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The extraordinary promise shown by the turbine in the load, and also of its ease of maintenance.
design phase was fully borne out by its first steps in the But the GT36 is much more than a new feather in the
real world. The heart of the GT36, the unique can cap of Ansaldo Energia’s product catalogue. It also
combustor system with sequential combustion, makes an important contribution to more
generates unrivalled turndown and best-in-class environmentally friendly thermal power generation and
emissions. is the ideal combination with renewables.
To meet all requirements of such challenging product
specification, a joint effort was necessary. An
The origins of the future interdisciplinary team was built, putting together the

The challenge thrown down by the market is clear: to expertise from all departments and from all over the
provide more efficient and more flexible solutions at company.
competitive cost to satisfy the energy market
requirements of today and the future. And the effort to
do so involved a dedicated team of top professionals Proven power
and more direct contributions from the end customer Irene Sofia took her first steps, safely and in full control,
than in any other previous design and development and passed her childhood in the new built open cycle
experience. validation power plant in Birr, Switzerland. She reached
Specific requirements, market trends and the product’s her maturity in April 2017 with the successful
competitiveness were all inputs to the development completion of the validation process.
program and form part of the GT36’s “genetic code”. On the first GT36 unit at the Birr Test Power Plant in
Together, they have contributed to the definition of a Switzerland. No teething problems occurred: the new
machine with unique characteristics, both in terms of baby performances and behavior made the family very
its operating flexibility and efficiency, even at partial proud of her!

Presentation of the first
GT36-S5 model gas

turbine produced at
Ansaldo Energia’s Genoa

production facility in
February 2018 at the

presence of the most
important national and

local authorities

The first GT36-S5 model Gas Turbine
produced at Ansaldo Energia’s Genoa
production facility was presented to an
audience including Italian Defence Minister
Roberta Pinotti, Mayor of Genoa Marco
Bucci and Edoardo Rixi, Liguria Regional
Administration Economic Development
Councillor. Also in attendance was the
Archbishop of Genoa, Cardinal Angelo
Bagnasco.

Ansaldo Energia was represented by
Giuseppe Zampini, while the shareholder
CDP Equity was represented by Managing
Director Guido Rivolta.

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