The company unveiled a new Hydrogen Testing Facility for validation of its NovaLT industrial turbines meant to run blends all the way up to 100% hydrogen, it said. The new facility includes a test bench to allow full load testing, with complete fuel flexibility up to 100% hydrogen, and features a 300-bar pressure and 2,450 kg storage capacity. Baker Hughes says this infrastructure allows it to test turbines in all project conditions, and it will later serve as a hub for Baker Hughes’ collaboration with customers in the hydrogen economy.

Baker Hughes also recently completed manufacturing and testing of its NovaLT16 hydrogen turbines for Air Products’ Net-Zero Hydrogen Energy Complex in Edmonton, Canada. The NovaLT16 turbines underwent full load testing at the new Hydrogen Testing Facility. This family of turbines can be deployed for a variety of industrial applications, including combined heat and power, as well as for pipeline and gas storage operations, the company said.

The company reported progress on another Air Products’ hydrogen project, with the delivery of the first two trains of hydrogen compression solutions for the NEOM project in Saudi Arabia, the largest green hydrogen project in the world through the equal joint venture of ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM. Baker Hughes recently invested in expanding its manufacturing site in Modon, Saudi Arabia, to further support the delivery of projects in the country, including NEOM, with localized testing and packaging solutions.

The company also executed a collaboration agreement with HyET – a company that provides technologies for distributed power generation and hydrogen production at high pressure – for the development, industrialization, and commercialization of a hydrogen compression solution.

Baker Hughes signed a memorandum of understanding with Green Energy Park, a vertically integrated renewable energy company with ammonia and hydrogen terminal projects worldwide, and part of Green Energy Park Global group. The agreement aims to set out the principles of a potential collaboration between the two companies in multiple areas of the green hydrogen value chain, including production, storage, transportation, and utilization of green hydrogen and ammonia-based fuels, as well as exploration of possible co-development of related technologies and projects at the gigawatt scale.

Last August, Baker Hughes and airport management company Avports agreed to a memorandum of understanding to develop and operate onsite hydrogen-fueled microgrids at U.S. airports.

Earlier that year, NET Power announced a partnership with Baker Hughes as it works toward a commercial deployment of its near zero-emission power systems. Baker Hughes said it would supply its supercritical CO₂ turboexpanders and other pumping and compression technology for the NET Power plants. The energy tech company will also bring its system integration and process knowledge experience to help accelerate market deployment.

The collaboration agreement aims to address emissions reduction at airport buildings, horizontal airport infrastructure, vehicles and aircraft systems.

Baker Hughes’ portfolio includes both hydrogen-ready turbines and heat recovery solutions for microgrid applications.

Avports currently manages 11 airports in seven different U.S. states. The company has operated more than 30 airports, aviation facilities and passenger terminals in the U.S., including for more than 50 years in New York State.

The addition of this aftermarket control system upgrade and field service capability will allow GE Gas Power to further develop GE’s proprietary Mark Vle controls systems platform, as well as streamline and improve the delivery and service of its controls offerings for customers.

GE Gas Power will be equipped to offer customer support across both new and serviced units, as well as a lifecycle strategy to support their fleet’s controls needs.

As part of the controls business line, GE will continue to invest in its Mark VIe controls product line, as well as other systems and related products.

This new controls business line will be led by Mani Elango within GE Gas Power.

Eric Gray, CEO of GE Gas Power stated that controls are critical for their customers and the integration of Nexus Controls will help improve their customers’ experience throughout the lifecycle of their plant.

“This acquisition will also strengthen the quality, service, and delivery of an end-to-end controls experience, brought to life by a single controls business line with world-class talent,” said Gray.

Nexus Controls has been operating worldwide for over a century. The company’s over 900 employees have delivered support at more than 11,000 customer sites across almost every stage of the industrial control system lifecycle.

Originally published by Power Engineering International.

NET Power announced a partnership with Baker Hughes as it works toward a commercial deployment of its near zero-emission power systems.

NET Power’s process burns natural gas to fuel a supercritical CO₂  cycle that generates electricity. The technology is unique in that it reuses most of the carbon dioxide produced and captures the rest, meaning it emits virtually nothing into the atmosphere. The North Carolina-based company has said its plants should cost no more to build and operate than a traditional natural gas plant.

In 2018 we reported NET Power successfully achieved first fire of its demonstration plant and test facility in La Porte, Texas. At that time, the company had targeted the global deployment of 300 MW capacity commercial-scale plants beginning as early as 2021.

Global goals for net-zero carbon emissions and the growing need for CO₂ that can be sequestered or utilized in industrial processes is creating right market conditions for the adoption of clean and reliable energy generation. NET Power said it would license its technology to global customers seeking to decarbonize the energy and industrial sectors.

Baker Hughes said it would supply its supercritical CO₂ turboexpanders and other pumping and compression technology for the NET Power plants. The energy tech company will also bring its system integration and process knowledge experience to help accelerate market deployment.

The partnership already includes McDermott International; Constellation; Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a subsidiary of Occidental; and 8 Rivers Capital.