GE Vernova Inc.
02/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/05/2026 04:30
Tenova collaborates with GE Vernova to supply the world’s largest Electric Arc Furnance to Nippon Steel’s Yawata Works
Tokyo, Japan (February 05, 2026)
- GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business has been contracted to supply its Direct Feed power system as part of Tenova's delivery of a record-breaking Consteel® Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) for Nippon Steel's Yawata Area at Kyushu Works.
- Once installed, the new furnace becomes the world's most powerful EAF with a heat size of 340 tons, enabling the use of high percentages of virgin iron units for producing high-quality steel grades.
- For this project, GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business is responsible for engineering, delivery, and supervision of installation of two 33 kV Direct Feed systems, along with two 33 kV, 180 MVA transformers operating in parallel, and associated balance-of-plant equipment including reactors, capacitors, resistors, and breakers.
The order was booked by GE Vernova in 2025.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is a purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world's challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with approximately 85,000 employees across approximately 100 countries around the world. Supported by the Company's purpose, The Energy to Change the World, GE Vernova technology helps deliver a more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy future.
GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business combines advanced energy conversion and storage systems to meet the electrification needs of utilities and industries. With a focus on industrial electrification, power stability, and energy storage solutions, Power Conversion & Storage empowers customers by addressing their most complex electrification challenges and accelerating their transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future.
GE Vernova's Electrification segment includes Grid Solutions, Power Conversion, Solar and Storage Solutions, -collectively referred to as Electrification Systems -and digital technologies, referred to as Electrification Software. The solutions offered by this segment are essential for the transmission, distribution, conversion, storage, and orchestration of electricity from point of generation to point of consumption.
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