National Energy Gas Turbine Technology R&D (Experiment) Center (hereinafter referred to as the “R&D Center”) was officially established and named in 2010.

Guided by the scientific outlook on development, the R&D center revolves around the development requirements of gas turbines as outlined in the national energy development strategy, and targets the R&D of new gas turbine equipment. With a primary focus on the shared technology of gas turbines, we aim at the international high-end equipment and cutting-edge key core technologies associated with gas turbines, to conduct research on key technologies and breakthroughs in technology of application, innovative R&D of new equipment and systems, international and domestic technical exchanges and cooperation, thus developing the core capabilities of R&D, production, experimental verification of gas turbine components, complete machines and system integration. These capabilities allow us to build the small and medium-sized industrial gas turbine industry system in China, enable the self-reliance and controllability of China’s energy gas turbine equipment, and safeguard the national energy strategy security.

The R&D center currently has nearly 700 full-time employees, including 1 academician, more than 50 senior experts (research fellows), and more than 30 employees with doctoral degree, building a team of experts with professional subdivision, reasonable structure, profound professional foundation and innovative spirit.

The R&D center has fully established an integrated R&D system for gas turbines, including R&D Design Center, Test & Verification Center, Final Assembly & Integration Test Center, Application Evaluation Center, and Onshore Test Station, forming an open professional organization for research and development of gas turbine power plants. It has successively made breakthroughs in a series of key technologies such as dual fuel gas turbine design technology, low emission gas turbine design technology, high-power and efficient, high reliability, and high-speed power turbine design technology. And under the correct leadership and strong promotion of the National Energy Administration, it is of great significance for implementing the transformation of technological achievements and engineering applications, filling the gap in the domestic industry, breaking the monopoly of foreign products in gas turbine market in China, improving the international competitiveness of high-end equipment manufacturing industry in China, keeping the major national energy equipment independent and controllable and ensuring national energy security.

The R&D center will continue to adhere to the “innovation-driven” principle, focus on “independent innovation”, and continuously promote the high-quality development of the center construction. In the new situation, we will strengthen the research on key core technologies, focus on accelerating the research and development of series products, and at the same time, strengthen the integration of industry resources and enhance the industry chain, and promote the common development of institutions and enterprises in the industry.