GE Vernova, a subsidiary of General Electric, is a global leader in energy technology, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. The company offers a broad portfolio of products and services across power generation, renewable energy, grid solutions, and digital technologies. GE Vernova is committed to decarbonizing the energy sector by providing innovative solutions in gas power, wind energy, hydro power, nuclear energy, and grid modernization. With a presence in over 100 countries, GE Vernova leverages its extensive experience and technological expertise to support the global transition towards sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy systems.
GE Vernova’s second project with J-POWER in Japan will help enable both companies to support Japan’s goal of increasing the share of the national electricity mix from renewable energy from 36% to 38%.
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business, together with TECO Electric and Machinery Co (TECO) celebrated the ground breaking of the ZhangGong Step-up Substation and the YongXing Switchyard in central Taiwan in Changhua County.
The wind energy center will have a capacity of approximately 63 MW and is expected to reduce approximately 64,000 tons of CO2 emissions on an annual basis.
CS Energy’s Brigalow Peaking Power Plant powered by GE Vernova’s LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative technology will be able to operate on 35 percent (by volume) of green hydrogen initially, with a pathway to 100 percent over this decade.
This collaboration is an extension of an earlier MOU between Sembcorp and IHI in 2022 to explore decarbonization pathways for the power and industrial sector, in particular ammonia direct combustion systems.
The new power plant aims to bolster the supply of reliable electricity to Zhoushan’s grid and enhance power supply capacity and power grid peak shaving capability.