Mitsubishi Power, Yokohama, Japan, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, said on March 1 it has commenced development of a 40-megawatt (MW) class gas turbine that is fueled by 100 percent ammonia. Mitsubishi is targeting commercialization in or around 2025.
When achieved, the company said it will mark the world’s first commercialized gas turbine to make exclusive use of ammonia as fuel in a system of this scale, and will aid in the promotion of decarbonization of small- to medium-scale power stations for industrial applications, on remote islands, and other uses.