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GE Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with Walcha Energy to Accelerate 500MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia

August 04, 2020
  • GE Renewable Energy Hydro Solutions to provide technical and commercial support for the development of Dungowan pumped hydro storage power plant
  • Dungowan pumped hydro storage power plant will support the addition of another 4 GW of renewable energy to the Australian grid

Paris, August 4, 2020 – GE Renewable Energy and Walcha Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop the 500MW Dungowan pumped hydro storage project in the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

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GE Renewable Energy connects the world’s most powerful hydro unit to the grid in Wudongde, China

July 06, 2020
  • GE Renewable Energy Hydro Solutions is providing 6 x 850 MW Francis turbine generator sets and related equipment for the Wudongde project
  • Connection to the Grid and successful 72 hours trial operation marked a significant step towards the official commissioning of the giant hydropower project
  • The Wudongde Hydropower Project is another large-scale national energy infrastructure project that GE Hydro Solutions has built with the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) following the Three Gorges Project and the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station

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    Sebastien Duchamp
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GE Renewable Energy to Support the Development of Clean Electricity in Pakistan

May 19, 2020
  • GE Renewable Energy to provide six new hydropower Francis turbines and generators for the Dasu hydropower plant to support the country’s power infrastructure
  • GE’s equipment will help to increase access to clean electricity across Pakistan
  • The project is closely aligned with the government’s long-term vision to bring renewable energy to remote areas of the country

Paris, 19 May 2020 – GE Renewable Energy, in consortium with Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation Limited, announced today that it has be

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Sebastien Duchamp
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Go With The Flow: These Engineers Are Building A Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant

Eve Weston
November 04, 2019
In the Pacific Northwest, salmon don’t stay still for long. They are born in fresh water, take off downstream to mature in the ocean and then, when they’re old enough, they head back upriver to spawn in their birthplace, starting the cycle again. Most people have seen pictures of bears snatching returning salmon out of the water as they leap back upriver, but the fish face obstacles on their way down, as well. Navigating hydropower dams is a big one.
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GE Renewable Energy announces two hydropower services contracts in the US

July 23, 2019
  • Company to provide New Spherical Valve for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain Station - Repairs will support New England’s largest pumped storage hydro facility in responding to challenges of bringing more renewable energy online
  • GE’s Hydropower Services will also supply equipment for PG&E’s Caribou One Unit in Northern California -Company to Replace Runner and Shaft on first of three units of the 81MW hydropower plant

Paris, July 23, 2019 – GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has signed two hydropower contracts in t

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GE Renewable Energy Signs Three Year Agreement with Enel Green Power to Improve Visibility and Performance on up to 3.2 GW of Hydro Plants

June 04, 2019
  • Goal is to advance O&M activities by centralizing data collection and boosting quality of plant information
  • Predictive analytics, remote monitoring services from hydro experts and on-site sensor assessment are included in the scope of the agreement

Boulogne Billancourt, France, June 4, 2019 – GE Renewable Energy (NYSE: GE) announced today it signed with the Enel Group's renewable business line Enel Green Power (EGP) a three-year agreement to provide predictive Operation and Maintenance (O&M) capabilities to the group's hydro plan

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Hot Dam: How Hydro Storage Will Allow Uruguay To Join The 100% Renewables Club

May 16, 2019

Water is the foundation of the South American country of Uruguay – literally. The country’s name means either "river of snails" or "river of birds" in Guarani, one of the indigenous languages of the continent. Wedged between Brazil and Argentina, the nation now plans to use the power of water to wave goodbye to electricity from fossil fuels forever.   

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Pumped Hydro — a deeper and more meaningful energy solution

Natalie Filatoff
March 07, 2018
"The Snowy Mountains Scheme resonates as a nation-building project in Australia’s history.  Today Snowy Hydro’s hard-working, relatively simple technology — which harnesses falling water to turn turbines that generate electricity — is a renewable-energy mainstay of the interconnected state electricity grids of eastern and southern Australia.
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Keeping It Cool: New ‘Eco’ Technologies Are Helping Countries Reach Their Carbon-Cutting Goals

Kristin Kloberdanz
November 06, 2017
The company decided to take advantage of the nearby Joint Strike Fighter assembly plant and set up its additive manufacturing shop nearby. “The location was part of our strategy,” Abrate says. “The Lockheed plant made the town become very visible among aerospace companies. We wanted to promote 3D printing to potential customers and they were all coming here.”
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How The Latest Technology Is Transforming The Oldest Green Power Plants

Bruce Watson
October 25, 2017
Scandinavian power company Fortum is the top producer of "certified" renewable electricity in Finland and Sweden. Much of it comes from 169 hydroelectric plants, some more than a century old, that use fast-flowing water to spin turbines and generate power. But how do you make sure that something built during the flapper era remains reliable and up to snuff?
Give it a brain.
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