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Data doctors: saving money and the planet

June 01, 2017
Specialist anaesthesiologist Dr Richard French turns to milk to help him explain a critical and costly part of the anaesthesia process, when a patient has been put under by intravenous drugs and are being kept sedated by anaesthetic inhalants. The anaesthetist is closely monitoring both the patient’s vital signs and the flow of the anaesthetic vapours.
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It’s electrifying! New Zealand’s energy incubator

January 31, 2017
Got thoughts on energy management? Get set. Today Creative HQ, New Zealand’s widely acclaimed and long-running startup-commercialisation base in the city of Wellington, puts spark to a tinder of ideas for the electricity industry. “We’ve noticed various industries in which a faster innovation environment could have real impact,” says Nick Churchouse, CHQ’s head of customer engagement.
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A high-voltage app for New Zealand's energy demand

November 09, 2016
It may seem a grid too far to expect an electricity transmission network to be agile. But as power plants go digital, distributed power grows through renewables and battery storage, and the data lakes connecting it all grow ever deeper, grid operators must stay light on their feet.
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A high-voltage life: GE’s New Zealand Country Leader

September 08, 2016
GE has appointed its first country leader in New Zealand. His name is Kevin Hart and his CV includes experience working at all levels in the energy sector over more than three decades—and an even longer devotion to Judo, a sport in which he has competed at an international level.
“I still get down to the Judo club once every couple of weeks,” he says, “and try to keep fit with gym work and some running.” Hart will need to keep match fit, because GE has high expectations of the business that he’s heading up.
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Making Middle Earth water fit for humans

April 20, 2016
The final stage of an upgrade to Waitaki District Council’s water-treatment plant (WTP) using GE ZeeWeed will save $400,000, consume less energy, and produce 25 percent more high-quality drinking water for 14,400 residents in the area, which almost spans the breadth of New Zealand’s south island, north of Dunedin.
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How now, brown cow? The next generation of cell-based medicine

August 06, 2014
It looks like any other herd, but the cows calmly chomping on grass at the HyClone farm and laboratory are not just making milk - they’re vital members of a team dedicated to finding personalised treatment to combat diseases such as cancer.
Set on 65 acres of picturesque plains surrounding the small city of Tauranga on New Zealand’s North Island, the HyClone farm produces animal serums and synthetic media for the cultivation of biopharmaceuticals.
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Second Quarter 2014 Earnings

July 18, 2014

GE announced second-quarter 2014 operating earnings of $3.9 billion, with operating earnings per share of $0.39, up 8% from the second quarter of 2013.

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GE Australia & New Zealand announces leadership changes

May 12, 2014

  • Long-term CEO to lead global Mining business
  • New CEO appointed to oversee local operations

GE today announced the appointment of its long-term CEO for Australia and NZ, Steve Sargent to the role of President and CEO of GE Mining, its global mining technology and services business. GE also announced the appointment of Geoff Culbert as President and CEO, GE Australia & New Zealand to succeed Mr Sargent.

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First Quarter 2014 Earnings

April 17, 2014

GE announced first-quarter 2014 operating earnings of $3.3 billion, with operating earnings per share of $0.33, down 15% from the first quarter of 2013. Excluding the 2013 NBCUniversal impact and restructuring and other charges, operating EPS was up 9% from the year-ago period.

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Life Aquatic: Nanotech is Saving Volcanic Lake from Algae Explosions

March 20, 2014
New Zealand’s Lake Rotorua is a peaceful place with a violent past. It came into being some 200,000 years ago when a massive volcano blew up, collapsed and rain water filled its 10-mile wide caldera.
Today, Rotorua’s pellucid aquamarine water is a huge tourist magnet. But as the area developed, effluent from farms and nearby towns also fueled algae blooms that gobbled up oxygen and threatened to suffocate fish and other aquatic life in the lake.
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