Saudi Electricity Company and GE Power Sign Agreements to Promote Scientific Research in the Power Sector

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Saudi Electricity Company and GE Power Sign Agreements to Promote Scientific Research in the Power Sector

The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) and GE Power (NYSE: GE) have signed two technical agreements to promote clinical research and development (R&D) for the power industry in the Kingdom. The cooperations will determine innovative solutions to create and set up brand-new systems that will certainly enhance gas wind turbine efficiency and performance. The research study will additionally focus on minimizing the amount of ash that results from fuel combustion.

Eng. Khalid Al-Rashed, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Projects, SEC, stated, "The first agreement intends to promote study that will help in reducing the expense of power generation and nuclear power plant upkeep. The secondly will focus on setting up a new system of fuel additives in gas turbines to reduce the water-washing cycle and boost ability by lowering the quantity of ash that results from fuel usage throughout the power generation process. The agreements highlight our commitment to utilize advanced innovations to lower prices and dependence on oil resources, and to satisfy environmental standards.

The two agreements are part of SEC's continuous partnership with GE to advertise R&D in the power generation industry. It underscores the dedication of both business to drive a culture of localized innovation and to identify innovative options that will certainly help enhance the efficiency of the Kingdom's power infrastructure.

" We have a lasting relationship with SEC, and we are committed to additional strengthening it with these technological cooperation contracts," stated Hisham Al Bahkali, President & CEO, GE Saudi Arabia & Bahrain. "The focus on localized R&D to enhance the performance and productivity of the power industry sustains the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030."

" The new agreements underscore our commitment to co-create localized options that will certainly support the Kingdom's power facilities," included Eissa Aqeeli, President & CEO of GE's Power Services business in Saudi Arabia. "We are confident the cooperations will bring about innovative remedies that will benefit SEC and the Kingdom-- not just with better optimization in resource usage but also by nurturing the skills of Saudi professionals in energy-sector research study."

GE and SEC have long supported the advancement of Saudi Arabia's power generation sector by bringing industry-leading innovations to the nation. In 2016, GE and SEC inaugurated the Saudi PowerGen Effectiveness Center (SPECIFICATION) for gas and steam generators, which is run by SEC throughout its power plants. SPECIFICATION is part of the GE Production and Innovation Center (GEMTEC) in Dammam, and is led by a joint team of SEC and GE designers, functioning as a real-time monitoring hub that is linked to more than 500 power generation trains in the Kingdom. SEC has likewise established a Generation & Optimization Facility (GOC) furnished with GE's digital options to keep an eye on, assess and boost the integrity and effectiveness of 16 power plants, which together stand for greater than 70 percent of SEC's complete power generation.

GE supports the generation of over half of the Kingdom's power supply and has over 500 gas wind turbines mounted in the Kingdom. With a presence of over 80 years, 3 offices and seven centers, Saudi Arabia accounts for the biggest GE labor force in the Middle East with over 2,000 staff members driving the Air travel, Health Care, Oil & Gas, Power and Transport businesses.