Steam turbine wins award
20 Nov 2009
GE Oil & Gas’ advanced steam turbine technology has won CSP Today’s Best Applied Research and Development Award for innovation in concentrated solar power.
The awards ceremony was organised in conjunction with the 3rd European Union Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit, which took place in Seville, Spain.
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