GE Vernova’s Colin Davidson receives Uno Lamm HVDC award from the IEEE Power & Energy Society

  • Colin Davidson, High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Consulting Engineer at GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business, awarded the IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award
  • Award recognizes Colin’s outstanding contributions to HVDC technology, including the development and evolution of GE Vernova’s Voltage Source Converter technology
  • The Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award is the highest honor in the HVDC global community, recognizing no more than one person ea

GE Vernova’s STATCOM system to improve grid stability in Germany

Paris, FRANCE — September 1, 2022 — GE Vernova Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business (NYSE: GEV) has entered into a framework agreement to deliver Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) in the coming years to Germany's transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. As a part of the framework agreement, GE Vernova has been chosen to deliver the first Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) to increase grid stability.

GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions GL312g g³ Live Tank circuit breakers help Groupe E to get rid of SF₆

In 2019, Groupe E, a major power utility in Switzerland, contracted GE Vernova for the delivery of seven GL312g g³ live tank circuit breakers for the renovation of their Planchamps substation in the Neuchâtel region. In line with their sustainability targets, Groupe E is one of the first power distribution operators in Europe to select GE Vernova’s GL312g circuit breakers using g³ insulating and switching gas instead of SF₆.

GE Vernova and Hitachi ABB Power Grids sign landmark agreement to reduce environmental impact in the electrical transmission industry

  • An industry first, two global leaders in power technologies have entered into a non-exclusive, cross-licensing agreement that will allow them to expand their range of high-voltage equipment using a game-changing gas alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
  • SF6 an insulating and switching gas commonly used in high-voltage electrical equipment, is a potent greenhouse gas
  • This historic agreement announced just before Earth Day 2021 will enable utilities to accelerate their reduction of greenho

GE Vernova Supports Scotland’s Decarbonization Goals with g3 Technology

  • Scotland’s SSEN Transmission awards GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions a contract for world’s first 420 kV g3 gas-insulated substation (GIS)
  • GE Vernova’s g3 technology is a game-changing alternative to sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), an insulating and switching gas commonly used in substation equipment and the most potent greenhouse gas in the world
  • The development of the circuit breaker for the 420 kV g3 GIS is being co-funded by the EU’s LIFE Programme, which supports actions a

GE Vernova’s grid and power conversion technology to support Venture Global LNG facility in the U.S.

Image courtesy of Venture Global LNG

Atlanta, GA, USA   October 27, 2022 — GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions and Power Conversion businesses (NYSE: GEV) have been selected by Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, to provide the high-voltage (HV) equipment and the energy management system (EMS) to support Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Louisiana. 

GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions John McDonald Elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE)

  • One of three new GE Vernova members to join an exclusive National Academy of Engineers (NAE) membership of 2,388 U.S. members and 310 international members
  • Membership one of the most prestigious honors an engineer can receive
  • Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, head of Microsoft Satya Nadella and Noubar B. Afeyan, co-founder and chairman, Moderna Inc. also named

John D. McDonald, P.E. 

Smart Grid Business Development Leader

GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions

GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions uses digital x-ray to assess substation health for Petrobras in Brazil

São Paulo, BRAZIL and Paris, FRANCE December 1, 2022 - GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions Services team used digital X-ray technology – guided by the same principle utilized in the healthcare industry – to complement the preventive maintenance in Petrobras’ gas insulated substation (GIS), in the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), state of Pernambuco (Brazil).

GE Vernova-BOND Consortium Awarded Landmark Contract to Build High-Voltage Electrical Systems for Empire Offshore Wind 1 in New York

  • GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and BOND Civil & Utility Construction awarded contract for on- and offshore high voltage equipment, including an onshore substation that will connect the 816-MW wind power project, integrating renewable energy to the New York Power Grid
  • This project supports the energy transition goals in NY and the U.S.