The scene: northwest Germany. A quiet farm. Enter a university student with a question that would shape her future. “Hey, when are you getting a wind turbine?”
It was a casual moment, but for Julia Vey, then an apprentice at GE Vernova in nearby Salzbergen, it planted a seed. Back in the early 2000s, wind power was still small-scale, and large turbines were rare. But Julia was fascinated — and determined to be part of what she sensed was coming.
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GE Vernova and ESB to modernize Dublin Bay power plant to help boost efficiency and grid reliability
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GE Vernova’s Gas Power and Power Conversion & Storage solutions selected to increase performance of the existing GT26 gas turbines powering ESB’s Dublin Bay power station
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Modernization is expected to add nearly 30 megawatts (MW) of reliable power, helping to improve stability of the national grid and power more Irish homes
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The project aims to assist ESB’s decarbonization plans by installing upgrades with the potential to burn hydrogen blends in the future
DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 8, 2025) – Electricity Supply Board (ESB) of Ireland and GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) have announced a major life extension and modernization project for the Dublin Bay power plant, aimed at enhancing performance, reliability, increasing output, and supporting Ireland’s energy transition goals in line with ESB’s Net Zero by 2040 carbon emissions strategy.
Under a new contractual service agreement, GE Vernova will implement its GT26 High Efficiency (HE) upgrade along with its SEMIPOLTM technology for Static Excitation Equipment (SEE) and Startup Frequency Converter (SFC). This life extension project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Commissioned in 2002, the Dublin Bay facility currently generates up to 415 Megawatts (MW) using a single -shaft GT26 gas turbine.
The major life extension project is expected to deliver:
· Up to 30 MW of additional power, which is the power needed to supply the equivalent of approximately approximately 30,000 Irish homes annually
· Efficiency gains of up to 1.8% at baseload, leading to 5% carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction
· Improved grid stability through advanced excitation and frequency conversion systems
· Lower carbon intensity, supporting ESB’s decarbonization strategy and enabling future use of hydrogen fuel blends.
“Although Dublin Bay is already one of our most efficient plants, we saw an opportunity in having an even more important role in delivering our Net Zero carbon emissions strategy by further enhancing its performance, reliability and sustainability.” said Arkadiusz Galant, Dublin Stations Manager, ESB. “Our life extension project in 2026 will help us to deliver more power allowing us to provide electricity for Irish households over the next decade while being more efficient with lower emissions and enabling possible future hydrogen blends.”
“This project builds on our long-standing partnership with ESB,” said Joseph Anis, President and CEO of GE Vernova's Gas Power business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa “The GT26 HE upgrade and SEMIPOL™ technologies will not only increase output and efficiency but also provide the flexibility and reliability needed to support Ireland’s evolving energy landscape.”
About the GT26 HE Upgrade
Introduced in 2019 to support the utilization and competitiveness of the GT26 gas turbine, this upgrade integrates advanced technology from GE Vernova’s F and H class fleets, including additive manufactured parts and innovations in aerodynamics, materials and combustion. The performance improvement that the HE solution can deliver is attributable to technology breakthroughs across every major component of the GT26 gas turbine - turbine, compressor and combustor - that helps decrease fuel costs while increasing full-load output and extend maintenance intervals.
Located mostly in Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Asia, the GT26 gas turbine fleet of more than 100 units delivers an approximate total of 37 gigawatt of power capacity and can combust up to 40 percent of hydrogen with natural gas.
About SEMIPOL™ Static Excitation and Startup frequency converter technology
The Power Conversion & Storage business works with customers in utilities and industries that benefit from power stability solutions. The combination of SEMIPOL™ SEE and SFC conversion systems are crucial for generator startups in gas power plants, synchronizing the generator on the grid, and managing the effects of grid power and frequency variation. This allows for smooth startups and helps to reduce mechanical stress, extend equipment life, and lower maintenance cost. It has an installed base of over 1,000 SEE & SFC systems.
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Financial Editors: Please note this order was booked in the first quarter of 2025.
To learn more on the upgrade: https://vernova.is/4gjsCjI
About ESB
ESB was established in 1927 as a statutory body under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927. With a holding of 97.1%, ESB is majority owned by the Irish Government. The remaining 2.9% is held by the trustees of an Employee Share Ownership Plan. As a strong, diversified utility, ESB operates across the electricity market, from generation through transmission and distribution, to supply of customers in addition to using our networks to carry fibre for telecommunications. ESB is the leading Irish utility with a regulated asset base of approximately €14 billion (comprising ESB Networks €11bn and NIE Networks €3bn), a 25% share of generation in the all-island market and retail businesses supplying electricity and gas to almost 1.9 million customer accounts throughout the island of Ireland and Great Britain. During the year ended 31 December 2024, ESB Group employed an average of 9,600 people.
