ExxonMobil and General Electric (GE) recently announced the launch of a new gas turbine oil to increase energy efficiency. Mobil SHC 918 EE incorporates a new technology to improve turbine bearing efficiency by up to 15 percent compared to conventional ISO VG 32 turbine oils.
Many lubricants residing in standby equipment have only a few hours of service life. These few hours may be only from occasional scheduled restarts, typically circulating the oil at low load, sometimes barely warming it to operating temperature. In other cases, standby, laid-up and peak-load equipment may sit for weeks or even months without use.
