Advanced Steam Path is GE's approach to high performance steam plant solutions. By blending hardware, software, and data, steam plant performance can be optimized as an entire ecosystem.

1. GE’s approach to high performance steam plant solutions
ADVANCED
STEAM PATH
A Powering Efficiency Solution

2. 1.2 BILLION
PEOPLE LIVE IN THE DARK
Another 2 billion have
limited access to electricity

3. EFFICIENT, LOW EMISSIONS
STEAM POWER IS KEY
41%
of today’s
global
electricity
comes from
coal
23 GW
coal
power/year
needs
forecasted in
China and India
95%
demand comes
from fast-
growing
economies in
India, China, Asia
and Middle East
2030
Coal forecasted
to remain world’s
2nd largest fuel
source through
2030

4. To meet both
emissions and
profitability
commitments,
owners/operators
need cleaner
performance
improvement
opportunities

5. By blending hardware, software and data,
steam plant performance can be optimized
as an entire ecosystem
These capabilities have been brought together from
across various GE businesses into a
Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence

6. THE 3.4% EFFICIENCY INCREASE CAN LEAD TO
9% EMISSIONS REDUCTION EQUIVALENT TO
GE’S POWERING EFFICIENCY
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Hardware
improvements and
digital solutions
can deliver
+ 3.4%
In average global
steam plant
efficiency
Reduction in CO2
emissions in these
power plants by
9%
268,000,000
CARS BEING TAKEN OFF THE ROAD

7. Steam turbine upgrades can drive the
highest-impact Powering Efficiency solutions

8. The Advanced Steam Path (ASP) is GE’s proven solution to
help customers modernize
steam plant assets flexibly and cost efficiently

9. ASP BENEFITS
• Up to 10% better turbine efficiency
• Up to 10% plant output increase
• Up to 100,000 hours between
major inspections
• Up to 56% start-up time
improvement
GE EXPERTISE
• 1,300+ ASP solutions installed
• ~30% of ASP upgrades on
non-GE brands

10. FULL STEAM PLANT MODERNIZATION IN TURKEY
Yenikoy Kemerkoy Elektrik Uretim ve Ticaret A.S
• Boiler
• Steam turbine
• Generator
• Environmental
control systems
$180 million cost savings
6% plant efficiency increase
Plant life extended 20 years
NOx reduced below 200 mg/Nm3
SOx reduced below 320 mg/Nm3
197 MW additional capacity–
Enough to power ≃198,000 homes