TURKEY TO BUILD WORLD’S FIRST WIND-SUN-GAS PLANT

MetCap Energy Selects GE’s New FlexEfficiency Technology for World’s First Integrated Renewables Combined Cycle Power Plant
June 7, 2011 (GE Energy)

"GE’s breakthrough FlexEfficiency* technology has been selected for an innovative new power plant being developed by MetCap Energy Investments, a Turkish project developer…The project will produce the world’s first Integrated Renewables Combined Cycle (IRCC) Power Plant…An IRCC plant integrates combined cycle [waste heat ca[pture] technology with renewable energy resources (wind, solar) to produce additional energy with no increase in emissions…

"By designing the plant from a total equipment and control systems perspective and utilizing the flexibility of GE’s FlexEfficiency technology, engineers were able to seamlessly integrate natural gas, wind and solar thermal power. The FlexEfficiency 50 IRCC plant is designed for flexible operation by integrating a next-generation 50 Hz 9FB Gas Turbine, a steam turbine, a generator, 22 MW of GE wind turbines and 50 MW of eSolar concentrated solar thermal tower technology, all integrated by a GE Mark* VIe plant control system…"

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"The power plant will be located in Karaman, Turkey, and will be rated at 530 megawatts at site conditions, which is enough energy to power more than 600,000 homes. It is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2015. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services will be provided by Gama Power Systems Engineering and Contracting, Inc…

"…[This follows GE’s] investment and licensing agreement with eSolar, a provider of next-generation concentrated solar thermal tower technology. Under the agreement, GE will license and incorporate eSolar technology and software into its IRCC and standalone solar thermal power plants…"