Energy

GE Healthcare joins high-profile vaccine collaboration to explore vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in Saudi Arabia as part of 2030 Vision

CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK AND RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – 31 May 2016 – GE Healthcare is entering into a vaccine collaboration with the National Industrial Clusters Development Program (NICDP) under the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, SaudiVax and King Saud University, to enable vaccine self-sufficiency and pandemic preparedness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).The NICDP is...

GE Healthcare and Uppsala BIO form a new partnership

GE Healthcare Life Sciences continues to invest in Uppsala. The company signs a two-year collaboration agreement with Uppsala BIO. The goal is to find technologies and equipment that support the production and processing of biopharmaceuticals in the future. “Although we are a large, international company, it is rare that we form this type of active technology scouting partnerships”, says Jonas...

Waitaki District Council upgrades Oamaru Water Treatment Plant with advanced technology from GE

25 percent increase in plant capacity – enough to meet expected demand for years to come, with flexibility to increase capacity as needed. The plant will soon supply 70 percent of the Waitaki District population with clean drinking water. Expected cost savings of NZD 400,000. WAITAKI, NEW ZEALAND, 18 April 2016 – Waitaki District Council and GE today celebrated the upgrade of the Oamaru Water...

GE AND STATOIL ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGE FOCUSED ON REDUCING WATER USAGE IN ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

·         Powering Collaboration is a joint technology-focused program from GE and Statoil, intended to accelerate the development of more environmentally and economically sustainable energy solutions. ·         Four winners for the second Open Innovation Challenge: Reduced Use of Water in Onshore oil and gas operations. The challenge received over 100 entries from 23 different countries. ...

“Uplifting” The Spiritual Trollbeads Spring Collection 2016

Call it energy, call it light. Call it love, hope or the magic of the universe - but every spring we feel it again. Trollbeads’ “Uplifting” celebrates the spirituality and beauty of life with an almost weightless spring collection of sparkling, copper-dusted and pastel-coloured glass beads and intricate, handmade silver beads filled with magical symbolism.  Trollbeads is the original...

GE and Accenture Announce Columbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Break-Through “Intelligent Pipeline Solution”

First-of-its kind solution to enhance safety, efficiencies across 15,000 mile pipeline network Houston, TX – January 6, 2016 – GE and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have announced that Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution, a breakthrough software solution that helps pipeline operators make informed decisions around pipeline safety and...

Sonelgaz et General Electric signent un accord de partenariat à long terme pour la réalisation d’un complexe industriel en Algérie

Ce complexe industriel contribuera à fournir des équipements fabriqués en Algérie qui génèreront environ 2 000 mégawatts (MW) annuellement afin de satisfaire la demande croissante en électricité de l’Algérie Ce projet stratégique démontre l'engagement de Sonelgaz et de GE à fabriquer localement des turbines à vapeur, des turbines à gaz, des alternateurs et des systèmes de contrôle commande. Le...

DEWA launches the Al Saada initiative the first smart innovative entertainment platform in the region

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative under the name Al Saada (Arabic for ‘happiness’). The new initiative is to create a smart innovative entertainment platform, the first of its kind in the region that focuses on turning people’s kinetic and mechanical energy from exercise into electricity. This is achieved by...

GE’s steam turbines to boost capacity of West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants to 2.25 GW through combined-cycle operation

MOU strengthens GE’s support of the Egyptian Power Boost Program   In a strategic efficiency enhancement initiative that will boost Egypt’s power generation capacity with no extra fuel consumption, GE (NYSE: GE) is providing its advanced D200 steam turbines to upgrade the West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants to generate an additional 750 MW through combined-cycle operation. This will...

JUMEIRAH MESSILAH BEACH HOTEL & SPA AWARDED GREEN GLOBE CERTIFICATE

Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa has received the Green Globe certification in recognition of its dedication to sustainable practices. Energy and water usage at the hotel is monitored on a continual basis and a 3% reduction target has been set. To reduce electricity consumption an in-room management system has been implemented which automatically shuts down power and closes curtains when...

DEWA announces Financial Close for 200MW IPP Phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) stated, further to the signing of PPA on 26th March 2015, DEWA is happy to announce the successful Financial Close for 200MW IPP Phase II project has been achieved today. Phase II of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is a photovoltaic plant that will be based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP)...

Al Jaber Energy Services achieves 10,000,000Safe Man-hours on Premier Project, Abu Dhabi

  Al Jaber Energy Services achieves 10,000,000  Al Jaber Energy Services (AJES) continues with their success on the ZADCO UZ750 Project Early Civil Work (ECW) package by achieving 10 million safe man-hours worked since inception. The UZ750 Project is an artificial Island concept for extended-reach drilling approximately 82klm’s West of Abu Dhabi in the Upper Zakum area within the Arabian Gulf....

GE launches global research, technology innovation and manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

Dammam, Saudi Arabia; March 16, 2015: GE (NYSE: GE) announced US$100 million in new programs that will further the company’s localization efforts, build innovation capacity, and create jobs in advanced manufacturing and software analytics. This new investment adds to GE’s US$1 billion commitment over the past three years in the Kingdom, and aligns the company with the country’s Vision 2024 and...

Schneider Electric Announces Availability of Prefabricated Data Centres up to 2MW

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has set a new standard in prefabricated data centers with the introduction of 14 prefabricated data center modules and 12 new prefabricated data center reference designs.  The new prefabricated data center reference designs provide complete details on data centers scalable in 250kW to 2MW increments that meet Uptime Tier II and Tier...

Gulf Petrochem Drives Global Expansion with the Appointment of a New Executive Director to its Board

 Gulf Petrochem, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Thangapandian Srinivasalu as Executive Director for the group and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Thangapandian S had previously held the position of CEO for Marketing and IST at Essar Oil Limited. “During this time of transition into emerging markets and diversification of our business in the...