September 09, 2017
Egypt: Securing Egypt's Energy Future from Deep Under the Sea
Located 150 kilometers north of Port Said, below choppy Mediterranean waters more than 1,000 meters deep, the Zohr Gas Field is one of the world’s largest. The field is… Read more »
March 14, 2017
Africa: GE Renewable Energy to Showcase Expertise in Hydropower at Africa 2017 in Marrakesh, Morocco
GE’s Hydro Solutions, a business of GE Renewable Energy, is one of the main sponsor of Hydro Africa 2017 in Marrakesh, Morocco The event is to take place from 14th to 16th… Read more »
March 07, 2017
Africa: GE Launches Global Powering Efficiency Center of Excellence, Offering Solutions to Help Reduce Coal Plant Emissions by up to 11 Percent
GE's Powering Efficiency COE Combines the Expertise of Power Services, Steam Power Systems, Power Digital Solutions, the Global Research Center and Global Growth Organization… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Algeria: Algeria's Clean Energy: Huge Potential, Huge Ambition
Algeria is known for its oil and gas, but take a quick look at a world map, and you’ll see that its mountains and Mediterranean coastline mean huge wind energy… Read more »
February 27, 2017
South Africa: Clearing The Air: This Woman Is Helping South Africa's New Coal Power Plant Reduce Emissions
People often visit South Africa to bask in the country's sunshine, learn about its history and discover its stunning natural beauty. But just east of the capital Pretoria, amid a… Read more »
January 13, 2017
Nigeria: GE Nigeria Volunteers' Innovative Recycling Competition Rewarded School Learners with Laptops
Since 2005, GE Volunteers (GEV) has spent more than 12-million hours with external organisations on 52,000 volunteer projects across 61 countries, all for the greater… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: New GE Analysis: Software and Hardware Upgrades Could Cut Global CO2 Emissions from Coal and Gas Power Plants by One Billion Metric Tons
First-of-its-kind analysis shows the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from world’s fleet of coal and gas plants by one billion metric tons (MT) – the equivalent of… Read more »
November 23, 2016
South Africa: GE's Steam Power Systems Wins Global IPMA Project Excellence Gold Award for Work Done on Medupi
Once completed in 2020, Medupi Power Plant will generate enough power to the grid to meet the electricity needs of 3.5 million households in South Africa Read more »
November 03, 2016
Africa: How Digital Industry Can Solve the Sustainable Development Goals
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September 18, 2016
Africa: Gulp! These Scientists Are Turning CO2 Into Fish Food
It’s not often that you hear about the virtues of carbon dioxide. CO2 is a gas whose surfeit has turned it into one of the main contributors to global warming. But this… Read more »
Africa: Solar Has Big Limitations, But This Wonder Material May Change That
Three years ago, Oxford University physicist Henry Snaith, one of the earliest researchers of perovskite, said that material would usher in a "new era for low-cost,… Read more »
July 26, 2016
Egypt: GE Completes the First of its Kind Upgrade in the Middle East and Africa at the Nubaria Power Plant in Egypt, Decreasing Fuel Consumption by 3%
GE completed the first of its kind upgrade in the Middle East and Africa on two GE 9FA gas turbines at the Nubaria power plant The upgrade increased the plant's output by 6.7% and… Read more »
February 25, 2013
Algeria: The Remarkable Story of Fresh Water Access
Every day across the City of Algiers, families turn on their taps and out flows clean, fresh water for drinking, cooking, washing and bathing. This may seem unremarkable, but not… Read more »
July 20, 2016
Algeria: Hamma: Honored for Its Impact on Life in Algiers
To wash your hands, to prepare food for dinner, to quench your thirst … they all take clean water. These and other crucial uses of drinking water are why the Hamma Seawater… Read more »
July 08, 2016
Algeria: Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant in Algeria Honored with OPIC Impact Award for Critical Infrastructure
GE and Algerian Energy Company’s Plant Provides Clean, Fresh Water to 1.5 Million People Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant is the Product of a Joint Venture Between GE and… Read more »
April 19, 2016
Africa: Boston Startup will Help GE Make Coal-Fired Power Plants Cleaner With Software
You've heard the story before. Uber, the world's most valuable cab company, owns no taxis. Airbnb, the world's busiest accommodations business, owns no hotels and Facebook, the… Read more »
March 24, 2016
Egypt: Digital Power Plants Can Charge Egypt's Economy
Egypt's growing economy and expanding population require more electricity to power manufacturing plants, industry facilities, offices, workshops and people's homes. Building new… Read more »
April 11, 2016
Kenya: Waste Not, Want Not: Turning Harvest Waste Into Electricity
Across Africa countries are committed to scaling up renewable energy production to meet their growing energy needs. However, this will require bold thinking and innovation to… Read more »
June 12, 2014
Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys GE's Mobile Gas Turbines, Financing Services to Return Largest Refinery to Full Power and Production Capacity
GE’s Trailer-Mounted Aeroderivative Gas Turbines to Provide Port Harcourt Refinery with Uninterrupted Power to Overcome Local Grid Outages GE’s Three TM2500+ Units to… Read more »
Africa: GE Launches Distributed Power Business to Help Boost Local Energy Security throughout Africa
Announces Plans for Diesel Offering, Currently in Test and Planned to be Shipped Later This Year GE's Distributed Power Providing Communities and Industries with More Reliable,… Read more »
January 09, 2013
Uganda: Brine Science: How Salt and Ingenuity Purify Water for Thousands in Asia and Africa
Early last summer, Sister Mary Ethel Parrot dropped by the office of WaterStep, a Louisville charity fighting waterborne disease around the world, and picked up a pair of tote bags… Read more »
November 06, 2013
South Africa: Sasol, GE Develop New Water Technology, Boosting Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Value Proposition
Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water division have together developed new water technology that will clean waste water, while also providing biogas as a… Read more »