Clarke Energy Deploys GE’s myPlant* Asset Performance Management Solution on More than 170 Jenbacher Gas Engines in France

• Dalkia’s 170+ Jenbacher Gas Engines Provide More than 320
  Megawatts, Enough to Power nearly 240,000 French Households
• Carbon Dioxide Emission Reductions Equivalent to Removing Nearly
  100,000 European Cars off the Road Annually
• GE’s Software Solution Helps Dalkia Increase Annual Uptime of
  Customers’ Plants and Expand Annual Energy Production

BERLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Faced with the growing scarcity of fossil-fuel reserves and fuel
poverty, Dalkia, part of the EDF Group, has worked to create a “greener”
energy mix. As part of this initiative, GE (NYSE:GE) and Dalkia have
worked together for more than 20 years with over 170 of GE’s Jenbacher
gas engines—totaling more than 320 megawatts—installed in Dalkia’s
cogeneration and district heating applications, including municipalities
and hospitals. The companies today announced that, through GE’s
distributor Clarke Energy, more than one-third of Dalkia’s Jenbacher gas
engines were recently equipped with GE’s myPlant*
Asset Performance Management (APM) solution. In just one heating
season, the fleet of engines could power nearly 240,000 French
households, resulting in lower carbon dioxide emissions—which equates to
taking nearly 100,000 European cars off the road annually.

“In line with the energy transition framework, Dalkia’s main goals are
to improve energy performance and identify local resources to promote
decentralized production while providing energy savings to our
customers,” said Christian Gournet, senior engine expert at Dalkia’s
Technical Direction. “By using GE’s myPlant APM solution, it will help
us increase annual uptime of our customers’ plants and expand annual
energy production. This increases the availability of our customers’
assets.”

GE’s myPlant APM solution for gas engines is a Digital Internet solution
aimed at improving uptime and efficiency, reducing life cycle costs and
driving operating performance and profitability. It provides a set of
tools for advanced data management, predictive analytics,
troubleshooting and remote control to reduce maintenance costs of
customers’ power plants. The myPlant APM platform uses secure,
centralized cloud storage to collect the data from customers’ Jenbacher
gas engines, driven equipment and balance of plant by regularly
transmitting sensor data streams, control alarms and operational data.
Depending on the myPlant package and access level, customers and service
providers are provided with several capabilities from basic visibility
to their fleet to advanced monitoring and analytics-enabled diagnostic
capabilities.

“By using GE’s myPlant APM solution for gas engines, Dalkia will be able
to predict engine downtime and coordinate maintenance tasks during that
time, allowing them to save on costs,” said Didier Lartigue, managing
director of Clarke Energy’s French operations. “Through condition-based
maintenance, Dalkia also will be able to plan preventive service events
based on the remaining lifetime of key components, instead of relying on
operating hours, and machine data enables Dalkia to gain the real-time
intelligence and batch algorithmic analytics needed for making better
decisions to achieve desired outcomes and increase the uptime of its
assets.”

“District heating networks, municipalities and hospitals rely on
reliable heat and power. Although Dalkia conducts preventive and
corrective maintenance work on its Jenbacher gas engines, engine uptime,
productivity and reduced maintenance costs are key to increased
profitability,” said Margherita Adragna, general manager, services for
GE’s Distributed Power. “GE’s myPlant APM solution allows Dalkia to
enhance the performance of its customers’ facilities, and the dedicated
mobile app gives Dalkia a better ‘on-the-go’ experience to monitor its
Jenbacher assets anytime and anywhere.”

In
June 2013, GE, Clarke Energy, Dalkia and French waste management and
services company, Véolia Propreté, celebrated the inauguration of the
new Electr’od landfill gas-powered cogeneration plant in Plessis-Gassot,
and in 2014, Plessis-Gassot became the first town in France to rely on
district heating fueled by biogas. The 17.3-megawatt (MW) facility is
the country’s most powerful landfill gas-fueled power plant, featuring
10 of GE’s Ecomagination
qualified Jenbacher gas engines to generate renewable electricity and
heat for residents and businesses. These are 10 of the 170+ Jenbacher
gas engines now equipped with GE’s myPlant APM solution.

About Dalkia

Dalkia, a subsidiary of the EDF group, is one of the leading providers
of energy services in France. It offers a range of energy solutions
carefully designed to meet the heating, cooling and power needs of
industrial production sites, public utilities, offices, hospitals and
district heating networks in areas such as managing consumption, meeting
energy performance standards and identifying local resources to promote
decentralized production. Drawing on close to 80 years of experience,
Dalkia has established itself as a key player committed to protecting
natural resources and the environment. It offers its clients tailor-made
solutions scaled to fit each building, city, municipality, region and
industrial site.

About Clarke Energy

Clarke Energy—a Kohler Company—is a leader in the engineering design,
installation and long-term maintenance of gas engine-based power plants.
The company is an authorized distributor and service provider for GE’s
Jenbacher gas engines in 25 countries. Clarke Energy employs over 1,100
staff and has over 5,400 MW of Jenbacher generation equipment installed
in its operational areas.

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About GE’s Distributed Power

GE’s Distributed Power is a leading provider of engines, power equipment
and services focused on power generation and gas compression at or near
the point of use. Distributed Power offers a diverse product portfolio
that includes highly efficient, fuel-flexible, industrial gas engines
generating 100 kW to 10 MW of power for numerous industries globally. In
addition, the business provides life cycle support for more than 35,000
gas engines worldwide to help you meet your business challenges and
success metrics—anywhere and anytime. Backed by our service providers in
more than 150 countries, GE’s global service network connects with you
locally for rapid response to your service needs. GE’s Distributed Power
is headquartered in Jenbach, Austria.

About GE Power

GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help customers deliver electricity from a wide spectrum of
fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity industry with the
digital power plant, the world’s largest and most efficient gas turbine,
full balance of plant, upgrade and service solutions as well as our
data-leveraging software. Our innovative technologies and digital
offerings help make power more affordable, reliable, accessible and
sustainable. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.gepower.com.

About GE

GE (NYSE: GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming
industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are
connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global
exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,” through which each business
shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and
intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application
across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and
scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the
language of industry. www.ge.com

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Contacts

GE’s Distributed Power
Susanne Reichelt, +43 664 80833 2382
[email protected]
or
Clarke
Energy
Alex Marshall, +44 7917 066 242
Group Marketing &
Compliance Director
[email protected]