Visit esb.ie to learn more about ESB.
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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 approximately 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 Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base.
GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business combines advanced energy conversion and storage systems to meet the electrification needs of utilities and industries. With a focus on industrial electrification, power stability, and energy storage solutions, Power Conversion & Storage empowers customers by addressing their most complex electrification challenges and accelerating their transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future.
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The Energy of Change in Action: Voices of Relentless Optimism
Several forces within GE Vernova align in its new Energy of Change in Action storytelling campaign: a century-old commitment to breakthrough ideas, the relentless optimism of the company’s employees, and their common sense of purpose in meeting tomorrow’s challenges today. From developing advanced grid technologies in France to leading wind services in Brazil to managing turbine sites around the world, GE Vernova’s brilliant engineers are driving the energy transition forward.
BWRX-300 small modular reactor down selected by Vattenfall
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (August 21, 2025) – The GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) has been down selected by Vattenfall as it evaluates the construction of new reactors adjacent to its Ringhals plant site on the Värö Peninsula in Sweden.
“We are excited with Vattenfall’s decision, which follows a thorough evaluation process,” said Maví Zingoni, CEO, Power, GE Vernova. “As the only small modular reactor under construction in the Western world, the BWRX-300 is strongly positioned to help Sweden meet its expanding energy needs and net zero ambitions.”
“We have a long history of supporting the nuclear industry in the Nordics and are ready to be a key collaborator in Vattenfall’s new nuclear program,” said Jason Cooper, Advanced Nuclear CEO for GVH. “In addition to being available to deploy in a timeframe that makes a difference for Sweden’s plans, this technology uses licensed fuel and is designed to reduce construction and operating costs.”
Momentum around the BWRX-300 continues to build globally. Construction of the first BWRX-300 is underway at Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Darlington site near Toronto. A total of four units are planned for the site. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted and is reviewing Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) application to construct the first BWRX-300 in the U.S., at the utility’s Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. OPG, TVA, Duke Energy and Synthos Green Energy in Poland are investing in the standard design of the BWRX-300. These developments support GVH’s progress and leadership in scaling and deploying SMRs commercially to customers around the globe.
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GE Vernova’s Nuclear energy business, through its global alliance with Hitachi, is a world-leading provider of nuclear fuel bundles, services, and advanced nuclear reactor designs. Technologies include boiling water reactors and small modular reactors, such as the BWRX-300, which is one of the simplest, yet most innovative boiling water reactor designs. GE Vernova’s Nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), is a world-leading supplier of boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related engineering services. GNF is a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and operates primarily through Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC in Wilmington, N.C., and Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. in Kurihama, Japan. HITACHI is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. used under trademark license. GE is a trademark of General Electric Company used under trademark license.
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Power Transmission: This Research Center in France Is Playing a Key Role in Building Tomorrow’s Grid
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Tunnel Vision: This Brilliant Engineer Is Making Robots That Can Be Trusted to Work Remotely
Like many science-obsessed kids in the 1990s, William Tan wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. Then came a reality check. “I realized I wasn’t a citizen of a country that sent people to space,” says Malaysian-born-and-raised Tan, who is now senior robotics and autonomous systems engineer at GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, New York.
GE Vernova va acquérir Alteia, faisant ainsi progresser le logiciel GridOS® Visual Intelligence alimenté par l'Intelligence Artificielle
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Renforcer la stratégie de GE Vernova en aidant les gestionnaires de réseau à optimiser leurs systèmes opérationnels grâce aux données visuelles et à l’Intelligence Artificielle, et ainsi leur fournir une intelligence situationnelle et des informations à haute valeur et facilement exploitables.
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Permettre aux gestionnaires de réseau de réduire la probabilité d'événements catastrophiques et d’améliorer la résilience nécessaire à la reconstruction et à la restauration du réseau.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (21 juillet 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) et Alteia SAS ont annoncé aujourd'hui que GE Vernova a conclu un accord pour acquérir Alteia SAS. Alteia est une entreprise de logiciels basée en France, experte en modélisation par ordinateur et en apprentissage automatique, dont la mission est d’intégrer l'intelligence visuelle dans les opérations. L'acquisition d'Alteia vise à renforcer la stratégie de GE Vernova: développer ses capacités en Intelligence Artificielle (IA) et offrir aux gestionnaires de réseau des solutions utilisant les données visuelles. Celles-ci fourniront une intelligence situationnelle et des informations à haute valeur facilement exploitables, essentielles à la décision.
