The enhanced variants include the LM6000-PG with a single annular combustor (SAC) and the LM6000-PH which is the dry low emissions (DLE) equivalent.
The LM6000-PG and LM6000-PH are expected to provide combined cycle power in the range of 65MW with efficiencies ranging from 52% to more than 55%, depending on selected emissions control methods. The power increase comes from the same package footprint as existing 50Hz LM6000 technology, yielding a power density improvement of nearly 20%.
GE claims that the improved combined cycle efficiency of the LM6000-PG and the LM6000-PH can reduce fuel consumption by the equivalent of 33,000 barrels of oil per year, when compared to other similar aeroderivative solutions in its class. GE’s LM6000 uprate also reportedly reduces CO2 emissions by 6,500 tons over the course of a typical operating year.
The LM6000-PG will be available in the first half of 2010 with the LM6000-PH following approximately a year later. The 60Hz packages will be assembled in GE’s Houston, Texas, facility, while the 50Hz packages will be manufactured in Hungary.
