GE Vernova’s g3 technology to accelerate decarbonization efforts in Norway

  • Elvia, the biggest distribution system operators (DSO) in Norway, awards GE Vernova contract for delivery of SF6 free gas-insulated switchgear for their pilot digital substation project
  • DSO Elvia recognizes potential of GE Vernova 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 mo

GE Vernova’s FACTS technology helps the City of Los Angeles move closer to its renewable energy goals

Paris, France — September 14, 2022 — GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business [NYSE: GEV] has been contracted to provide its unique and innovative Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) to help the City of Los Angeles, California, meet its renewable energy goals.

GE Vernova’s digital power transformers selected for multiple projects across the globe

  • GE Vernova’s low-maintenance power transformers address the ever-evolving challenges facing grid operators today
  • Recent orders reflect need to modernize the grid in order to address the energy transition
  • GE Vernova’s grid portfolio supports a wide range of voltage levels with applications in generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial segments
  • Paris, FRANCE — January 6, 2022 —GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business [NYSE: GEV] today announc

GE Vernova Consortium Awarded Contract to Build State-of-the-Art HVDC System for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

  • GE Vernova Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine awarded the full contract for the high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system
  • Once operational, the Sofia offshore wind farm will be able to generate enough renewable energy to meet the electricity needs of almost 1.2 million average UK homes

Paris, FRANCE – March 29, 2021 — A specially formed consortium of 

GE Vernova awarded world’s first three-year g3-circuit-breaker framework contract by SP Energy Networks

  • “High Voltage (HV) Main Plant” agreement will cover the majority of SP Energy Networks’ requirements for 145 kV SF6-free live tank circuit-breakers over the UK’s RIIO-T2 regulatory period
  • GE Vernova’s g3 products are part of the solution to eliminate SF6 from UK’s grid
  • Climate change targets in discussion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) hosted last month in Glasgow, Scotland

Paris, FRANCE – December 1

EU affirms confidence in GE Vernova’s g³ technology by co-funding development of its 245 kV SF₆-free g³ gas-insulated substation

  • EU’s LIFE program recognizes potential of GE Vernova 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 third GE Vernova g3 gas product development to be co-funded by the EU Commission within four years
  • New 245 kV g3 gas-insulated substation (GIS) for both onshore and offshore application will complete GE Vernova’s SF6-free GIS range particula

EnergyAPM - Optimizing transmission and distribution equipment with Asset Performance Management

GE Vernova’s Grid Solution launches EnergyAPM, a data analytics software, specially designed for Power Transmission and Distribution assets providing an Asset Performance Management portfolio of applications and services.

EnergyAPM combines asset data with industry expertise, analytics and connectivity, helping operators to develop an intelligent performance strategy for managing electrical substations.

Celebrating a Century of Innovation at GE Vernova’s Bushing Factory in Italy

On May 12, 2023, GE Vernova’s bushing factory known as Passoni & Villa celebrated 100 years of innovation! For more than a century, the factory has been recognized for its excellence, quality, and its team’s expertise in high voltage equipment. The bushings manufactured onsite support AC and DC transformers, substations, and generator applications worldwide, having equipped DC projects such as the Italy-Montenegro Link, the DolWin 3 project in North Europe, and the Lower Churchill Project in Canada.

Successful sail-away and installation of GE Vernova’s electrical substation for France’s Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm

Major milestone achieved! The first electrical offshore substation (OSS) in France successfully sailed away from St Nazaire in France and was installed on its jacket 12 km from the coast, on August 18th. The sheer size of this electrical substation is impressive - with its total weight approximately equivalent to the London Eye, (also known as the London Millennium Wheel), or about 280 adult African elephants - imagine that!