Duke Energy and Siemens gas power plant achieves Guinness World Record

Duke Energy’s Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station has been certified by Guinness World Records for having the “most powerful simple-cycle gas power plant.”

The facility is powered by Siemens Energy’s SGT6-9000HL (60Hz) turbine. This record-setting turbine has an output of 410.9 megawatts. Siemens Energy installed and is currently testing its SGT6-9000HL turbine at the station, located near Denver, N.C.

This unit, which can generate enough energy to power more than 300,000 homes, is designed to run longer between maintenance cycles and will be the most efficient of its type in Duke Energy’s fleet. It is roughly 34 percent more efficient than the existing combustion turbines at the Lincoln site.

“Power output, efficiency and operational flexibility are crucial elements for the decarbonization of the energy sector,” Karim Amin, executive board member at Siemens Energy, said. “This Guinness World Records title demonstrates our capability as a technology leader working together with Duke Energy to accelerate the path towards net-zero emissions.”

The equipment that achieved the Guinness World Records title was delivered to the Lincoln site in November 2019. It was started for the first time in April 2020. This is the first 60Hz HL-class turbine from Siemens Energy.

“Duke Energy is pursuing an aggressive clean energy transition, already achieving more than 40% carbon reduction since 2005,” Kevin Murray, vice president of Project Management and Construction at Duke Energy, said. “The new gas turbine at our Lincoln site will become the most fuel-efficient gas turbine in our fleet. The unit’s fast start and high ramp rate capability will support the increase in renewables we are placing on our system while complementing our journey to net-zero carbon from electricity generation by 2050.”