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GE’s g3 technology to accelerate decarbonization efforts in Norway

September 14, 2021
  • Elvia, the biggest distribution system operators (DSO) in Norway, awards GE contract for delivery of SF6 free gas-insulated switchgear for their pilot digital substation project
  • DSO Elvia recognizes potential of GE Renewable Energy’s g3 insulating and switching gas for high-voltage equipment as an alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) to help significantly cut global greenhouse gas emissions
  • This SF6 free digital substation will also be one of the most digitally advanced in the world, as it will

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GE met en service le tout premier poste électrique Haute Tension 100% numérique en Afrique

September 08, 2021
  • Ce projet phare fait partie du programme d'extension, de renforcement et de fiabilisation du réseau de transport et de distribution de la société nationale d'électricité du Sénégal, Senelec, réalisé par VINCI Energies Afrique de l’Ouest.
  • Les postes électriques ne se contentent pas de fournir de l'électricité aux foyers, mais gèrent également l'alimentation du réseau en provenance de diverses sources d'énergie renouvelables.
  • Les fonctionnalités avancées d’un poste électrique numérique de la branche Grid Solutions de GE, avec une réduction de s

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GE energizes Africa’s first ever fully digital high voltage substation

September 08, 2021
  • This flagship project is part of Senegal’s national electricity company Senelec’s transmission and distribution grid expansion, reinforcement and reliability enhancement program to be completed by VINCI Energies West Africa
  • Substations not only supply electricity to the homes, but also manage the power flowing into the grid from various renewable energy sources
  • GE’s Grid Solutions’ digital substation’s advanced functionalities, with its footprint reduced by up to 50% as well as accelerate

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GE’s Grid power electronics technologies solve complex challenges for customers worldwide

August 26, 2021
  • GE spotlights four major FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) power electronics project wins for customers around the globe
  • GE demonstrates ongoing role as an industry leader in STATCOM and Static Var Compensator (SVC) technology with key wins in South America, the United Kingdom and the Middle East
  • These wins reinforce our customers’ confidence in GE’s Reactive Power Compensation technologies and our execution capability to deliver complex projects within the context of the energy transition

Paris, FRANCE

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EU supports GE’s development of a 245 kV g3 circuit-breaker to accelerate decarbonization of Europe’s electrical grid

July 22, 2021
  • EU’s LIFE program recognizes potential of GE Renewable Energy’s g3 insulating and switching gas as an alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) to help significantly cut global greenhouse gas emissions
  • This is the second GE g3 gas project to be co-funded by the EU within two years
  • New g3 gas 245 kV circuit-breaker will be scalable to other high-voltage levels across Europe’s electrical grids and help utilities get ready for stricter fluorinated (F)-gas regulations

Paris,

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GE wins multiple orders of high-voltage power transformers and reactors from India’s largest transmission utility

July 20, 2021
  • GE wins multiple orders of 765 kV transformers and reactors from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)
  • GE will produce 45 units of 765 kV transformers and reactors for the new substations to be set up in the Indian state of Rajasthan by PGCIL, for evacuating 8.1 gigawatt (GW) of green power from the state’s solar energy zones
  • The project’s transformers and reactors will be supplied by GE’s Grid Solutions’ state-of-the-art power transformer manufacturing facility in Vadodara, India

New Delhi, India and Paris, France, July 20, 2021:<

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Prolec GE to acquire SPX’s Transformer Solutions business

June 09, 2021
  • Acquisition will enhance Prolec GE’s position as a key player in the growing power transformer market in the Americas
  • Strong operating assets that bring complementary product offering and talent to Prolec GE
  • Expected to close during the second half of 2021

MONTERREY, N.L., MEXICO, June 9, 2021 — GE-Prolec Transformers, Inc., (together with its affiliates, “Prolec GE”), a subsidiary of a 50/50 joint venture between GE (NYSE:GE) and Xignux, a Mexico-based private company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement

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通用电气与日立ABB电网签署里程碑式协议,减少输电行业对环境的影响

April 21, 2021
  • 业内首屈一指的两家全球领先的电力技术公司在业内第一次签订了一项非独家交叉许可协议,允这将使他们能够使用一种六氟化硫(SF₆)的替代气体来扩大其高压设备产品范围,这种替代气体将改变行业的格局。
  • SF₆是一种极强的温室气体,广泛用于高压电气设备的绝缘和开断
  • 2021年地球日之前宣布这一历史性协议,将使公用事业公司加速减少其温室气体的排放

法国巴黎和瑞士苏黎世,2021421 – 通用电气可再生能源公司的电网解决方案业务(纽约证券交易所股票代码:GE)和日立ABB电网有限公司今天宣布达成一项与高压设备中使用的六氟化硫(SF₆)替代气体相关的非独家交叉许可协议。与SF₆相比,这种基于氟腈的混合气体对环境的影响大大降低。

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GE e Hitachi ABB Power Grids assinam um acordo histórico para reduzir o impacto ambiental no segmento de transmissão de energia elétrica

April 21, 2021
  • Pela primeira vez no setor, duas empresas líderes globais em tecnologias de transmissão de energia assinaram um acordo de licenciamento cruzado não exclusivo que irá permitir expandir suas respectivas linhas de equipamentos de alta tensão através de uma alternativa revolucionária ao hexafluoreto de enxofre (SF₆),
  • O SF₆, gás comumente usado em equipamentos elétricos de alta tensão para a isolação e interrupção da corrente elétrica, é um potente gás de efeito estufa,
  • Este acordo histórico, anunciado pouco antes do Dia da Terra de 2021, permit

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GE e Hitachi ABB Power Grids hanno sottoscritto un accordo storico per la riduzione dell'impatto ambientale nell'ambito delle trasmissioni elettriche

April 21, 2021
  • Evento senza precedenti nel settore, i due leader globali nelle tecnologie dell'energia hanno stipulato un accordo di licenze incrociate non esclusivo grazie al quale potranno ampliare la loro gamma di apparecchiature ad alta tensione attraverso una rivoluzionaria alternativa gassosa all'esafluoruro di zolfo (SF₆)
  • L'SF₆ è un gas isolante e di manovra comunemente usato nelle apparecchiature ad alta tensione, tuttavia è anche un potente gas serra
  • Lo storico accordo annunciato poco prima della Giornata della Terra 2021 permetterà alle società d

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