Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Tokyo, has determined the recipients of its 2020 “Best Innovation” awards, an in-house program to recognize activities that contribute to the conservation and protection of the global environment, and the lowering of environmental loads. The aim is to raise environmental awareness among corporate group employees and encourage further innovation.
MHI Group has adopted the mission: “Integrate cutting-edge technology into expertise built up over many years to provide solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues and provide better lives.” Going forward, through its business activities, MHI aims to contribute to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and resolving social issues.
The “Best Innovation” program, held annually since fiscal 2003, is an internal program to recognize innovative new products, services, technologies, businesses, and environmental activities within MHI Group. A total of 16 awards were given this year, including this award for ‘M501JAC series gas turbines with world-leading efficiency enabling hydrogen utilization’ and other winners for environment-related projects.
Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.’s M501JAC series gas turbines have been developed based on the M501J gas turbine with the turbine inlet temperature of 1,600°C, world-first at the time, and the reliability of 99.5% after over one million hours of cumulative operating hours. M501JAC is a cutting-edge 1,650°C class large gas turbine that incorporates an enhanced air-cooled combustor—a world-first technology with outstanding performance and operability—as well as thicker thermal barrier coating (TBC), and a compressor with a 25:1 high pressure ratio.
The M501JAC series achieved the world-leading efficiency over 64% while providing a flexible operability such as a shorter start-up time. Gas turbine combined cycle power generation systems with M501JAC contribute to stable power generation, essential for global economic growth, and are also capable to meet global demands for decarbonization.
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