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

To assess the condition of Petrobras' substation, GE Grid Solutions Services team performed a non-intrusive inspection, using digital X-ray technology This is the first time GE has used this inspection method in Latin America, helping reduce plant outage by up to 75% compared to traditional methodologies The non-intrusive service inspection was done at the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Pernambuco (Brazil) São Paulo, BRAZIL and Paris, FRANCE - December 1, 2022 – GE Renewab

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GE Expands Field Execution Best Practice “Live Outage” in Europe and in the Middle East

Live Outage” approach utilizes digital solutions to improve the field execution experience with standardized procedures while maintaining safety best practices It was kicked off in the United States to help complete 7F outages with a substantial reduction in cycle time The best practice is now available in Europe and in the Middle East for GE 9F gas turbine operators ATLANTA, GA – November 30 2022 - Following last year’s implementation of a new lean approach to outages, called “Live Outage,” which was develope

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GE Steam Power and NGSL complete project to increase efficiency of NTPC’s Ramagundam power plant

Steam Turbine upgrade project supported NTPC’s Ramagundam Power Plant Unit 1&3 with average -9.9% improvement in turbine heat rate, turbine life extension by 20 years and average +3.8% points improvement in thermal efficiency of both the units. The upgraded units will support 2.12 lakhs Metric Ton/year potential annual savings in coal consumption for the Power Plant. The project reduces 2.34 lakhs Metric Ton/year CO2 emissions for the area and is aligned with the government’s aim of Net Zero 2070.

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Capturing Carbon: GE Has Been Working on CCUS Solutions in the U.S. and Europe. Next Stop: Asia.

Natural gas plants are an important part of the energy transition, as one of the tools to support more renewables being added to the grid. But despite the benefits gas offers in terms of reliability and availability, natural gas is a fossil fuel that produces carbon emissions (though much less than coal). GE Gas Power is working on a variety of ways to reduce the carbon emissions of gas-powered power stations. One of them is tantalizing: capture the carbon that’s emitted at the power station.

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GE’s 1st-of-its-kind digital HYpact switchgear for electrical grids makes the unpredictable more predictable

The digital HYpact switchgear—GE’s hybrid compact switchgear assembly—is the first of its kind delivered to customer DB Energie GmbH under the EU-funded IN2STEMPO project Technologies like this from GE Grid Solutions are helping the customer monitor their grid status, reduce downtime, and lower the carbon footprint at a decades-old German train station GE’s HYpact module includes its proven circuit breaker technology, known for its reliability Paris, FRANCE, and Lonsee, GERMANY — November 23, 2022<

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GE Renewable Energy selects Mammoet to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Cranes will support staging of 277 sets of blades, nacelles, and towers at Able Seaton PortProject will become largest offshore wind farm in world when completeTeesside, UK, Monday, November 21 – GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has selected Mammoet UK, based in Thornaby Teesside, to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm.  Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Equinor and Vårgrønn.

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GE Digital Partners with TrendMiner to Empower Energy and Resources Industries with Advanced Process Analytics

Enriches its robust suite of software solutions by adding process analytics & optimization Application provides intuitive visualizations and actionable information on time-series and contextual data Delivers comprehensive visibility of processing operations and machine learning (ML) to improve production quality SAN RAMON, Calif.

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GE’s Upgrade Exceeds Expectations and Boosts Power Plant’s Output and Availability at Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals

GE successfully executed Performance Improvement Package (PIP) upgrade on the third of six 6B gas turbines Project increased overall plant output by over 10 Megawatts (MW), while boosting power plant’s output and availability   Executed PIP will improve plant’s efficiency and reduce maintenance costs PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA — November 17, 2022 — In continuation of its operations improvement and power plant modernization plan, Indorama Eleme Petrochemical

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A First for Africa: EEHC’s GE LM6000 Unit Generates Power Using Hydrogen-Blended Fuel at the Implementation COP

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; 16th November, 2022: H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt, announced the successful operation of a GE LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine on hydrogen–natural gas blended fuel at the Sharm El Sheikh Power Plant.

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Studie zur notwendigen Weiterentwicklung des deutschen Strommarktdesigns

Die Studie von Frontier Economics und GE Gas Power bewertet das derzeitige Strommarktdesign und die damit verbundenen Risiken im Hinblick auf das Klimaziel und die Ziele der Energiesicherheit Die Autoren betonen die Notwendigkeit schneller Investitionen in dekarbonisierte Gasturbinen als Reservekapazität zur Ergänzung des wachsenden Anteils erneuerbarer Energien auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität Sie empfehlen unter anderem, die Transparenz und Liquidität des derzeitigen Marktdesigns zu erhöhen und eine Vergütung für die Angemessenheit des Systems einzuführen <