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An organ transplant for a steam turbine

Jane Nicholls
June 21, 2017
It’s termed a retrofit, but the coming upgrade at Loy Yang B power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley is more like a complete organ transplant for a body that’s otherwise got plenty of life left in it.
The power station’s two existing Hitachi steam turbines will be retrofitted by GE and, says Mark Benjamin from GE Power Services, “to all intents and purposes turned into GE turbines”.
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Disrupt or be Disrupted: New Energy Trends and Technologies Showcased at CEPSI 2016

November 10, 2016
Speaking ahead of his keynote presentation at the 2016 Conference of the Electric Supply Industry (CEPSI) in Bangkok in October, Jack Wen, president, Asia Pacific GE Energy Connections said:

“For many people, the power industry appears stable on the surface. However, a lot of changes have happened in the past five years - new technologies, especially digital technology, have come on stream; more renewable energy is coming online; and customers are also demanding empowerment. This will impact all players in the industry.”
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Big Data Oils The Future Of O&G

March 25, 2016
As the oil and gas industry goes through a downturn, operational efficiency can be the difference between a healthy balance sheet and one inked in red. In fact, it may even determine if a company stays afloat during these challenging times.
The introduction of big data analytics has helped the industry improve on its efficiencies, facilitating industry players to reduce downtime and optimise resources. General Electric (GE), for example, has presented various digital industrial solutions.
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Little robots boost reliability of big power plants

March 22, 2016
The ink is fresh on a contract signed with Alinta Energy for GE to provide robotic inspections of 19 generators across all of the power company’s gas-fired plants in Australia and New Zealand. The robots didn’t sign, although their dexterity plays a major part in this agreement that underscores a new era of optimising machine productivity, and reducing the risk of damage to expensive assets—this may, eventually, have a cost benefit when it comes to insurance premiums paid to protect such assets.
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