Mitsubishi delivers hydrogen-ready gas turbines to Utah project
On Monday, Mitsubishi Power announced it had delivered two M501JAC advanced-class gas turbines to Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) for the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) Renewed in Delta, Utah.
The IPP Renewed project will use the two 694,000-pound turbines to move the facility toward clean energy generation. After installation and testing, the turbines will use 30 percent hydrogen fuel, with a goal of getting to 100 percent hydrogen utilization by 2045 to achieve dispatchable carbon-free utility-scale power generation, the company said. The blend of natural gas and hydrogen will reduce carbon emissions by more than 75 percent, the company said.
“With the delivery of these two highly flexible J-Class gas turbines from Mitsubishi Power Americas, the IPP Renewed project is well on its way to becoming a beacon of innovation, paving the way for a cleaner, dispatchable energy footprint in the region,” Cameron Cowan, General Manager of the Intermountain Power Agency (IPA) said.
The turbines are set to begin operation in 2025. Once in operation, the turbines will generate 840 megawatts of net generation output, the company said. Mitsubishi Power will provide service and maintenance to the turbines for 20-years under its long-term service agreement. IPP Renewed will get hydrogen to power the turbines from ACES Delta Hydrogen Hub nearby, which will use renewable energy powered by electrolyzers splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Officials said the hydrogen will be stored in two underground salt caves, each the size of the Empire State Building and each capable of holding 150,000 Megawatt hours– the equivalent of more than 80,000 shipping containers of lithium-ion batteries – of clean energy.
“As we continue to support our customers with advances in clean energy technology, IPP Renewed is a perfect example of a real, steel-on-the-ground project,” Bill Newsom, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, said. “The project demonstrates that bringing together the right partners with the right capabilities supports essential renewable energy infrastructures emergence and moves the country further along the path to net-zero emissions.”
