Nuclear Energy
GE harnesses power of nuclear energy to accelerate MENA’s decarbonization drive
- Nuclear energy, as a dependable emissions-free power generation source, has a key role to play as governments strive to attain net-zero greenhouse gases to address the threat of a warming planet
- GE supports nuclear power generation with its Arabelle nuclear steam turbine, the world’s largest, being installed in Egypt and Turkey
As nations across the Middle East and North Africa region pivot to cleaner energy systems to achieve the carbon dioxide reduction commitments and drive decarbonization, GE today unveiled a whitepaper o
Manufacturing
Tools to Transform Manufacturing: Digitalization, Lean Production, Safety
Since Thomas Edison and his team developed the first dynamos capable of powering neighborhood-wide lighting systems during the Second Industrial Revolution, GE has understood the intersection of manufacturing and innovation.
Grid Solutions
Delivering the Power for Clean Energy Desalination in Saudi Arabia
Beginning in 2023, there will be something special about the drinking water flowing out of taps across Makkah and Madinah: this desalinated water will be partially produced using solar power.
Electrification Software Smelter
No Cracked Pots Here: Digital Smelter Software Keeps an Eye on Aluminum Smelter Health
Leaky pots are never a good thing, but the stakes are particularly high in an aluminum smelter, where the pots in question are several meters wide and are heating molten metal at 950°C. That’s a leak that will do more than ruin dinner.
Grid Solutions
GE and Shandong Tiejun complete turnkey substation contract for Rabigh-3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia
- Rabigh-3 desalination plant, with a capacity of 600,000 cubic meters per day, is one of the largest Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plants in the world
- Completed 380/110 kV substation will feed electricity to the Rabigh-3 IWP (Independent Water & Power), which supplies water to the Holy City of Makkah and Jeddah
- GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions businesses and local facilities, and Shandong Tiejun Electric Power Engineering Co. Ltd.
LEAP engines
The LEAP Engine and MENA Airlines Celebrate 10 Million Hours of Lower CO2 Emissions
Governments across the Middle East and North Africa are working to address climate change. For many of them, part of the answer is in the skies, where the LEAP aircraft engine is helping airlines reduce emissions.
That’s because the LEAP engine delivers a 15% improvement in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, compared to previous-generation engines, and also can reduce NOx emissions by up to 50%, versus CAEP/6 emission standards.
HealthAhead
Neither Fasting, Dust Storms, nor the Pandemic Could Keep GE Employees from Sporting Success
COVID restrictions and Ramadan fasting were no obstacle for 20 determined GE employees who racked up more than 5,300 km of walking, jogging, and cycling to make GE the only company with two top-five teams in a recent corporate sports challenge.
One contributor to that total was Otmane Benamar, an avid cyclist who regularly clocked more than 150 km a ride during the competition.
employee-mobility
International Relocation Is Not the Only Type of Work Mobility Needed to Attract Great Talent
International relocation. It can be one of the most alluring aspects of working for company with operations around the world. But with today’s technologies and new ways of working, workplace “mobility” has taken on a whole new meaning.
According to Belgin Ertam, Regional HR Director and Head of Organization and Talent Development at GE in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), successful companies like GE are creating many opportunities for employees regarding their work “place.”
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volunteering
Ramadan Giving: GE Volunteers in the UAE Touch Lives of Those in Need
Just a few days before Eid al Fitr, GE Volunteer Tarek Al-Jabi was standing in a clothing store in Dubai doing a video call. He wasn’t talking with colleagues or chatting with family. He was helping a disadvantaged child choose outfits for Eid.
While the pandemic has impacted Ramadan for the second year in a row, it hasn’t deterred GE employees in the UAE from giving back to members of the community in need.
