GE Energy Management showcases innovative resolutions for a smart, reliable and resilient grid at Saudi Arabia Smart Grid 2015

GE Energy Management (NYSE: GE) is showcasing an innovative range of innovative options for a clever, dependable and durable grid at the Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference & Exhibition 2015, arranged under the patronage of His Excellency Eng. Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Hussein, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Water & Electricity, at the Hilton Hotel, Jeddah from December 7 to 9, 2015.

Through its involvement, GE is underlining its enhanced competencies in the clever grid industry with a more total offer to provide much better results for customers. The solutions on screen consist of wise grid innovations that will help GE's Saudi customers to enhance the efficiency of their assets, and reinforce the performance and reliability of their grid.

"The out-of-date, one-way, linear, passive strategy in power shipment is now evolving to an open, interactive, interconnected design. This transformation has actually been enabled by the improvements in information and communications technology. As a digital commercial company, we are leading the advancement of digital solutions to produce intelligent networks known as 'smart grids' that have incredible capacity for growth in the Kingdom to fulfill its development vision," said Hisham Al Bahkali, President & CEO GE Saudi Arabia & Bahrain.

He included: "Smart grids are redefining the way power sector efficiency and reliability is reinforced to benefit individuals. With an enhanced variety of abilities, GE's Grid Solutions company is bringing ingenious innovations to the Kingdom that can help reduce investment expenses by 20 percent through smart and predictive management. Smart grids will become the foundation of the new energy model that GE is supporting.".

GE's display at Saudi Arabia Smart Grid 2015 consists of solutions to keep an eye on, analyze and optimize the whole grid network with some of these currently deployed by consumers in the area, consisting of in Saudi Arabia. WAMS, a system that combines measurement systems across a transmission grid and online stability software, enables customers to monitor and discover power variations in their network in real-time to prevent black-out threats. iDMS, already used in Saudi Arabia, helps to enhance grid management in real-time and decrease energy loss; it also helps to incorporate energy resources for wise structures and in connecting renewable energy sources.

The clever grid technologies provided by GE also consist of demos of thorough asset management solutions for aggregating and keeping all asset-related data for keeping track of the status of devices, evaluating the needs for upkeep and replacement, and for much better control of operation expenditure.

GE will likewise participate in the Conference, with Bryan Friehauf, Possession Management Executive Product Line Leader, speaking on 'Managing the life process of your complex networks' on Dec. 8 at 11:30 am, and Simon Richards, Product Marketing Director, talking on 'The next generation of smart substation,' on Dec. 8 at 1pm.

GE's Grid Solutions business offers an enhanced portfolio of smart grid technologies in the region that is provided through local presence such as the Smart Grid Center in Dubai. This first-of-its-kind center in the area is adjoined with the Smart Grid Centers of Excellence in France and USA to perform combination and approval tests for all Smart Grid applications to be deployed in the Middle East. It likewise extends training to GE customers on a secured duplicate network on setups and systems that they can handle on their own sites.

GE has actually effectively carried out wise grid projects across the Gulf region, with iDMS deployed in Kuwait and Bahrain, the circulation asset management carried out in Qatar, and the WAMS solution executed in GCCIA and Bahrain. GE has completed the network management system that links the energy systems of the six member states of Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA), along with the Gulf area's largest HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) converter station (3x600 MW) in Saudi Arabia.

With a presence of over 80 years, 3 workplaces and seven centers, Saudi Arabia makes up the largest GE labor force in the Middle East with over 2,000 employees driving the healthcare, transport, power, oil & gas, water and aviation businesses. GE is concentrated on taking its work into the next commercial era with technological solutions that create economic and social value to the nation and its individuals.