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

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Atlanta, GA, USA   October 27, 2022 — GE’s Grid Solutions and Power Conversion businesses (NYSE:GE) 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’s Grid Solutions John McDonald Elected as a Member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE)

  • One of three new GE 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’s Grid Solutions

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

São Paulo, BRAZIL and Paris, FRANCE December 1, 2022 - GE 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-BOND Consortium Awarded Landmark Contract to Build High-Voltage Electrical Systems for Empire Offshore Wind 1 in New York

  • GE 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.

GE and KAPES Awarded Contract to Power South Korea’s Electric Grid Using Latest HVDC Technology

  • GE and KAPES, a KEPCO-GE joint venture, to add a 500-MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) link to South Korea’s electric grid
  • The Shin-bupyeong project, located in Incheon west of Seoul, will relieve overload conditions, and strengthen the grid system
  • This latest contract award from KEPCO, in excess of USD $100 million, is the first project by GE and the KAPES consortium in South Korea using the newest Voltage-Sourced Converter (VSC) HVDC technology, and GE’s fifth VSC project in the world

Channel Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, reaches a technological grid milestone with GE

  • The world's largest and most powerful Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) solution in a railway environment was developed by GE Grid Solutions and adapted to the Channel Tunnel in collaboration with Eurostar
  • Eurotunnel will be able to run up to 16 trains simultaneously in the Channel Tunnel— up to 1,000 trains per day—confirming Eurotunnel’s status as the busiest and most heavily used rolling motorway in the world
  • GE continues as a leader in the industry with the development of high-voltage grid solutions t

GE unveils world’s 1st 420 kV SF6-free g3 circuit-breaker for gas-insulated substations

  • GE’s g³ 420 kV gas-insulated substation (GIS) circuit-breaker prototype demonstrates that g³ technology can be used at Europe’s highest voltage level, as well as other global voltage levels
  • The use of g3 switching and insulation gas to replace SF6, a potent greenhouse gas, helps reduce the global warming potential (GWP) by more than 99%
  • The LifeGRID project, co-funded by EU’s LIFE Programme, puts GE’s Grid Solutions at the forefront of the industry’s effort to create a cleaner grid

GE Grid Solutions wins order to modernize 39 substations in Nepal

  • The multi-million dollar contract was awarded to GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business by Nepal Electricity Authority and is funded by the Asian Development Bank
  • The project aims to strengthen Nepal’s power transmission network to meet current and future demands, improve reliability and quality of supply, and reduce power transmission losses in the country
  • The project scope includes construction of Master Control Centers (MCCs) to be monitored by GE Digital Solutions

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