General Electric Case Studies Kospo Met Increasing Market Demands with Existing Turbine Upgrade

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Kospo Met Increasing Market Demands with Existing Turbine Upgrade

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Renewable Energy
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	Kospo needed a way to provide a higher reserve margin. Given the rise in demand due to a positive economic environment, Kospo looked to upgrade their fleet of 7F gas turbines to provide additional capacity while controlling emissions. Read More
About Customer	KOSPO was established on April 2, 2001 in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Restructuring Plans in the Electricity Industry. In preparation of the rapidly changing external market conditions, KOSPO is vigorously striving to achieve higher profitabil Read More
Customer Name	Kospo Read More
Solution	Kospo upgraded two 7F gas turbines with the Advanced Gas Path (AGP) hardware upgrade and the OpFlex software solution. Hardware Components - Advanced Gas Path Software Components - OpFlex Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Renewable Energy

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

Kospo needed a way to provide a higher reserve margin. Given the rise in demand due to a positive economic environment, Kospo looked to upgrade their fleet of 7F gas turbines to provide additional capacity while controlling emissions.

About Customer

KOSPO was established on April 2, 2001 in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Restructuring Plans in the Electricity Industry. In preparation of the rapidly changing external market conditions, KOSPO is vigorously striving to achieve higher profitabil

Customer Name

Kospo

Solution

Kospo upgraded two 7F gas turbines with the Advanced Gas Path (AGP) hardware upgrade and the OpFlex software solution.

Hardware Components
- Advanced Gas Path

Software Components
- OpFlex

Benefit #1	Both Shin-Incheon and Busan locations are producing an additional 215 Megawatts of power - enough to energize 160,000 homes.
Benefit #2	Shin-Incheon site had a 180 MW capacity increase and 4.3% efficiency improvement.
Benefit #3	Busan site had a 35MW capacity increase and 2.6% efficiency improvement.

Benefit #1

Both Shin-Incheon and Busan locations are producing an additional 215 Megawatts of power - enough to energize 160,000 homes.

Benefit #2

Shin-Incheon site had a 180 MW capacity increase and 4.3% efficiency improvement.

Benefit #3

Busan site had a 35MW capacity increase and 2.6% efficiency improvement.

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Kospo Met Increasing Market Demands with Existing Turbine Upgrade

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