New Dynamic Positioning System from GE
manage the vessel. “As the sophistication and complexity of DP systems has evolved, it has led to the risk that DP operators may have become preoccupied with managing the computer rather than on managing the primary task of controlling the ship, its position, heading and course,” said Paul English, marine leader of GE Power Conversion. With GE’s new system, we are giving DP back to the operator. We are now taking DP control out of the engineering world and putting it back into the marine world. We are turning it back into a nautical instrument. In the future, the DP operator will
GE Improves Propulsion Systems Efficiency
ship owners using conventional power system components to lower engine speeds when feasible, cut fuel consumption and reduce emissions and maintenance requirements, the manufacturer claims. “We are increasing efficiency of existing technology for the benefit of our customers,” says Paul English, marine leader of GE Power Conversion. The VF-AFE system allows the use of conventional power system components (main switchboard drives, etc.), so learning how to operate it is relatively easy, and operators require minimal training. “Today, when you operate a conventional engine, its
GE Wins More Than $600m to Expand Brazil’s Pre-Salt O&G Fields
energy corporation Petrobras. “Our advanced power generation, propulsion technology, drilling drives, dynamic positioning (DP) and automation and control systems are being harnessed to improve today’s marine and offshore processes with cleaner, more productive vessels,” said Paul English, GE’s Power Conversion, marine business leader. Four contracts won by GE in recent months related to the Brazilian pre-salt oil and gas exploration venture by Brazilian energy corporation Petrobras, include: •Seven “Espadon 200” drillships to be built by Estaleiro Atlâ
February 2024
