Exponential growth in sales of GE’s SF₆-free 145 kV g³ gas-insulated substation in Europe

In 2014, GE announced its game-changing g³ insulating and switching gas in replacement of SF₆ for its high voltage equipment. Just three years later, Axpo, the largest producer of renewable energy and a distribution grid operator in Switzerland, energized the first F35g 145 kV g³ gas-insulated substation (GIS) at its Etzel substation near Zürich.

GE’s Grid Solutions helps supply one million people with clean energy in Turkey

  • GE’s Grid Solutions connects new 500 MW Lower Kaleköy Hydropower plant to the grid in Turkey
  • Project includes balance of plant system and 420 kilovolts air-insulated substation for the hydroelectrical power plant

In February, GE Renewable Energy announced that the company successfully completed the Lower Kaleköy Hydropower Plant at the Lower Kaleköy Dam in Turkey. As leader of the consortium, GE Renewable Energy Hyd

GE’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 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’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 each year

GE’s STATCOM system to improve grid stability in Germany

Paris, FRANCE — September 1, 2022 — GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business (NYSE:GE) 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 has been chosen to deliver the first Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOMs) to increase grid stability.

GE’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 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’s GL312g circuit breakers using g³ insulating and switching gas instead of SF₆.

GE 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 Supports Scotland’s Decarbonization Goals with g3 Technology

  • Scotland’s SSEN Transmission awards GE’s Grid Solutions a contract for world’s first 420 kV g3 gas-insulated substation (GIS)
  • GE’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 against climate c

Prolec GE to acquire SPX’s Transformer Solutions business

  • 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 an

Prolec GE completes acquisition of SPX’s Transformer Solutions business

  • The combined entity will remain a strong partner to its customers and will continue supporting the evolution of the grid in the US and the rest of the Americas

MONTERREY, N.L., MEXICO, October 4, 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, announced today it has completed the acquisition of SPX Corporation’s (NYSE: SPXC) SPX Transformer Solutions business.