NISKAYUNA, New York (January 16, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc.’s (NYSE: GEV) Advanced Research has completed the independent verification and validation milestone of the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) AIR2WATER project, demonstrating the successful completion of the Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) program awarded to GE Vernova.

Today, soldiers in arid regions get water through bottled water, which is often transported by caravan. This causes significant logistical hurdles. To address water scarcity and the cost and logistics burden of water supply, DARPA created the Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) program, of which GE Vernova Advanced Research was a performer.

The 4-year project delivered a transformation in atmospheric water extraction by developing an “Advanced-manufactured, Integrated Reservoir To extract Water using Adsorbents and Thermally Enhanced Recovery (AIR2WATER)” technology. The AIR2WATER project has now concluded, following the successful independent verification and validation (IV&V) of GE Vernova’s standalone, sorbent integrated AIR2WATER system.

“The DARPA AWE-funded AIR2WATER project has been a catalyst to accelerate GE Vernova’s development of solid sorbent technologies,” says David Moore, Carbon Capture Technology Leader with GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center. “Our technical differentiation is derived from the exquisite coupling of sorbent plus process in a modular, scalable system that produces potable water. Not only is the integrated sorbent the beating heart of the AIR2WATER system for atmospheric water harvesting, but it is also the enabling technology for several adjacent applications, including HVAC and carbon capture (direct air capture and point source capture of CO₂).”

Working closely with collaborators, including the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), the University of Chicago, and the University of South Alabama, GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center successfully designed, constructed, and tested the AIR2WATER system. The AIR2WATER prototype utilizes advanced solid sorbents, which are crystalline sponges with affinity for water, including pioneering metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) developed by Prof. Omar Yaghi at UCB and computationally investigated by Prof. Laura Gagliardi, professor at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Chemistry Department. To move these innovations in chemistry towards system scale application, detailed measurements describing the speed of water capture in these materials were completed by Prof. T. Grant Glover at the University of South Alabama. The revolutionary MOF sorbent is integrated into a heat exchanger, which is contained in a device the size of a refrigerator. Together, they capture water vapor from thin air. The system is powered by a fuel source to capture and release the water vapor, ultimately precipitating distilled, potable liquid water.

The IV&V team tested the AIR2WATER prototype device and resultant water quality across a wide range of relevant environmental conditions, including outdoor and exhaust exposure conditions, at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. The AIR2WATER tabletop unit produces distilled water 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Through AirJoule® LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Vernova and AirJoule Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRJ), this technology is being commercialized at scale across a wide breadth of applications including atmospheric water harvesting for military and humanitarian uses, along with industrial dehumidification and commercial air conditioning. AirJoule LLC’s commercial deployment of the technology underpinning the AIR2WATER unit has the potential to address water scarcity around the world.

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Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under Contract No. HR0011-21-C-0020. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the DARPA.

NISKAYUNA, New York (December 19, 2024) – Signaling a significant alliance in the energy transition landscape, GE Vernova’s (NYSE: GEV) Advanced Research Center (ARC) has supplied a 3.4-140m, 81m hub height wind turbine to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This transaction represents a deeper, strategic relationship aimed at enabling groundbreaking collaborative research using GE Vernova's assets - underscoring the potential for government and private sector cooperation to drive innovation and progress in critical areas of energy research.

GE Vernova’s 3.4 MW-140m wind turbine will serve as the research platform with NREL, the leading US government laboratory on wind research, in a project funded through a Department of Energy (DOE) solicitation. The fields of exploration encompass several critical areas, each aimed at advancing wind technology and energy systems, including grid testing, installation and services technologies, sensors and controls, mechanical systems, advanced aerodynamic solutions, direct current (DC) coupling and battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hydrogen electrolyzers to improve energy efficiency and storage. These areas align with GE Vernova’s strategic priority to facilitate widescale deployment of large-scale wind energy systems – key to which are advancements in sensors that expand observability, advanced models that capture complex atmospheric and structural behaviors, and sophisticated algorithms and analytics that optimize turbine coordination and resilience.

“By integrating GE Vernova’s 3.4 MW-140m wind turbine into ongoing and new joint research projects, NREL and GE Vernova can accelerate the development of these critical technologies,” says Matt Guyette, Strategy and Product Leader of GE Vernova’s Wind business, “with the aim of making large-scale wind energy systems more accessible and efficient.”