La plateforme logicielle GridOS® de GE Vernova, au sein de son activité de logiciels d'électrification, aide les gestionnaires de réseau à planifier et à opérer proactivement le réseau électrique. Elle est cruciale lors d'événements perturbateurs comme les tempêtes ou les incendies de forêt qui menacent la fiabilité de l’alimentation électrique. Actuellement, GE Vernova propose déjà le logiciel d'Alteia via GridOS® Visual Intelligence. Cette solution utilise des données visuelles et des workflows basés sur l'IA pour permettre aux gestionnaires de réseau de "visualiser" le réseau. Ils peuvent ainsi évaluer les dommages, identifier précisément les zones où la végétation doit être élaguée et inspecter les éléments clés sur des milliers de kilomètres de lignes électriques.
Grâce à cette acquisition, GridOS Visual Intelligence approfondira l’intégration des données visuelles avec les données opérationnelles issues des systèmes de gestion de réseau (tels que les logiciels de gestion avancée de la distribution). Cette synergie permettra de passer à l'action sur ces données, aidant les gestionnaires de réseau à véritablement "voir et ressentir" leur infrastructure, et offrant une conscience situationnelle accrue.
Les avancées continues des workflows IA s'appuieront sur ces informations. Elles permettront aux gestionnaires de réseau de réduire la probabilité d'événements catastrophiques et d'améliorer la résilience, notamment par des évaluations rapides des dommages pour reconstruire et restaurer le réseau.
Scott Reese, PDG de l'activité de logiciels d'électrification de GE Vernova, a déclaré: "Avec cette acquisition, nous sommes ravis d'accroître notre investissement dans un élément essentiel de notre offre GridOS. En collaboration avec l'équipe Alteia, dont l'expertise nous aidera à faire progresser notre vision de GridOS axée sur l'IA et les données, GE Vernova pourra résoudre les enjeux critiques que nos clients gestionnaires de réseau rencontrent quotidiennement. Nous les aiderons à utiliser les données visuelles et l'IA de manière opérationnelle pour prévenir les perturbations ou restaurer rapidement le réseau. Cette acquisition vise à solidifier davantage notre position de leader des données et de l'IA dans les logiciels d'orchestration de réseau et à ouvrir la voie à des cas d'utilisation supplémentaires qui pourraient améliorer la précision visuelle nécessaire aux opérations modernes du réseau."
Michael de Lagarde, PDG d'Alteia SAS, a déclaré : "Nous avons démarré Alteia avec la mission de simplifier l'intégration et l'analyse des données visuelles pour les gestionnaires de réseau. C’est une vision qui s'aligne parfaitement avec la suite logicielle GridOS de GE Vernova. Cette acquisition est plus qu'une étape stratégique - elle améliore notre capacité à offrir des solutions de pointe à nos clients tout en accélérant notre feuille de route IA pour des opérations d'infrastructure plus intelligentes et plus efficaces. À un niveau plus large, Alteia et GE Vernova partagent un engagement profond à relever le défi urgent de construire et maintenir des réseaux d'infrastructure plus résilients. C'est pourquoi nous sommes incroyablement fiers de nous associer à l'entreprise qui alimente le monde en électricité depuis son origine."
Les termes financiers de l'acquisition ne sont pas divulgués. Sous réserve de la satisfaction des conditions de clôture, la transaction devrait se conclure le 1er août 2025.
Pour plus d'informations sur GridOS et comment il peut aider les gestionnaires de réseau à naviguer dans la transition énergétique, cliquez ici.
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Logiciels d'électrification
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) est une entreprise mondiale dédiée à l'énergie, structurée autour des segments Énergie, Éolien et Électrification, avec le soutien de ses activités accélératrices. Avec plus de 130 ans d'expérience dans la résolution des défis mondiaux liés à l’énergie, GE Vernova est idéalement positionnée pour mener la transition énergétique. Son objectif est d'électrifier le monde tout en le décarbonant. GE Vernova aide ses clients à alimenter les économies et à fournir l'électricité essentielle à la santé, à la sécurité, à la sûreté et à l'amélioration de la qualité de vie. GE Vernova est basée à Cambridge, Massachusetts, États-Unis, avec environ 75 000 employés dans environ 100 pays à travers le monde. Guidée par sa mission, "L'énergie pour changer le monde", la technologie de GE Vernova vise à bâtir un avenir énergétique plus abordable, fiable, durable et sécurisé.
L'activité Electrification Software de GE Vernova se concentre sur la fourniture d'applications intelligentes et d'informations cruciales pour accélérer l'électrification et la décarbonation de l'ensemble de l'écosystème énergétique – de sa production à sa consommation, en passant par son orchestration. Son activité Grid Software et son portefeuille GridOS® ont gagné la confiance des gestionnaires de réseau mondiaux pour orchestrer un réseau énergétique plus durable et fournir une électricité fiable et abordable à leurs clients.
