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GE to install one of Pakistan’s largest wind projects
GE recently signed an agreement with Tricon Boston Consulting Private Limited (TBCPL), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) set up by Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, for the provision and installation of the largest 150-MW wind project in Jhimpir, Pakistan. Under this agreement, GE will provide 87 GE 1.7-103 wind turbines to the engineering, procurement, and construction…
GE and AGL to develop Australia’s largest wind farm
GE has announced an agreement with the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF) to supply and install 123 wind turbines for the Coopers Gap wind farm project at Cooranga North, 250 km north-west of Brisbane. PARF is a partnership between AGL Energy Limited (AGL) (20%) and Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) (80%, on behalf of clients the Future Fund…
GE Renewable Energy books $100 million deal for 344-MW hydro storage project in Israel
344 MW hydro storage power plant to feed more reliable energy to national grid in less than two minutes
GE launches expanded suite of Predix-based software applications
GE has launched an expanded suite of Predix-based software applications that harnesses the power of the Industrial IoT to drive new profit opportunities for power producers and utilities. The new ‘Digital Utility’ solutions connect energy traders with valuable, real-time plant productivity and capacity data to enable more profitable analytics-informed trading. Additional new offerings unveiled include…
GE to support 800-MW wind project in Vietnam
GE Renewable Energy, global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power, and local Vietnamese partner the Phu Cuong Group have agreed to a $2 billion Joint Development Agreement to develop, build, and operate the 800-MW Phu Cuong Wind Farm in the Soc Trang province of Vietnam. The deal was one of five agreements valued at…
GE’s repower program adds value to U.S. wind industry
GE Renewable Energy has announced at the AWEA Windpower Conference that it has repowered 300 wind turbines, the equivalent of adding 75 wind turbines worth of output. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has estimated that the U.S. repowering market could grow to $25 billion by 2030. With the largest installed base in the US, GE is…
Block Island Offshore Wind Farm powers first American homes
Editor’s note: The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. is now fully online and powering an island community off the coast of Rhode Island with wind energy, thanks in large part to GE’s Haliade 150-6MW offshore turbines. In the latest GE Reports, writer Tomas Kellner shares more… The small island sits off the coast of Rhode…
GE wins big in largest European wind auction to date
GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide turbines for a giant 1.2 GW wind facility in Aragon, Spain. The Forestalia Group, through the Sociedad Aragonesa Transeuropea de Energías Renovables, has been awarded a contract by Spain’s Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda to develop a 1,200-MW wind farm in Aragón. This builds on…
Renewables continue to break records and (good news) there’s room for improvement
Today, countries across the globe rely less on fossil fuels and are continuing to focus on powering the world through clean energy from renewables.
GE highlights Q1 earnings in new infographic
GE has released its first quarter earnings and, overall it is a good start to the year for the company. It notes $2.1B in orders, with 1,000 MW of wind orders outside of the U.S. GE also closed a $1.65 billion acquisition of LM Wind Power. GE’s Renewable Energy business has called out some of its…
GE and Southern California Edison debut world’s first battery-gas turbine hybrid
GE and Southern California Edison recently unveiled the world’s first battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, California.
ENEL partners with Hawaii clean energy start-up incubator Energy Excelerator
Energy Excelerator is a non-profit organization with the mission to solve the world’s energy systems challenges through innovation, funded by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Energy, and corporate partners.
All 75 turbines erected in Australia’s Ararat Wind Farm
The last rotor of Ararat Wind Farm’s 75 turbines has been installed by contractor Mammoet.
Saudi Aramco, GE erect 1st wind turbine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This Saudi wind turbine provides the opportunity to reduce burning of diesel for power generation by 18,600 barrels of oil equivalent per year.
GE, AGL & CATCON join forces to build $450-million Silverton Wind Farm
GE, in collaboration with AGL Energy and civil engineering construction company, CATCON, announced a major contract to develop and build the $450 million Silverton Wind Farm, in what will be the sixth largest wind farm in Australia. The Silverton Wind Farm is the first greenfield development under the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF), a partnership between…
The future of electricity
We all need the same thing—affordable, sustainable, reliable power, and the demand is growing. The future of electricity is here.
GE and Saudi Aramco partner to install Saudi Arabia’s first wind turbine
Executives from Saudi Aramco’s Power Systems and General Electric (GE) gathered in Dhahran recently to celebrate the delivery of the very first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia, marking a historic milestone for renewable energy in the Kingdom. The GE 2.75-120 wind turbine will provide power to Saudi Aramco’s Bulk Plant located in Turaif, in northwest Saudi…
Akuo Energy secures turbine & tax equity financing from GE for Texas wind farm
Akuo Energy, a French IPP in renewable energy, announced the successful completion of the financing and launch of the construction of its third global project, a 150-MW wind farm in Rocksprings, Texas. Akuo Energy selected GE as a preferred partner, representing GE’s industry leadership and ability to equip and finance complex and innovative renewable projects. Akuo Energy will…
Enel Group and GE Energy turn U.S. renewable partnership into a joint venture
Enel S.p.A., through its U.S.-based renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA), has signed and closed an agreement with GE Energy Financial Services. The transaction was closed following a letter agreement signed in November 2016 between EGPNA and GE Energy Financial Services and the completion of all required regulatory approvals. Under the agreement EGPNA has…