GE Energy, Doosan to develop advanced large steam turbines, generators

GE and South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd,  yesterday announced a long-term agreement extending their global cooperation in the development of next-generation nuclear and fossil steam turbines and generators.

GE and Doosan have collaborated in nuclear and fossil steam turbine and generator projects since 1976, leading to the generation of over 19 gigawatts of fossil and 14 gigawatts of nuclear installed capacity in South Korea.

The two companies have also designed and are producing what will be the largest output, 1,455-megawatt, nuclear steam turbine and generator in a 60-hertz application.
They also have collaborated on ultra-supercritical large fossil designs that are more efficient.

''This agreement strengthens our relationship to develop advanced designs for the next generation of steam turbines and generators in South Korea and globally,'' said Dongsoo Suh, executive vice president and head of Doosan's Power Plant Business Group.

''The agreement helps position GE and Doosan better to serve the industry in producing lower emission power plants, both nuclear and Ultra Super Critical fossil,'' said Paul Browning, vice president - thermal products for GE Power & Water. ''It's in keeping with our commitment to power the world responsibly with more energy efficient products.''

The immediate focus of the GE-Doosan agreement will be the development of a larger output steam turbine-generator for the next-generation nuclear reactors in South Korea.