GE's Latest DLN Combustion System Reduces NOx Emissions For 9FA+E Gas Turbines By 40 Percent


AEM Group Takes a Leading Position in Emissions Reduction

COLOGNE, GERMANY - May 30, 2006 - GE Energy has introduced its next generation dry low NOx (DLN) combustion system, the DLN 2.6+. Designed to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by 40 percent on GE Frame 9FA and 9FA+e gas turbines, the new system helps operators meet or exceed European Union regulatory requirements.

The first commercial DLN 2.6+ system was commissioned in January 2006 on one of two GE Frame 9FA+e gas turbines at the AEM Cassano d'Adda Power Station in Milan, Italy, with a second unit slated for installation in 2007. The plant is owned by the AEM Group, a leader in Italy's public utility services.

Building on GE's success in DLN applications, this latest innovation is proven to reduce NOx emissions from 50mg/Nm3 (sub-25 ppm) to 30mg/Nm3 (sub-15 ppm). With up to 20 points of increased turndown, the gas turbine can run at lower loads during off-peak periods, enabling operating flexibility that will help deliver fuel savings, along with associated reductions in CO2 emissions. Other benefits of the system include improved turbine availability, lower emissions during start-up and shutdown and overall reductions in plant operating costs.

The DLN 2.6+ system is interchangeable between Frame 9FA and 9FA+e gas turbines, so users with both designs can reduce parts inventory. It is available for both new turbine and retrofit installations.

"Our new DLN 2.6+ combustion system has been designed to help our customers meet more stringent NOx control requirements while still providing economic pay back through operational flexibility," said Dan Heintzelman, president of GE Energy's services business. "We are very pleased that the AEM Group, a company with great respect for the environment, has provided the launch site for this technology."

According to AEM's generation area manager, Michele Sparacino, "AEM is very careful about the future of the environment and is pleased to be working with GE Energy on the implementation of this new combustion system. The new DLN 2.6+ is allowing AEM to continue its leadership position in providing environmentall- friendly electricity to the Italian electricity grid and the citizens of Milan."

About AEM

AEM SpA (www.aem.it/), based in Milan, is a leading Italian multi-utility group, with 2004 revenues of 1816.3 million. The company, with its subsidiaries, is involved in generation, transmission, distribution, trade and sales of electricity, trade and sales of natural gas, provision of heat management services and telecommunications.

About GE Energy
GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2005 revenue of $16.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE's corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.

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