Test Results of the World's First 1,600 o C J-series Gas Turbine

Gas-turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation is expected to be a market success because it is the cleanest and the most efficient thermal power generating system that complements renewable energy sources. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed the world’s first 1,600 o C J-series gas turbine by utilizing components and technology from the national project aimed at developing 1,700 o C -class gas turbine. Long-term reliability testing of the M501J gas turbine continues, following testing at the demonstration combined-cycle power plant (T-point) at our Takasago Machinery Works from February to June 2011. The commercial version of the M501J gas turbine has already been shipped to Kansai Electric Power Company’s Himeji No. 2 power station and will enter operational use in October 2013. This report describes the features of the M501J gas turbine and the test results of M501J gas turbine at T-point.