GE Transportation
Stationary Power
V228 and 250 Series Diesel
Generator Sets
Powerful in any environment
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V228 and 250 Series Diesel Generator Sets
Deliver dependable power for diverse applications
As a world leader in high-performance medium-speed diesel engine design and manufacture, GE Transportation makes
engines that power locomotives on the tracks and tugboats on the water. While these products help move people and goods
safely and efficiently around the globe, GE Transportation also produces powerful engines for products that don’t move an
inch — stationary diesel gensets.
When applied to stationary power, GE Transportation’s experience and proven technology deliver dependable, efficient,
cost-effective power solutions in some of the world’s harshest operating environments. GE Transportation’s V228 and 250 Series Diesel Generator Sets offer continuous and standby power worldwide, powering factories in Indonesia, providing backup
power in New Orleans and generating power for the Baghdad International Airport.
Fuel-efficient, easy-to-maintain and reliable
Offered in both enclosed and unenclosed units, the V228 and 250 Series Diesel Generator Sets are
a medium-speed alternative to high-cost power with high fuel efficiency and low life-cycle costs.
Fuel-efficient
Longer life-cycles and service intervals
As energy prices rise, cities, airports, utilities and manufacturing
Due to their unique engineering features, the V228 and 250
facilities are challenged to find more economical power
Series Engines allow individual parts to be replaced quickly
sources. GE Transportation’s gensets are a fuel-efficient
and efficiently, resulting in longer service intervals, reduced
solution when compared to other mid-sized engines and
maintenance and labor costs and longer life-cycles.
high-speed alternatives. In fact, GE Transportation’s V228
and 250 Series Engines deliver a fuel savings of 3 to 5%,
Life-cycle costs by kW
saving fuel and reducing overall operating costs.
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supplier network ensures customers receive replacement
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Flexible designs operate in any environment
• Skid-mounted or enclosed configurations
• Contain all necessary equipment for stand alone power generation
• Heavy-duty cooling up to 50°C with no derate
• Enclosures can withstand hurricane-force
winds
• Operates in island, load-share, black-start and
utility-parallel modes
• Continuously operates in desert environments
(with cyclonic or paper-type air filtration)
• Units can be linked and configured through
single touch-screen control for additional
power
Enclosed gensets power the grid in Northern Iraq
GE Transportation’s gensets power a factory in Fiji
Enclosed gensets installed in Algeria
An enclosed genset provides power in New Orleans
GE’s genset provides power on the island of St. Kitts
Fully enclosed gensets provide backup power to mines
in South Africa
GE Transportation’s authorized independent third parties
are found worldwide
(Includes all types of ITPS: distributors, sales reps, resellers)
GE Transportation’s engine distributors that include Marine and/or Stationary,
and Drill, along with GE Parts.
GE Transportation supports India, China, South Africa direct with local GE technical support.
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A cost-effective alternative to high-cost power
GE Transportation’s V228 and 250 Series Diesel Generator Sets offer a fuel savings of 3 to 5%
and nearly double the mean time between maintenance in a typical power application.
Easy to maintain
Fuel-efficient
• Modularized construction
• Large doors on mainframe to access crankcase
• Camshaft arranged in individual sections
• Sectional exhaust manifold
• Unified power assemblies
• A high-capacity turbocharger, electric fuel injection
and efficient combustion management make fuel
and lube-oil consumption among the lowest in
the industry.
Quick delivery of parts
• Designed to support extended maintenance intervals.
With rugged construction and quality-assured parts, GE Transportation’s engines can run cost effectively
for more than 20 years.
• Easy five-step installation process
• 1,000 unique parts and assemblies in inventory
Reliable
New York City to receive backup power
from GE Transportation
When a massive blackout affected 45 million Americans in the Northeastern United States in 2003, 8 million were
New York City residents who lost power in the mass, regional outage. Most areas regained electricity within a few
hours, but New Yorkers waited until the following morning. Among them were the nearly 300,000 residents of New
York’s 26th Ward in Brooklyn.
Not wanting to repeat such a massive power loss, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection
reached an agreement with Skanska USA* to purchase three of GE Transportation’s 250 Series enclosed Diesel Generator Sets for the 26th Ward’s wastewater treatment facility. The 12-cylinder gensets will provide backup power in
the event of another blackout, all while meeting EPA Tier 2 emission standards and affording fuel savings of up to
6.5% compared to previous models.
Power ratings of V228 and 250 Series
Diesel Generator Sets
6L250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
1890 MW
6L250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
1890 MW
1700 MW
60 Hz
8L250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
1700 MW
2520 MW
2520 MW
2270 MW
8L250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
60 Hz
8V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
1675 MW
8V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
1675 MW
1505 MW
1505 MW
60 Hz
12V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
2270 MW
2510 MW
12V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
2510 MW
2260 MW
60 Hz
16V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
2260 MW
3365 MW
16V228 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
3365 MW
3030 MW
60 Hz
12V250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
3030 MW
3800 MW
12V250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
3800 MW
3420 MW
60 Hz
16V250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
3420 MW
5070 MW
16V250 GSU/GSE 50 Hz
60 Hz
4560 MW
4560 MW
60 Hz
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Prime Power (PRP)
Operating Power (MW)
Operating Power (MW)
5070 MW
Limited Time Running Power (LTP)
Emergency Standby Power (ESP)
Limited Time Running Power (LTP)
Emergency Standby Power (ESP)
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•Ratings specified by genset model, mode of operation and electric frequency.
To learn more,
visit getransportation.com.
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