KRW in orders domestically over the next five years.
In particular, efforts are being intensified to develop hydrogen turbines utilizing core gas turbine technologies. Since 2020, under a national project by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Doosan Enerbility has been developing technology for 50% hydrogen co-firing in high-efficiency H-class hydrogen turbines, with plans for demonstration at Korea East-West Power’s Ulsan Combined Cycle Power Plant. These turbines are made from ultra-superalloy materials capable of withstanding temperatures above 1500°C.
Park Ji-won, Chairman of Doosan Enerbility (third from the left), is inspecting the performance test site of the ultra-large gas turbine rated load (FSFL) at Doosan Enerbility headquarters in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do on the 6th. (Photo by Doosan Enerbility)
Additionally, the company plans to develop the world’s first 400MW-class ultra-large hydrogen full combustion turbine by 2027. The H-class hydrogen turbine can reduce annual fuel costs by approximately 46 billion KRW and cut an additional 50,000 tons of carbon emissions annually compared to existing hydrogen turbines (E-class).
Chairman Park emphasized, "This year will be the first year to significantly expand orders for the 'K-Gasturbine,' achieved through the collaboration of over 340 domestic industry-academia-research institutions. With the confidence and technology gained from the successful development of gas turbines, we will establish ourselves as a global leader in the hydrogen turbine sector, which is emerging as a high-efficiency carbon-free power generation technology."
Meanwhile, according to the 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand announced by the government last year, LNG power generation capacity is expected to increase from 45.3GW in 2024 to 64.6GW in 2036. Hydrogen power generation is projected to rapidly increase to 6.1TWh in 2030 and 26.5TWh in 2036 through 50% co-firing and other measures. Accordingly, demand for gas turbines is also expected to rise.
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