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GE Renewable Energy to refurbish hydro turbines at the Rock Island plant and extend their life for the next 40 years

December 17, 2020
  • GE Renewable Energy to rehabilitate eight Bulb generating units at Rock Island Powerhouse 2 in the US
  • The new oil-free solution designed by GE Renewable Energy will prevent the risk of liquid leakage in the Columbia river
  • Once refurbished, the lifetime of the units will be increased by another 40 years.

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    Emilie Pervin
    Hydro, Communications
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GE Renewable Energy Announces 265 MW Turbine Order with ALLETE Clean Energy

December 16, 2020
  • Agreement includes 94 of GE’s 2.8-127 turbines and 15-year full-service agreement
  • Caddo Wind project completion expected in 2021

Schenectady, NY, December 16, 2020 -- GE Renewable Energy today announced today a 265 MW onshore wind turbine order for ALLETE Clean Energy’s Caddo Wind farm, located in Caddo County, Oklahoma. The wind farm will utilize GE’s 2.8-127 turbines.

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GE Renewable Energy sélectionne LD Tide pour l'affrètement de deux Navires de Transfert de Passagers pour le parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire

December 16, 2020
  • Les deux navires (catamarans de 26m de long) pourront transporter en toute sécurité 24 techniciens d’éoliennes en mer au maximum par traversée
  • Un objectif de 15% de réduction de consommation de carburant grâce à une propulsion hybride et à la portance d’un foil (plan porteur) en composite
  • Design par Mauric, cabinet d’architecture navale basée à Nantes ; construction en aluminium par OCEA, chantier naval français, et opérations par LD Tide (co-entreprise entre Louis Dreyfus Armateurs & Tidal Transit) pour GE Renewable Energy.

Nantes (Fran

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Sebastien Duchamp
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Antoine Person
Secrétaire Général
Groupe Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
+33 6 12 06 59 67
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Leo Hambro
Director
TIDAL TRANSIT Limited
+44 7767 701434
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GE Releases Position on Climate Change: Calls for Accelerated Deployment of Renewables & Gas Power To Drive Impactful, Faster Decarbonization

December 15, 2020
  • Whitepaper on energy transition builds on GE’s commitment to carbon neutrality in its  operations by 2030 and announced intention to exit the new-build coal power market[1]
  • Renewables supported by gas-fired power and ongoing coal-to-gas conversion most impactful way to reduce carbon emissions in near term
  • Multiple pathways to operate with low or zero-carbon emissions through gas-fired offerings including through hydrogen and carbon capture technologies
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GE Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with BE Power to Accelerate 400 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia

December 15, 2020
  • GE Renewable Energy Hydro Solutions to provide technical and commercial support for the development of Big-T pumped hydro storage project in Toowoomba, Australia
  • Big-T pumped hydro storage power plant could provide power output equivalent to the demand of about 200,000 households in Queensland

Paris, December 15, 2020 – GE Renewable Energy and BE Power have signed an agreement to co-develop the 400 MW Big-T (Cressbrook) pumped hydro storage project in Toowoomba,

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More Power for Iraq: GE Synchronizes Two Turbines to the Grid at Zubair Permanent Power Generation Plant

December 14, 2020

Baghdad, Iraq; December 14, 2020: Highlighting its commitment to keep strengthening Iraq’s power sector, GE Gas Power marked a major milestone by synchronizing two GT13E2 gas turbines to the national grid at the Zubair Permanent Power Generation Plant. The facility is owned by the Basra Oil Company and located at the Zubair oil field, about 20 kilometers from the city of Basra. ENI Iraq B.V.


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Powering Iraq through the Pandemic: GE Executes Critical Service Works at Al Qudus Power Plant

December 09, 2020

Baghdad, Iraq; December 9, 2020: Highlighting its continued support to the Iraqi government to enhance power generation and strengthen the country’s electricity infrastructure, GE today announced the completion of a major overhaul of a 9E.03 gas turbine at the Ministry of Electricity’s Al Qudus Power Plant. This helps to secure the delivery of up to 125 megawatts (MW) of power from the unit to the national grid, meeting the demand for electricity with more reliable power.


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GE Renewable Energy Announces US Blade Recycling Contract with Veolia

December 08, 2020
  • Agreement involves using wind turbine blades to replace raw material for cement manufacturing – enabling a 27% net reduction in CO₂ emissions from cement production
  • Recycling solution can be deployed quickly and at scale, to maximize benefit to the wind industry
  • First agreement of its kind in the US wind industry

Schenectady, NY, and Boston, MA – December 8, 2020: GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America (VNA) to recycle blades removed from its US-based onshore turbines

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Sandrine Guendoul
Veolia
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GE soutient les objectifs de décarbonation de l’Écosse grâce à sa technologie Green Gas for Grid (g³)

December 03, 2020
  • Le groupe écossais SSEN Transmission conclut un contrat avec la branche Grid Solutions de GE pour le tout premier poste 420 kV isolé au gaz (GIS) g³(Green Gas for Grid) au monde
  • La technologie g³ de GE est une alternative révolutionnaire à l’hexafluorure de soufre (SF₆), un gaz communément utilisé pour l’isolation des appareillages de coupure des postes et désigné comme étant le gaz à effet de serre le plus puissant au monde
  • Le développement du disjoncteur de poste isolé au gaz g³ de 420 kV est cofinancé par le programme LIFE de la

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GE unterstützt Schottlands Dekarbonisierungsziele mit Green Gas for Grid (g³)-Technologie

December 03, 2020
  • SSEN Transmission aus Schottland vergibt an den Geschäftsbereich Grid Solutions von GE einen Auftrag für die weltweit erste gasisolierte 420-kV-Schaltanlage (GIS) mit Green Gas for Grid (g³)-Technologie.
  • Die g³-Technologie von GE ist eine wegweisende Alternative zu  Schwefelhexafluorid (SF), ein Isolier- und Schaltgas, das gewöhnlich in Umspannwerken verwendet wird aber auch das stärkste Treibhausgas der Welt ist.
  • Die Entwicklung des Leistungsschalters für 420-kV-g³-GIS wird durch das LIFE-Programm der EU mitfinanziert, das Maß

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