This transaction enables both organizations to leverage each other's expertise and resources to drive innovation and advance critical wind technologies - creating a platform for groundbreaking research that would be difficult to achieve independently. “GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center’s provision of this turbine to NREL for use in energy research is crucial for advancing wind technologies and accelerating decarbonization efforts for both organizations," says Rogier Blom, Renewables Breakthrough Technologies Leader at GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center. "This strategic research relationship supports cutting-edge research for next-generation wind turbines, cost-effective renewable energy, and grid integration."

This collaboration not only advances wind technology but also renewable energy solutions. NREL is particularly interested in using this turbine to research green hydrogen production. Wind energy, which can be more consistent than solar, can significantly boost the efficiency and scale of hydrogen production, contributing to lower carbon energy alternatives. This research focuses on directly coupling wind turbines into a DC power architecture, enabling smoother integration with electrolysis systems rather than connecting them to the grid. This dedicated approach is particularly crucial for heavy industries like steel manufacturing, where a steady supply of green hydrogen supports decarbonization and creating a more sustainable global economy.

The 3.4 MW-140m turbine will be installed in 2026 at the NREL Flatirons site, home of the National Wind Technology Center, in Colorado, where it will join a fleet of equipment dedicated to advancements in energy research.

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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future. GE Vernova’s Advanced Research business is an innovation powerhouse, operating at the intersection of science and creativity to turn cutting edge research into impactful realities. Advanced Research collaborates with GE Vernova’s businesses across a broad range of technical disciplines to accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova’s mission is embedded in its name – it retains its legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy.

Learn more: GE Vernova and LinkedIn.

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NISKAYUNA, New York. (November 18, 2024) – GE Vernova's Advanced Research business has been selected by The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to receive an award as part of their new H2SENSE Exploratory Topic, aimed at supporting innovative approaches for hydrogen gas detection and quantification across the hydrogen supply chain. The growth of the hydrogen economy is anticipated to play a crucial role in global decarbonization efforts, necessitating advanced atmospheric hydrogen sensing technologies to mitigate any potential near-term warming effects that could result from a larger hydrogen economy.

Hydrogen is a low carbon energy source and decarbonization agent for industry and transportation. Hydrogen, though not a direct greenhouse gas due to its inability to absorb infrared light, can indirectly extend the lifetime of greenhouse gases such as methane and ozone.

“The ability to detect and quantify hydrogen will enable the safe and economical expansion of the hydrogen economy while mitigating its climate impact,” said ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang. “These highly sensitive and selective hydrogen sensors combined with quantitative modeling will enable industry to achieve these goals.”

“GE Vernova Advanced Research will deploy a high-fidelity and cost-effective gas sensing technology based on dielectric excitation of sensing materials and will couple it with physics enhanced analytics to detect and identify hydrogen leaks at industrial sites,” says Radislav A. Potyrailo, Senior Principal Scientist with GE Vernova's Advanced Research and the Principal Investigator on the H2-LOCATE project. “This technology will differentiate and rank multiple leaks with a spatial resolution of 10 meters with a detection sensitivity of 5-10 parts per billion of hydrogen in air. The cost-effective and simple deployment of these hydrogen leak monitors will support the evaluation of hydrogen sites across diverse geographic locations and climate conditions, ensuring safe, environmentally sound, and economically viable growth of the hydrogen industry.”

This $2,700,000 project, titled "H2-LOCATE: H2 Leak LOCAlization and QuanTification Using Physics-Enhanced Analytics and Fence-Line Monitoring," is being conducted at GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, NY.

The initiative underscores GE Vernova's commitment to advancing sustainable technologies and providing critical solutions to support the expanding hydrogen economy.

Access complete project descriptions for each of the projects selected for H2SENSE here.

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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 75,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world. Supported by the Company’s purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future. Learn more: GE Vernova and LinkedIn.

GE Vernova’s Advanced Research business is an innovation powerhouse, operating at the intersection of science and creativity to turn cutting edge research into impactful realities. Advanced Research collaborates with GE Vernova’s businesses across a broad range of technical disciplines to accelerate the energy transition.

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Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered the announcement that a total of $22,899,840 will be delivered to GE Vernova Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, NY to drive clean energy research and development, particularly in wind energy. This substantial funding, allocated through the U.S. Department of Energy, includes four projects for GE Vernova.