[BITList] Fw: GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships

Sat Aug 11 00:13:00 BST 2012

Colin
The Last lot of GE control and power systems that I had the displeasure 
of working on was utter rubbish, documentation consisted of if this or 
that doesn't work call for service rep very handy advice in the middle 
of the Sumatra jungle. PCB's mounted vertically unable to support their 
own weight and having to be kept in place with home made wooden wedges, 
like I said rubbish, wouldn't like to be the poor sods having to put up 
with this lot sitting under a load of LNG, got the impression that GE 
was run by the Chinese from the QC.
frank

On 8/11/2012 3:47 AM, x50type at cox.net wrote:
> Hugh
>
> following from a correspondent!
> wow, it sounds like magic !
> ct
> *From:* x50type at cox.net <mailto:x50type at cox.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 10, 2012 2:45 PM
> *To:* 2Ron <mailto:rsutt2 at cox.net>
> *Subject:* GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships
> that’s all very nice for GE – but its all made in france, not the USA 
> [was bain involved?] so how will it put GE back in the game?
> who the hell wrote this – ‘boil-off boilers’ .....eh?
> marine vertical leader – wtf is that?
> *From:* Ronald L Sutton <mailto:rsutt2 at cox.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 10, 2012 12:27 PM
> *To:* Colin <mailto:x50type at cox.net>
> *Subject:* Fwd: GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships
> Date: 	Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:46:11 -0400 (EDT)
> From: 	AlanCabot at aol.com
> To: 	bevcabot at aol.com
>
>
>
>     GE could have been a major player in the supply of ship propulsion
>     steam turbines, and was for many years. Unfortunately since 1977
>     that all stopped for the commercial shipping business. The
>     facility to manufacture the equipment along with the engineering,
>     and experience work force are gone. With this new
>     concept....actually 70 year old technology up dated to present day
>     standards hopefully will put GE back in the game.
>
>
>
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> <wlmailhtml:%7BE3B472C6-A661-4860-8153-8F9FE54CC983%7Dmid://00000069/>LNG 
> Newbuilds To Use Electric Propulsion Technology (Sustainable Shipping) 
> <wlmailhtml:%7BE3B472C6-A661-4860-8153-8F9FE54CC983%7Dmid://00000069/>
> NEW York-listed General Electric (GE) on Wednesday received a series 
> of orders for its electric propulsion systems. They will be fitted in 
> 23 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker newbuildings. The orders, from 
> South Korean companies Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and 
> Hyundai Heavy Industries, will see GE providing a total of 1,105 
> megawatts of power to the vessels, according to the firm. The scope of 
> GE's contracts includes MV7000 converters, induction motors, 
> transformers, generators, main and cargo switchboards and propulsion 
> control systems. "These orders clearly demonstrate that GE's expertise 
> in electric propulsion for LNG applications is recognised worldwide by 
> the major players in the sector," said Paul English, marine vertical 
> leader for GE's power conversion business.
>
>
>     GE to supply propulsion systems for 23 new LNG ships
>     <http://marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2767:ge-to-supply-propulsion-systems-for-23-new-lng-ships&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=195>
>
> DSME-LNG-tankerAUGUST 8, 2012 — GE's Power Conversion business (the 
> former Converteam), a major supplier of electric propulsion technology 
> for LNG ships, has recently received a series of new orders from South 
> Korean shipbuilders Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and 
> Hyundai Heavy Industries. The GE equipment will be installed on 23 new 
> LNG ships and represents total propulsion power of 1,105 megawatts.
>
> "These orders clearly demonstrate that GE's expertise in electric 
> propulsion for LNG applications is recognized worldwide by the major 
> players in the sector," said Paul English, marine vertical leader for 
> GE's Power Conversion business. "Our continuous investment in 
> innovation and competitive solutions allows us to customize and 
> optimize our offerings to meet ship owners' specific requests."
>
> The scope of GE's contracts includes MV7000 converters, induction 
> motors, transformers, generators, main and cargo switchboards and 
> propulsion control systems. Manufacturing for all propulsion motors is 
> based in GE's rotating machines plant in Nancy, France, while the 
> propulsion systems are engineered at the GE merchant marine center of 
> excellence in Belfort, France.
>
> GE's motors and converter are designed and optimized to make the 
> propulsion systems easy to maintain. The induction machines are driven 
> by press-pack IGBT Pulse Wide Modulation (PWM) converters to offer 
> high levels of reliability in a compact design. GE's global electric 
> propulsion systems provide customers with high efficiency, 
> availability and layout flexibility.
>
> Traditionally, the propulsion of LNG tankers has been based on 
> boil-off boilers and steam turbines. In recent years, more and more 
> shipowners have turned to dual-fuel engine systems combined with 
> electric propulsion as more efficient solutions, up to 30 percent at 
> high loads. These solutions also increase cargo capacity by 3 to 5 
> percent as they enable the ship designer to optimize the equipment layout.
>
> GE's Power Conversion unit was the first company to equip a full-size 
> LNG carrier with electric propulsion. The order was placed in 2002 for 
> the vessel Gaz de France Energy. This milestone project was followed 
> by a series of orders in 2005 and 2006 for eight large LNG carriers 
> built in Korea. During the next two years, GE was selected to equip 
> the latest generation of LNG carriers with new advanced electri 
> propulsion systems.
>
> Induction motors for the marine industry were developed 15 years ago 
> by GE's Power Conversion business for the U.S., English and French 
> navies. Today, GE remains the only company with marine applications 
> that combine high-powered induction motors with PWM.
>
> GE Energy acquired Power Conversion (then known as Converteam) in 
> September 2011.
>
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