KUALA LUMPUR: American multinational company GE will continue to influence and support Malaysia in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission through its latest gas turbine technology.
GE said its gas turbine portfolio is built on an 80-year gas turbine technology heritage that is "unparalleled" in the power generation industry.
"GE's HA gas turbine, the world's most efficient gas turbine and fastest-growing fleet, has established several industry-firsts and secured two world records," the company said.
GE said GE Renewable Energy would continue to invest in technology innovations that are driving down the cost of renewable energy.
"GE also offers the industry's most experienced gas turbine fleet in hydrogen and similar low-BTU fuel operations, with more than six million operating hours in decades of use across more than 75 gas turbines.
"GE continues to invest in research and development into hydrogen and carbon capture technologies in close partnership with GE's Global Research Centre to help further advance a low or near-zero carbon footprint for gas power," it said.
In Malaysia, about 80 per cent of GHG emissions is from the energy sector, followed by industrial process and product use and the waste sector, both of which contribute about nine percent each.
GE said most of the electricity generated in Peninsular Malaysia was from coal plants as this was the cheapest solution.
Last year, coal plants contributed about 65 per cent of all electricity generated in Peninsular Malaysia, it added.
"GE is pursuing multiple decarbonisation pilot projects with customers throughout 2021 and 2022 for both hydrogen-fueled projects and carbon capture and sequestration technologies.
"While no decarbonisation policy was specified by GE, this effort includes Malaysia in support of the country's goal of reducing GHG emissions by 45 per cent in 2030, and in accordance with the Clean Air Regulations 2014 (CAR2014)," it said.
GE recently released a whitepaper on energy transition builds on its commitment to carbon neutrality operations by 2030.
The paper outlines multiple technical pathways for gas power to achieve a lower- carbon generating footprint through the use of low and zero-carbon fuels-including hydrogen-as well as carbon capture utilisation and sequestration technologies.
The position paper also provides technology and market overviews of several sources of power generation including renewables, gas, coal and nuclear as well as technology breakthroughs needed to make battery storage more cost-competitive.
GE senior vice president and chief technology officer Vic Abate said with more than 125 years of experience across the electricity industry, the group was well-positioned alongside its customers to continue to lead the way and drive the future of energy.
"We're prioritising investment in technologies to cost-effectively scale renewables and to move toward net zero gas power with advances in hydrogen and carbon capture technologies.
"Together, the combination of renewables and gas can help lead an energy transition that enables us to achieve greater carbon emissions reductions faster compared to renewables alone," said Abate.