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GE helps electrify railway connection between Poland and Germany with decentralised converter station

22/05/2013 / GE / Germany / Poland / decentralised converter / news / railway

GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract with Deutsche Bahn – DB Energie GmbH to supply a conversion station at its Lohsa substation. The new station will use an advanced transformer-less solution on the railway side, together with direct feed to the catenary (overhead lines) from three static frequency converters. GE’s solution will help provide DB Energie with higher conversion efficiency at a lower cost.

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Australia’s LNG investors: Don’t expect government relief in face of soaring costs, warns analyst

22/05/2013 / Asia Pacific / Australia / LNG / energy / gas / news

While the Australian LNG sector has massive financial potential, ballooning development costs, driven by the prodigious strength of the Australian dollar, are continuing to chip away at profit forecasts. But despite the emergence of such a challenging macroeconomic environment, the national government is unlikely to offer concerned investors any respite, says an energy expert with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

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ExecuJet launches customer iPad app

21/05/2013 / Execujet / aviation / iPad / news

ExecuJet Aviation Group, the leading global business aviation organisation, has launched an iPad app for aircraft management customers. The free app, called myExecuJet, enables customers to locate their aircraft and quickly access information on matters such as fuel consumption, schedules and crew.

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