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GE Grid Solutions uses digital x-ray to assess substation health for Petrobras in Brazil

December 01, 2022
  • To assess the condition of Petrobras' substation, GE Grid Solutions Services team performed a non-intrusive inspection, using digital X-ray technology
  • This is the first time GE has used this inspection method in Latin America, helping reduce plant outage by up to 75% compared to traditional methodologies
  • The non-intrusive service inspection was done at the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Pernambuco (Brazil)

São Paulo, BRAZIL and Paris, FRANCE - December 1, 2022 – GE Renewab

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GE’s 1st-of-its-kind digital HYpact switchgear for electrical grids makes the unpredictable more predictable

November 22, 2022
  • The digital HYpact switchgear—GE’s hybrid compact switchgear assembly—is the first of its kind delivered to customer DB Energie GmbH under the EU-funded IN2STEMPO project
  • Technologies like this from GE Grid Solutions are helping the customer monitor their grid status, reduce downtime, and lower the carbon footprint at a decades-old German train station
  • GE’s HYpact module includes its proven circuit breaker technology, known for its reliability

Paris, FRANCE, and Lonsee, GERMANY — November 23, 2022<

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GE to Demonstrate Grid Resilience Technology in Puerto Rico for Rapid Power Restoration Following Extreme Weather Events

November 10, 2022
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GE’s grid and power conversion technology to support Venture Global LNG facility in the U.S.

October 27, 2022
  • GE’s Grid Solutions and Power Conversion businesses to supply technology to energy technology company, Baker Hughes for Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility
  • GE’s technology will power the overall liquefaction system Baker Hughes is providing for the Plaquemines export facility, Venture Global’s second project to bring U.S.

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GE’s FACTS technology helps the City of Los Angeles move closer to its renewable energy goals

September 14, 2022
  • A new contract for GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business will help Los Angeles significantly increase its grid transmission capacity and move closer to meeting its renewable energy goals
  • GE’s Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) will help provide system stability for renewable energy use while adding 475 MW of capacity
  • As grid challenges become more complex, GE’s Grid Solutions business continues to meet the growing power needs of transmission systems worldwide

Paris, France — September 14, 2022

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Allison J. Cohen
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GE’s STATCOM system to improve grid stability in Germany

September 01, 2022
  • Today’s transmission grids are expected to carry power in ways they were never originally designed to accommodate, resulting in utility and transmission network operators worldwide turning to GE’s STATCOM solution
  • GE’s Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) technology will improve grid stability in Germany with an award from transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz Transmission GmbH for one of their critical substations
  • This win reinforces customer confidence in GE’s Reactive Power Compensation technologies and in GE’s execution capabilit

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EU affirms confidence in GE’s g³ technology by co-funding development of its 245 kV SF₆-free g³ gas-insulated substation

August 31, 2022
  • EU’s LIFE program recognizes potential of GE Renewable Energy’s g3 insulating and switching gas as an alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) to help significantly cut global greenhouse gas emissions
  • This is the third GE g3 gas product development to be co-funded by the EU Commission within four years
  • New 245 kV g3 gas-insulated substation (GIS) for both onshore and offshore application will complete GE’s SF6-free GIS range particularly for the European electrical grids, and help utilit

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GE to unveil Grid technology innovations at CIGRE 2022

August 25, 2022
  • Focusing on four of the biggest challenges facing the grid, specifically modernization, decarbonization, digitization and electrification, GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business spotlights its holistic approach to building the grid of the future at this year’s CIGRE
  • Combining advanced hardware with software and services, GE emphasizes its commitment to deliver innovative solutions that help customers modernize the grid and accelerate the energy transition
  • For the first time in more than 100 years, the global energy landscape is undergo

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GE’s Colin Davidson receives HVDC award from the IEEE Power & Energy Society

July 28, 2022
  • Colin Davidson, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Consulting Engineer at GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business, awarded the IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award
  • Award recognizes Colin’s outstanding contributions to HVDC technology, including the development and evolution of GE’s Voltage Source Converter technology
  • The Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award is the highest honor in the HVDC global community, recognizing no more than one person each year

Paris, FRAN

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GE and KAPES awarded contract to power South Korea’s electric grid using latest HVDC technology

July 14, 2022
  • GE and KAPES, a KEPCO-GE joint venture, to add a 500-MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) link to South Korea’s electric grid
  • The Shin-bupyeong project, located in Incheon west of Seoul, will relieve overload conditions, and strengthen the grid system
  • This latest contract award from KEPCO, in excess of USD $100 million, is the first project by GE and the KAPES consortium in South Korea using the newest Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC) HVDC technology, and GE’s fifth VSC project in the world

Seoul, KOREA and Paris

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