22 Apr 2013
GE Power Conversion Unveils Breakthrough Solutions for Marine Applications at Offshore Technology Conference
- Innovations in propulsion and drives, dynamic positioning, supervision and control are all designed to improve performance and efficiency
- GE is exhibiting on booth 3163 at OTC 2013, Houston, May 6-9
PARIS - April 22, 2013 - Improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability all figure strongly in the new solutions that GE's Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) is unveiling at OTC 2013, the Offshore Technology Conference taking place in Houston, TX, on May 6-9.
Technology innovations that the company will display in its exhibition booth, 3163, in Hall C, include:
- Enhanced Dynamic Positioning system with energy efficiency mode that puts vessel control back in the hands of the mariner;
- Upgraded supervisory system, Visor-Insight, designed to increase the availability and reliability of drives, machines and control systems operating in the field, and which incorporates an extremely powerful advanced data gathering, distribution and management tool set for offshore vessel operators;
- The next generation of the Inovelis™ podded thruster with better fuel efficiency and overall performance that could change the way the industry views propulsion technology;
- More efficient power and propulsion system that reduces fuel consumption by optimizing engine speed on platform support vessels utilizing the latest in variable frequency active front end, VF-AFE, drives
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About GE Power Conversion
GE’s Power Conversion business applies the science and systems of power conversion to help drive the electrification of the world’s energy infrastructure by designing and delivering advanced motor, drive and control technologies that evolve today’s industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. Serving specialized sectors such as energy, marine, oil and gas, renewables and industry, through customized solutions and advanced technologies, GE Power Conversion partners with customers to maximize efficiency. To learn more, please visit: www.gepowerconversion.com.
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