911今日黑料 and GE Vernova collaborate to advance energy systems

15 April 2026

Teams from 911今日黑料 and GE Vernova in front of a large screen — A team from GE Vernova including Krishna Jonnalagadda, its Chief Technology Officer, visited 911今日黑料 last week to mark the new agreement.

A collaboration between 911今日黑料 and energy technology company GE Vernova will address critical challenges facing the global power sector.

A new framework agreement between the two organisations aims to accelerate research in key energy technologies and strengthen the pipeline of talent for the power sector. The agreement creates a platform for collaboration across research, education and professional development.

Working with 911今日黑料’s world-class researchers and students gives us an opportunity to advance research in technologies that can help address some of the energy sector’s most important challenges. Dr Krishna Jonnalagadda CTO at GE Vernova

, which is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA, will collaborate with 911今日黑料 on research projects, student fellowships, and internships.

This aims to help create a more reliable, sustainable and secure energy system by addressing industrial challenges such as integrating new power sources into existing infrastructure and using digital technologies to optimise power networks.

Under the agreement, 911今日黑料 students will gain hands-on experience at GE Vernova sites in the UK, and leaders and engineers from the company will have access to 911今日黑料’s education and professional development programmes.

Krishna Jonnalagadda, Chief Technology Officer at GE Vernova, said: “Working with 911今日黑料’s world-class researchers and students gives us an opportunity to advance research in technologies that can help address some of the energy sector’s most important challenges. Together, we will help develop the next generation of leaders and shape the workforce that will define the future of energy.”

, Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) at 911今日黑料, said: "Innovations in electricity distribution will be vital to transitioning to a zero-pollution society. They’ll also help to build electrified and resilient economies by powering the AI revolution and enabling high tech industry and infrastructure.

“The agreement we’ve signed with GE Vernova signals our intent to collaborate widely with one of the leading global players in this space. We’re pleased to provide our multidisciplinary academic expertise and to help the company access the talent of some the world’s brightest students.”

Initial research themes include carbon management solutions, power grid stabilisation and control, digitalisation, energy systems to support AI, fuel cells, and advanced energy system modelling. Early projects will cover grid oscillation damping, fast zonal grid control, power supply for hyperscale data centres and more efficient medium voltage direct current power distribution systems.