Energy & Industrial

In addition to gas turbines, generally used for aeronautic propulsion, Avio developed a turbine family, called aero-derived, used for energy production.
These ones work in a range form 10 to 100 MW, and such machines share with their aeronautical “sisters” the majority of components, they are smaller and  more simple to install than Heavy Duty turbines and they are able to reach higher efficiency values, in sample cycle (up to 44%).
The latest aero-derived turbines, besides, are able to introduce energy in the grid after only 10 minutes from ignition, in fact one of their main application is to use them as Peaking unit, where their contribution is necessary only when the energy requirement suffers peaks not manageable by power stations equipped with traditional machines.
Since 2003 Avio has signed an agreement with General Electric in which Avio is Technological Partner for the design, development and production of more than 20% of the new LMS100 turbogas engine: the first aero-derived engine for industrial uses that exceeds 100 MW with the greatest efficiency ever obtained .

In the world actually there are more than 3.300 operative GE aero-derived Turbines, in more than 55 countries with over 85 millions of working hours.