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GE Vernova: What is AI's Role in The Energy Transition?
GE Vernova's 2025 Sustainability Report shows how AI, digital tools and lower-carbon technologies are reshaping power generation and energy infrastructure
TL;DR
- GE Vernova is leveraging AI for supply chain risk analysis and improved resilience planning.
- The company is advancing technologies to meet the growing power demands of data centers driven by AI.
- GE Vernova brought 26 GW of new generating capacity online in 2025, with carbon intensity 31% below the global average.
- Operational emissions (Scope 1 & 2) were reduced by 64% from 2019 levels, targeting carbon neutrality by 2030.
- Circular economy principles cover 53% of GE Vernova's top products, aiming for 90% by 2030.
- Progress is being made on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology, with the BWRX-300 project starting construction.
- The Net Zero Teesside Power project, the world's first commercial scale gas power plant with carbon capture, is also under construction.
- A direct air capture pilot system is operational in New York, and capabilities in hydrogen and ammonia fuel technologies are expanding.
- GE Vernova energized 68 GW of new power transformers in 2025 to support grid expansion and energy access.
- The Electrification Impact Tracker was launched in 2025 to provide visibility into global electrification contributions.