IHI, GE to develop ammonia-based gas turbines

Tokyo-based IHI Corporation and GE Gas Power Company have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ammonia combustion technology for use in heavy-duty gas turbines, the companies said on January 17.

“Through this collaboration with GE, we will focus our efforts on satisfying domestic and overseas demand for large-scale ammonia gas turbines, stimulating further demand for fuel ammonia and expanding the fuel ammonia value chain to rapidly realize a carbon-neutral society,” IHI president Hiroshi Ide said.

As part of the MoU, both parties will further define a technology roadmap to develop gas turbine technologies by 2030 that will enable GE’s 6F.03, 7F and 9F gas turbines to fire up to 100% ammonia in a safe and commercially competitive manner, the companies said.

“We hope that this collaboration will pave the way for power plant operators to pursue the adoption of carbon-free fuels such as ammonia for power generation in their GE gas turbines and significantly contribute towards lowering carbon emissions in the power sector globally,” Scott Strazik, CEO of GE Vernova, said.