Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the world's first floating, gas-fired power plant, which is capable of generating 100 MW of electricity. The JPY20bn ($176.3 million), 100m-long barge carries a high-efficiency gas turbine that can generate between 30 MW and 160 MW, and is 10% more efficient than the equivalent-sized coal or oil-fired facility. Kawasaki expects the vessels, which require almost no civil engineering and can be anchored near where consumers are, to sell well to power companies in growing economies such as Southeast Asia where there are many islands.
Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed the world's first floating, gas-fired power plant, which is capable of generating 100 MW of electricity. The JPY20bn ($176m), 100m-long barge carries a high-efficiency gas turbine that can generate between 30 MW and 160 MW, and is 10% more efficient than the equivalent-sized coal or oil-fired facility. Kawasaki expects the vessels, which require almost no civil engineering and can be anchored near where consumers are, to sell well to power companies in growing economies such as Southeast Asia where there are many islands.