據歐洲石油7月21日消息，德國Uniper公司與通用電氣簽署了一項協議，旨在就Uniper燃氣發電廠和天然氣儲存設施的脫碳進行長期合作。通用電氣的天然氣電力業務和Uniper將探索、評估和開發脫碳技術選項，這是通用電氣與主要電力生產商簽署的首個全范圍脫碳項目。

該協議于2020年6月簽署，旨在由通用電氣和Uniper代表組成的聯合工作組在2021年初制定詳細的脫碳路線圖。該路線圖旨在對推動脫碳所需的潛在升級和研發項目進行評估，包括在歐洲各地的Uniper發電廠和天然氣儲存設施中增加通用電氣燃氣輪機和壓縮機對排放友好型氫的使用。

GE天然氣電力公司在脫碳(包括將氫用作燃氣輪機燃料)、先進燃燒技術和碳捕獲系統的開發方面擁有數十年的經驗和領導地位。30多年來，通用電氣在氫和類似低熱值燃料的使用方面一直是世界領先的行業參與者，在全球75多個機組上實現了超過600萬小時的運行。

通過這項協議，Uniper在其天然氣資產脫碳方面又邁出了重要的一步。今年年初，Uniper為其歐洲發電業務設定了到2035年實現氣候中立的戰略目標。Uniper在德國和瑞典的水力發電和核電站已經提供了24太瓦小時的無二氧化碳電力。

程張翔 編譯自 歐洲石油

原文如下：

Uniper and General Electric sign a cooperation agreement for climate-friendly natural gas assets

Uniper and General Electric have signed an agreement aiming at a long-term collaboration on the decarbonization of Uniper's gas-fired power plants and natural gas storage facilities. GE’s Gas Power business and Uniper will explore, assess, and develop technology options for decarbonization — GE’s first fleet-wide decarbonization program signed with a major power producer.

This agreement — signed in June 2020 — aims at producing a detailed decarbonization roadmap by a joint working group composed of both GE and Uniper representatives by early 2021. This roadmap is to develop an assessment of potential upgrades and R&D programs needed to drive decarbonization, including increasing the use of emissions-friendly hydrogen in GE gas turbines and compressors in Uniper's power plants and gas storage facilities across Europe.

GE Gas Power brings decades of experience and leadership in decarbonization including the use of hydrogen as a gas turbine fuel, and in the development of advanced combustion technologies and carbon capture systems. For more than 30 years, GE is a world-leading industry player in the use of hydrogen and similar low heating value fuels, achieving more than 6 million operational hours across 75+ units globally.

Through this agreement, Uniper has taken another important step towards the decarbonization of its natural gas assets. At the beginning of the year, Uniper set itself the strategic goal of climate-neutrality in its European generation business by 2035. Uniper already produces around 24 terawatt hours of CO2-free electricity with its hydroelectric and nuclear power plants in Germany and Sweden.