OPRA Turbines
OPRA Turbines develops, manufactures and services state of-the-art gas turbine systems, and is headquartered in Hengelo, The Netherlands. Our advanced turbine technology has turned the OP16 Gas Turbine into a masterpiece of technology allowing us to serve global markets with clean, distributed energy solutions. Setting the standard in terms of availability, reliability and low maintenance costs, OP16 Gas Turbines allow for very cost-effective ‘always-on’ generation of electricity and heat. Thanks to its unique combustion technology, OP16 Gas Turbines can even turn dirty fuel gas that would otherwise be flared, vented, or simply wasted into green power and clean exhaust gas. We are convinced that OPRA Turbines’ gas turbine systems will continue to be a structural component of tomorrow’s green energy landscape, and drive the world’s energy transition!
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Power Distribution
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1991
- Employees:
- 11-100
About Us
We focus on delivering world-class quality and reliability. Aiming for First-Time-Right, excellence is a key part of our company culture enabling us to consistently meet our customers’ requirements.
Our customers come first. We strive to establish open communication and flexible service. This supports us in building long-lasting and trusting relationships with our customers.
Passionate leadership and initiative with positive attitude yield the required accountability. We encourage initiative and are proud to take responsibility and leadership in our work.
Together we are better. We work as one team with a common goal of satisfying our customer’s needs. Maintaining a positive and collaborative attitude contributes to our stimulating work environment.
We create solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s energy demands. Designing beyond imagination, creativity and thinking outside the box empowers our employees to deliver world-class technology.
OPRA's Story The history of OPRA Turbines
OPRA Turbines was founded by Jan and Hiroko Mowill in 1991. Jan Mowill had previously led the gas turbine division at a major Norwegian industrial conglomerate where he developed and commercialized the world’s first radial gas turbine engine for industrial applications in 1964. Upon the establishment of OPRA (Optimal Radial Turbine), Jan and his team worked tirelessly to develop and engineer the OP16 Gas Turbine. By 1994 the original ultra low-emission combustor was already developed and patented as a result of successful testing. By 2003 the low-emission can combustion development had started.
After a successful demonstration of the OP16 Package in RuhrGas (Dorsten, Germany), OPRA Turbines sold its first commercialized OP16 Gas Turbine Package in 2005. OPRA Turbines continues to drive the world’s energy transition with over 140 gas turbine generator sets world-wide, accumulating over 2 million operating hours. Since August 2017, OPRA Turbines has since opened a new state-of-the-art headquarter facility in Hengelo (NL) to further strengthen and increase production and testing capacity following recent growth in business, paving their way to becoming the leading provider of clean gas turbines for distributed energy solutions.