Promotion of Hydrogen Turbine Technology
Invited by Local Government Agencies, Companies, and Universities
On the 16th, participants are taking a commemorative photo at the 'International Joint Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on Hydrogen Turbines' held at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. Photo by Doosan Enerbility
Doosan Enerbility announced on the 20th that it held the "International Joint Research and Development (R&D) Symposium on Hydrogen Turbine" in the United States to promote its hydrogen turbine technology.
The symposium was organized to introduce the research achievements on hydrogen turbines conducted by Doosan Enerbility and major U.S. universities, and to strengthen the hydrogen turbine R&D network within the United States. About 50 participants from government agencies, companies, and universities in the U.S., including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), attended the event. Five domestic power generation public enterprises and private power generation companies also participated.
The symposium, held over two days starting on the 16th (local time) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, U.S., featured Doosan Enerbility presenting the current status of gas turbine and hydrogen turbine development, as well as the results of hydrogen turbine combustor nozzle development conducted with major U.S. universities. DTS (Doosan Turbomachinery Services), Doosan Enerbility’s U.S. gas turbine service subsidiary, introduced cases of F-class (gas turbine inlet temperature approximately 1300~1400℃) hydrogen co-firing combustors and high-temperature component refurbishment.
Doosan Enerbility has formed a consortium with three U.S. universities?Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Cincinnati, and Purdue University?to carry out a national project titled "Development of Core Design Technology for Next-Generation Hydrogen Turbine Combustors and Securing Test Evaluation Technology." This project is supported by the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and is part of the International Joint Energy Research program, scheduled to continue until September 2026.
Seungwoo Son, Head of Power Service BG at Doosan Enerbility, said, "This symposium will serve as an opportunity to expand the hydrogen turbine R&D network in the U.S. and establish a long-term cooperative system. Through continuous research collaboration, we will strengthen our hydrogen turbine development capabilities and expand opportunities to participate in the Americas market."
Since successfully domesticating large-scale gas turbines for power generation in 2019, Doosan Enerbility has achieved a cumulative order amount of about 1 trillion KRW for combined cycle power generation main equipment manufacturing and services, starting with the supply contract for the Boryeong New Combined Cycle Power Plant last year. Currently, it is developing the world’s first 400MW-class ultra-large hydrogen-only turbine, targeting completion by 2027.
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