SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (March 3, 2003) --- GE Network Solutions, a leading supplier of network management solutions to the utility and telecommunications industries, is pleased to announce the release of its Smallworld Schematics Generator product. The product enables companies to produce accurate schematics of their geographic network to support network planning and maintenance activities. The announcement was made at this year's Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK (February 3, 2003) --- GE Power Systems Energy Consulting (PSEC) and EPIS, Inc announce a joint development project to provide analytical tools to effectively deal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's standard market design (SMD). Together, they will deliver computer models that communicate with each other to address SMD related issues such as locational marginal prices (LMP), congestion, nodal prices, and project valuation under conditions of uncertainty.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 28, 2003) --- GE Aeroderivative and Package Services (GE APS), a GE Power Systems business, has installed a synchronous condenser clutch module on a GE LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine at ATCO Power's Valleyview Generating Station. The retrofit enables the unit to provide voltage support for the grid, as well as to generate power. Depending upon market conditions, this ability gives ATCO considerable operating flexibility.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA (February 27, 2003) --- GE Wind Energy will supply 80 wind turbines for a new, 120-megawatt facility in California's Mojave Desert that will be the first wind project for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation's largest municipally owned utility.
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Dubai, February 26, 2003 ---- GE Power Systems (GEPS), one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation technology, energy services and energy management systems, has pledged its continuous support to customers across the UAE.
This was the message from John Rice, President and CEO of GEPS, during a visit to the Emirates last week, where he discussed mutual cooperation and strategic opportunities with major customers.
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OSLO, NORWAY (February 24, 2003) --- GE Hydro, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a US$26.8 million contract to upgrade Swiss power producer Ofible's plant in Biasca, Switzerland. The project marks the latest example of GE's continuing expansion into the European hydropower industry.
GE Hydro will supply six overhung two-jet, 50-megawatt Pelton turbines and three 333 rpm, 109 MVA generators producing 327 megawatts of power. The new equipment will replace eight overhung one-jet, Pelton turbines and four generators, which have been producing 288 megawatts.
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OSLO, NORWAY (February 18, 2003) --- GE Hydro, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a US$3 million contract by Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Generation Limited of the UK to refurbish three hydroelectric power stations in Scotland. The project is part of SSE's progressive program to upgrade its hydro assets to extend their usable life and meet the government's renewable energy targets.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA (February 12, 2003) --- GE Power Systems today took the next step in its planned acquisition of Jenbacher AG, launching a public tender offer for the Austrian-based supplier of reciprocating engines for power generation.
In a joint press conference Rick Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aero Energy Products, and Herbert Liaunig, representing the major shareholders of Jenbacher AG, presented the offer.