Evendale, Ohio -- GE Marine reports it has completed a gas turbine engine qualification testing program for its LM2500+G4 marine aeroderivative gas turbines. As a result, the engine is now certified by three key organizations: Bureau Veritas, RINA S.p.A., and American Bureau of Shipping (Naval Vessel Rules). 

"To meet engine qualification requirements for the LM2500+G4, GE devised a rigorous testing program that was approved by all three key organizations," said Brien Bolsinger, GE Marine general manager. "The 500-hour program performed at our Evendale, Ohio, test cell certified the engine's operation and performance, thus qualifying the LM2500+G4 gas turbine for both military and commercial marine applications," Bolsinger added. 

The first military marine application of the LM2500+G4 will be to power the French and Italian Navies European Multi-Mission Frigates (FREMM) ships. In September 2008, the initial LM2500+G4 gas turbine module was delivered by GE Marine System Supplier (MSS) Avio to DCNS' shipyard in France for the French Navy's first FREMM. 

The LM2500+G4 is the latest and most technologically advanced member of the LM2500 family. The LM2500+G4 offers 17% more power than its LM2500+ predecessor, and has a 6% increase in airflow over the current LM2500+ model. The LM2500+G4 is expected to provide the same 99.6% reliability level as the LM2500, which currently has a fleet of more than 2,500 engines operating in diverse marine and industrial applications. 

The LM2500+G4 is experiencing increasingly greater demand by marine and industrial customers worldwide. To date, GE has on order or delivered 58 LM2500+G4 gas turbines, with a high time engine logging in excess of 10,000 hours in service. 

GE Marine is one of the world's leading manufacturers of marine products and services, including aeroderivative gas turbines ranging from 6,000 to 57,300 shaft horsepower.