GE taps jet engine tech for LNG gas turbine with 20% more power
GE Oil & Gas is developing a gas turbine for liquefied natural gas applications from legacy jet engines used in Boeing 777-300ER and 777-200LR aircraft. Called the LM9000, the 65 MW, 43% simple cycle efficiency gas turbine can also be used for cycle co-generation and combined cycle power. The LM9000 requires 25% fewer trains and offers 20% more power compared with other technologies, according to Daniel Kempf, general manager of aeroderivative gas turbines at GE Oil & Gas.
As the energy industry works its way through a sustained low price environment, GE Oil & Gas has amplified its focus on leveraging aviation technology to help lower costs for customers.

Leveraging the legacy aviation products and combining them with existing technologies for use in liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities will reduce the footprint and weight needed for mechanical drive applications, according to the company.

To that end, GE has designed a 65-megawatt, 43% simple cycle efficiency aeroderivative gas turbine called the LM9000 that can be used for LNG applications as well as for simple cycle, co-generation and combined cycle power generation.

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