GE to Help U.S. Navy Build Energy-Efficient Marine Power System

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday October 21, 2014

General Electric (GE) has been chosen by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to construct an energy-efficient marine power system at the Navy's Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station (NAVSSES) in Philadelphia

The company announced that it would be involved in full scale testing of shipboard propulsion and electrical distribution systems at the location. 

Unlike in traditional systems, which generate waste heat that is released in to the environment, GE said that its solution integrates two motors which can recycle waste energy and redirect it back into the system.

"The GE technology reduces carbon emissions from the facility, further strengthening the U.S. Navy's commitment to protecting the environment," the company said in a statement. 

GE will provide MV7000 medium voltage drives, two pole synchronous machines, a tandem load machine, a shaft system, and engineering and construction support to the project. 

The electrical test system is expected to be commissioned at the beginning of 2017. 

GE has also previously pushed for the adoption of electric and hybrid propulsion systems in navies.