Through the tie-up, being run byGE's oil and gas arm, the two companies plan to investigate Laes technology'spotential as an add-on to gas-power back-up "peaker plants" thatwould boost efficiency and grid-reliability, as well as for future renewableenergy distribution.

“Highview’s readily available Laestechnology, with its ease of implementation and access to an operational pilotplant, makes it an ideal partner for GE Oil & Gas to provide fullyintegrated energy solutions to our customers,” says Luca Maria Rossi, productmanagement general manager for GE Oil & Gas's Turbomachinery Solutionsbusiness.

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