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Ex-GE Power Engineer Implicated in Turbine Technology Theft for China’s Benefit
A former GE Power engineer and a Chinese businessman conspired to steal General Electric (GE) trade secrets related to gas and steam turbine technologies to benefit China, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has alleged in an indictment unsealed on April 23. The 14-count indictment charges Xiaoqing Zheng, 56, of Niskayuna, New York, and Zhaoxi […]
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Israel Electric Corporation Awards Contract to GE for HA Gas Turbine Technology
GE Power will provide the company’s largest and most efficient gas turbine, the 9HA Orot Rabin project will feature Israel’s first HA and convert current coal-fired power station into country’s largest and most efficient gas power plant Additionally, GE will provide services for IEC through a 15-year services agreement IEC will also install GE software […]
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Sorgenia Turns to GE to Digitize Its Gas Power Plant Fleet in Italy
GE Blends Hardware and Software Technologies to Improve Performance at Sorgenia Power S.p.A.’s Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Termoli, Italy Project Provides Greater Operational Visibility, Flexibility and Plant Reliability to Enhance Sorgenia’s Existing Energy Infrastructure Project Aligned to Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development Principles Underpinning Sorgenia’s Growth Both as a Producer and a Supplier of Electricity […]
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GE’s HA Gas Turbine Technology Ordered for the Long Ridge Energy Project in Ohio
GE will provide its record-setting HA gas turbine, the company’s most advanced and efficient technology, for a project in eastern Ohio GE has secured 30+ orders for the HA in North America alone, and the HA recently surpassed 250,000 operating hours from 30+ commercially operating units ATLANTA; March 6, 2019 – GE Power (NYSE: GE) […]
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Gas
The Line Blurs Between Small Cogen Plants and Large Combined Cycles
When U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), he unintentionally ignited the worldwide deregulation of electricity markets, which in turn began a worldwide technology race between two distinct types of power plants: the newly created, industrial-scale plant that PURPA dubbed “cogeneration” and the traditional, utility-scale power […]
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UAE Adds Gas Power to Its Mix and Renewables Abroad
The January agreement between GE and Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. for a 1.8-GW combined cycle power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of the country’s commitment to increasing its power generation
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GE Selling Biopharma Unit in $21.4 Billion Deal
General Electric’s (GE’s) sale of its biopharma unit on February 25 is designed to reduce the company’s overall debt load, and CEO Larry Culp said the deal is the latest step in his plan to strengthen the whole of GE, particularly the company’s struggling Power division. GE on Monday agreed to sell the biopharma part […]
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Financial and Gas Turbine Blade Troubles Plague GE Power
GE Power’s financials spun out further on a dismal trajectory during the fourth quarter of 2018, plagued by slack market demand for products and services, technical glitches of a flagship gas turbine model, and poor project execution. Despite a series of divestments and corporate reshuffles, including of leadership, for the 12 months that ended on […]
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Connected Plant
Making the Connection: Digitization Ramps Up Optimization
Power generators continue to expand their use of digital technologies. Data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are all part of a rapid transformation in how utilities are improving the
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GE Restructure Will See Leaner Power but Heftier Renewable Energy Division
GE has announced it will integrate its renewables, grid, and energy storage assets into a simplified, single business that nearly doubles the size of its Renewable Energy division, as the company banks on the accelerated uptake of grid-connected renewables worldwide. The expansion will see GE’s grid solutions, solar solutions, and storage businesses move from GE […]