SMRTR Science & EngineeringSep 9, 2025Interesting Engineering

110 MW: China rolls out giant gas turbine to power 3.6 million homes yearly

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China has unveiled its first domestically developed 110-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine, the Taihang 110 (AGT-110), marking its commercial debut. The turbine boasts multi-fuel capability, rapid start-up, high efficiency, and reduced carbon emissions. In combined-cycle mode, it can power up to 15,000 households daily. This achievement highlights China's industrial progress in a field mastered by few nations, with the project securing 102 patents and advancing design, materials, and testing techniques.

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