1892
1928
1959
from the merger of Sociéte Alsacienne de Constructions
Mécaniques (SACM) and Thomson-Houston Electric Company.
1999
2007
a l s t o m ’ s f i r s t g a s t u r b i n e
g e i s f o r m e d
was produced in Belfort, France.
was licensed by geThe turbine
and installed in Algeria.
the precursors to ge,Thomson-Houston was one of
b e l f o r t
having been founded in 1883 and merged
with Edison General Electric Company to
a l s t o m i s f o r m e d
form ge in 1892.
g e a c q u i r e s a l s t o m ’ s h e a v y d u t y
gas turbine business, including
licensed GE gas turbine technology
with its main facility in Belfort, France.
(eventually becoming Converteam) in a leveraged
buy-out deal. Converteam was later bought by GE
Energy in 2011, and the business is now known as
a l s t o m s e l l s a l s t o m p o w e r c o n v e r s i o n
in ge energy management.power conversion,
experience in the energy sector
w e h a v e a c o m b i n e d
208+ years
GE and Alstom share similar histories built on engineering, innovation and technology.
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