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OpFlex* Start-Up Agility: Solutions for Simple and Combined-Cycle Plants

OpFlex Start-Up Agility delivers a comprehensive solution designed to improve start-up processes for simple and combined-cycle plants. This solution includes a combination of controls upgrades with expert, plant-level operational analyses to deliver significant reductions in start duration, variation, fuel consumption, emissions and cost.

OpFlex Start-Up Agility Solution (mouse over items to learn more)

OpFlex* Steam Turbine Agility

  • Fully automate steam turbine starts and enhance rotor stress control to reduce start time
  • Steam temperature and gas turbine controller integration automates ramping for consistent start times

OpFlex* Start-Up NOx

  • Reduce total NOx emissions during simple and combined cycle starts
  • Reduce visible emissions (yellow plume) during simple and combined cycle starts

OpFlex* Fast Start / Purge Credit

  • Increase turbine acceleration and loading rates to reduce fuel use and emissions during simple cycle starts
  • Transition the traditional combined cycle start-up purge to the shutdown process to reduce start time

OpFlex* Advanced Attemperator

  • Regulate steam temperature more accurately to reduce start time
  • Operate reliably at higher steam temperatures to improve plant heat rate and output

OpFlex Start-Up Agility Solution Benefits

Simple Cycle Benefits‡

Combined-Cycle Benefits‡

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GE’s Power FlexEfficiency*

OpFlex solutions are available with GE’s Power FlexEfficiency* platform, a suite of hardware and software blended solutions that enable our F-Class customers to unleash the full performance and long-term value of their existing gas turbine assets.

Explore how OpFlex Start-Up Agility solutions can improve your simple and combined cycle starts now.

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