Apr 6, 2025 · 43 min · 16 segments
An audio reading of the feature articles from the April 2025 issue of Gas Compression Magazine. This month's features include: Investing In Asia (Begins At 01:07)St. Fergus Gas Terminal Plans…
Danny FelberHost
Investing in Asia, GE Vernova revamps Singapore facility to support gas turbine demand by Drew Robb.
GE Vernova plans to invest $20 million in Singapore to boost innovation in repair capabilities and technologies for its high-efficiency air-cooled gas turbines.
Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the investment should strengthen HA gas turbine repair capabilities and technologies at GE Vernova's Advanced Manufacturing Repair Technology Center, located at the Global Repair Service Center in Singapore.
Part of the plan is to add more than 100 technical roles to handle more sophisticated repairs on hot gas path components, such as nozzles, seals, shrouds, and buckets that are frequently exposed to temperatures of more than 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit and require regular service.
New repair systems will incorporate robotic technologies while leveraging artificial intelligence and lean methodologies.
According to Dominic Ainge, GE Vernova's Managing Director for the Global Service Center in Singapore, hyperscale information technology giants like Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Microsoft are investing heavily in the region by opening large-scale data centers to serve the AI market.
We are very positive about our position and growth opportunities in Asia, said Ange.
In 2019, the company announced that $60 million would be plowed into the Global Repair Service Center to accelerate technology development, implementation, and repairs.
The injection of additional funding showcases GE Vernova's confidence in the Asian natural gas generation market, particularly the HA gas turbine.
Over one-third of GE Vernova's HA gas turbines are located in, or are on order for, Asia.
Our global repair service center in Singapore is set to become a beacon of innovation and repair capabilities by introducing new and groundbreaking technologies to meet our customers' needs, said Ramesh Singram, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia, for GE Vernova Gas Power.
Owners of HA gas turbines in the region will benefit from improvements to lead time and delivery of repair components in support of their adage needs.
As Asia's population and power demands continue to grow, GE Vernova intends to expand our capabilities to better support HA repair capabilities in the region with this facility.
The repair hub has implemented various lean and agile approaches to transform its shop floor.
Over the last four years, the Singapore plant has been completing around 100 component repairs per year.
The next phase involves the implementation of an automated inspection system, which Ainge says will almost double annual output on its main repair lines, enhance the work of its experts, and contribute to the quality, durability, and safety of the HA turbines.
The ability of the AI algorithms to zero in on repair opportunities can cut down the time of diagnosis from several hours to just a matter of minutes, said Ainge.
AI-supported repairs can help us significantly improve our support to power producers and improve H-class reliability, helping to reduce downtime.
Its algorithms also analyze HGP images to infer patterns about their condition and provide insight about the ways that power producers around the world use their turbines.
Investing in Asia, GE Vernova revamps Singapore facility to support gas turbine demand by Drew Robb.
GE Vernova plans to invest $20 million in Singapore to boost innovation in repair capabilities and technologies for its high-efficiency air-cooled gas turbines.
Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board, the investment should strengthen HA gas turbine repair capabilities and technologies at GE Vernova's Advanced Manufacturing Repair Technology Center, located at the Global Repair Service Center in Singapore.
Part of the plan is to add more than 100 technical roles to handle more sophisticated repairs on hot gas path components, such as nozzles, seals, shrouds, and buckets that are frequently exposed to temperatures of more than 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit and require regular service.
New repair systems will incorporate robotic technologies while leveraging artificial intelligence and lean methodologies.
According to Dominic Ainge, GE Vernova's Managing Director for the Global Service Center in Singapore, hyperscale information technology giants like Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Microsoft are investing heavily in the region by opening large-scale data centers to serve the AI market.
We are very positive about our position and growth opportunities in Asia, said Ange.
In 2019, the company announced that $60 million would be plowed into the Global Repair Service Center to accelerate technology development, implementation, and repairs.
The injection of additional funding showcases GE Vernova's confidence in the Asian natural gas generation market, particularly the HA gas turbine.
Over one-third of GE Vernova's HA gas turbines are located in, or are on order for, Asia.
Our global repair service center in Singapore is set to become a beacon of innovation and repair capabilities by introducing new and groundbreaking technologies to meet our customers' needs, said Ramesh Singram, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia, for GE Vernova Gas Power.
Owners of HA gas turbines in the region will benefit from improvements to lead time and delivery of repair components in support of their adage needs.
As Asia's population and power demands continue to grow, GE Vernova intends to expand our capabilities to better support HA repair capabilities in the region with this facility.
The repair hub has implemented various lean and agile approaches to transform its shop floor.
Over the last four years, the Singapore plant has been completing around 100 component repairs per year.
The next phase involves the implementation of an automated inspection system, which Ainge says will almost double annual output on its main repair lines, enhance the work of its experts, and contribute to the quality, durability, and safety of the HA turbines.
The ability of the AI algorithms to zero in on repair opportunities can cut down the time of diagnosis from several hours to just a matter of minutes, said Ainge.
AI-supported repairs can help us significantly improve our support to power producers and improve H-class reliability, helping to reduce downtime.
Its algorithms also analyze HGP images to infer patterns about their condition and provide insight about the ways that power producers around the world use their turbines.
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