Alteia
Alteia est une entreprise de logiciels française basée à Toulouse. C'est un leader des solutions d'intelligence visuelle basées sur l'IA, qui transforment la façon dont les industries exploitent les données visuelles pour la prise de décision opérationnelle.
En permettant une utilisation étendue des données visuelles, Alteia aide les organisations à extraire des informations exploitables à partir d'images, de données 3D, de données géospatiales et plus encore. Cette approche optimise les processus métier et renforce l’efficacité des infrastructures critiques.
Au cœur de la technologie d'Alteia se trouve sa suite avancée d'intelligence artificielle, conçue pour aider les opérateurs de réseaux et les gestionnaires d'infrastructures à anticiper et à gérer efficacement tous types de risques. Grâce à des analyses IA de pointe, les utilisateurs des solutions Alteia bénéficient d'une visibilité inégalée sur l'état de leurs équipements, leur permettant d’optimiser la planification, de réduire les risques et de maîtriser les coûts, tout en s’adaptant à un environnement réglementaire toujours plus exigeant.
Grâce à son engagement fort en faveur de l’innovation et de l’IA appliquée, Alteia façonne l’avenir de l’intelligence visuelle, aidant les organisations à renforcer leur résilience, leur efficacité et leur préparation aux défis de demain.
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As Spain Went Dark, the Lights Stayed on at Claudia Blanco’s Off-Grid Home. It’s a Wake-Up Call, Says the Exec
Just before midday on Monday, April 28, Claudia Blanco boarded a flight from Barcelona to Jerez de la Frontera, a small city in Spain’s southernmost region. Blanco, who is the chief innovation and artificial intelligence officer for GE Vernova’s Electrification Systems business, was looking forward to her week. Although her diary was crammed with meetings and deadlines, she was planning to work from her peaceful woodland home, just a 40-minute drive from Jerez’s airport.
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GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Fortum sign early works agreement to advance potential deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactor
HELSINKI, Finland (July 1, 2025) – GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) and Fortum have entered into an early works agreement to advance potential deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) in Finland and Sweden.
Fortum completed a new nuclear feasibility study in March and announced that it had selected the BWRX-300 as one of the technologies it is considering for potential deployment in both nations.
“After diligently evaluating several aspects of SMR technologies over the past two years Fortum concluded that the BWRX-300 is a technology for potential deployment in Finland and Sweden,” said Nicole Holmes, Chief Commercial Officer, GVH. “We have a long history supporting the nuclear industry in the Nordics and we look forward to working with Fortum as it continues to develop its capabilities for new nuclear.”
Through the early works agreement GVH and Fortum will work on pre-licensing and engineering activities for site adaption in Finland and Sweden with potential BWRX-300 deployment in the second half of the 2030s.
The 300 MW BWRX-300, a 10th generation design, builds on decades of real-world boiling water reactor operating experience and innovation, using a proven delivery model and leveraging GVH’s experience with cross-border regulatory collaboration.
Momentum continues to build around the global deployment of the BWRX-300. In May, the Province of Ontario and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced approval to proceed with construction of the first BWRX-300 at OPG’s Darlington site near Toronto. A total of four BWRX-300s are planned for the site with construction of the first unit expected to be complete by the end of the decade.
Also in May, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct the first BWRX-300 in the U.S., at the utility’s Clinch River site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. These developments support GVH’s leadership position in the SMR sector. Fortum is now poised to benefit from this depth of experience and expertise.
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About Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonize their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com
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GE Vernova’s Nuclear energy business, through its global alliance with Hitachi, is a world-leading provider of nuclear fuel bundles, services, and advanced nuclear reactor designs. Technologies include boiling water reactors and small modular reactors, such as the BWRX-300, which is one of the simplest, yet most innovative boiling water reactor designs. GE Vernova’s Nuclear fuel business, Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), is a world-leading supplier of boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related engineering services. GNF is a GE Vernova-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and operates primarily through Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC in Wilmington, N.C., and Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. in Kurihama, Japan. HITACHI is a trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. used under trademark license. GE is a trademark of General Electric Company used under trademark license.
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A Dollar Saved: GE Vernova Looks to Drive Emissions Lower Across Worldwide Manufacturing Base
A charming aphorism like “A dollar saved is a dollar earned” probably sounds old-fashioned to the modern ear. In the world of manufacturing, however, where gains from efficiency can be substantial, the observation stands as an enduring truth. Today’s great industrial game, while still concentrating on financial savings, is very much directed to emissions savings, and all the ways to reduce energy inputs. How to approach that, exactly?