SEOUL -- On April 24th, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on "Outdated Power Plant Modernization Cooperation (Environmental Facilities)" with the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy and KEPCO KPS. In attendance at the signing ceremony which was held at Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, were key figures from the related parties, including Sungat Yessimkhanov, Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Energy; Hongyoun Kim, Chief Executive Officer of KEPCO KPS and Jungkwan Kim, Chief Marketing Officer of Doosan Enerbility.

Under the recently signed MOU, Doosan Enerbility and KEPCO KPS will be conducting feasibility studies on the Almaty, Pavlodar, Astana and Topar power plants in Kazakhstan, in order to pursue the project of implementing environmental facilities and improving the performance of the plants.

Doosan Enerbility had won a KRW 1.15 trillion project last year for building a combined cycle power plant in Shymkent, an industrial region located in southern Kazakhstan. In 2015, the company had won a KRW 340 billion project for constructing the 310MW Karabatan Combined Cycle Power Plant, which was successfully completed in 2020.

Source: Doosan Enerbility
Associated URL: https://www.doosan.com/en/media-center/press-release_view/?id=20172564&page=0&

NEW YORK-- New Fortress Energy has finalized and executed an engineering, procurement and construction contract (EPC Contract) with a consortium formed by Mitsubishi Power Americas and Andrade Gutierrez for a 1.6 GW power plant to be built adjacent to the Barcarena LNG terminal. NFE has also issued full Notice to Proceed to the MHI/AG Consortium to begin construction work under the contract. The power plant will provide firm power capacity under the previously announced 15-year Capacity Reserve Contract that NFE acquired from Denham Capital and CEIBA Energy, which closed in March 2024.

Under the terms of the fixed-price, date-certain EPC Contract, construction activities for the thermal power plant are already in progress with commercial operations projected to commence no later than August 2026. The power plant will operate under the 15-year Agreement with the Brazilian Chamber of Electric Energy Commercialization.

In Q1 2024, NFE completed construction and commissioning of both the Barcarena and Santa Catarina TGS terminals. Along with the existing 630 MW power plant and 25-year agreement, the Barcarena LNG terminal will now host and supply LNG to more than 2,200 MWs of power capacity owned by NFE, as well as supply natural gas to Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery under a 15-year contract which commenced in Q1 2024.

Source: New Fortress Energy
Associated URL: https://ir.newfortressenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/new-fortress-energy-signs-epc-contract-and-begins-construction

CHARLESTON, SC (April 23, 2024) --

USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759), powered by one GE Aerospace LM2500 marine gas turbine, was commissioned by the United States Coast Guard Saturday in its homeport of Charleston, South Carolina. USCGC Calhoun is the 10th of 11 Legend-class United States Coast Guard cutters.

The Calhoun is the newest and most technologically advanced 418-foot National Security Cutter (NSC) to join the Coast Guard fleet. The LM2500 gas turbine will power all 11 USCG National Security Cutters, including the WMSL-760 currently being constructed at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, MS.

USCGC Calhoun was designed to undertake the entire range of high-endurance cutter roles, with additional flexibility to support the Department of Defense during times of national emergency contingencies. Some of her mission capabilities include:

Maritime law enforcement to support drug interdiction and anti-piracy General defense operations Fisheries protection Port security Search and rescue GE Aerospace’s marine gas turbines can be applied in a variety of propulsion configurations giving naval architects design flexibility to best match speed, endurance, and mission payload requirements. Manufactured in Cincinnati, OH, the LM2500 is the only naval gas turbine in its power class made and serviced in the United States.

To date, the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard have taken delivery of or have on order more than 870 LM2500 family marine gas turbines operating aboard surface combatants such as frigates and destroyers. Worldwide, more than 1,550 GE Aerospace marine gas turbines are in operation or on order, powering 40 navies aboard 714 naval ships ranging from cruisers, patrol boats, and corvettes to frigates, amphibious ships, and aircraft carriers.

Source: GE Aerospace
Associated URL: https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/marine-industrial-engines/ge-aerospace-lm2500-gas-turbine-powered-uscgc-calhoun