April 06, 2004 -- The GENX engine for The Boeing Company's new 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft will produce 55,000 to 70,000 pounds of thrust. The GENX technology features:
- Architecture: Derived from the ultra-high-thrust GE90 engine, the world's most powerful engine, powering the Boeing 777 since 1995. This engine represents the fifth application of the GE90 baseline architecture.
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April 06, 2004 -- East Hartford, CT -- The GE-P&W Engine Alliance's GP7200 engine has produced more than the 76,500 pounds of thrust required for entry into service on the Airbus A380 aircraft during its initial testing. The engine reached 80,000 pounds of thrust at Pratt & Whitney's test facility in East Hartford, CT. In addition, the mechanical break-in cycle of the engine testing was complete, and mechanical stress levels were satisfactory.
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GE Energy Completes Acquisition of AstroPower ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004--GE Energy today announced it has completed its acquisition of substantially all of the U.S. business assets of AstroPower, Inc., a leading manufacturer of solar electric power products. With this agreement, GE Energy adds solar power to its growing family of renewable energy options.
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STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004--GE Commercial Finance, the business-to-business financial services unit of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities from IKON Office Solutions (NYSE: IKN), including a $1.9B leasing portfolio in the U.S. In addition, GE and IKON have entered into a Program Agreement whereby GE will fund and service future lease originations of IKON in the U.S.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004
GE Energy has been selected as the turbine supplier for the first large-scale wind power project in Taiwan.
The 39-megawatt project is part of a 10-year plan by Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) to promote wind energy, in accordance with the government's goal to increase the use of renewable energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
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穿过一道白色"安全门"，建筑设计师跨入一个崭新的体育场。高高的塑料板材顶棚为他遮阳挡雨，浅绿色的半透明材质精致中透出坚韧；远端的跑道上静静伫立着一组巨型灯具，等待夜幕降临时大显身手。紧挨着体育场是一组灵活配置的移动式发电机组，这个"车轮上的电厂"可以为整个场馆提供电力。
这是一个虚拟的旅程。在2月中旬举办的"2004北京国际体育基础设施和场馆技术展览会"上，通用电气的展台给来访者栩栩如生的"科技奥运"初体验。配合2005-2012年的全球奥运合作伙伴身份，GE统领旗下各个业务集团，组建了一支"梦之队"，准备在奥运场馆和基础设施建设中一展拳脚，此次展会则提供了一个绝佳的平台。
参加展会的GE业务集团有：能源集团、消费与工业产品集团、高新材料集团和基础设施集团。参展的产品和服务涉及奥运场馆建设的各个领域：体育场馆照明设施；能够把污水变成景观用水的水处理设备；保护关键电源的先进解决方案；应用于建筑的高性能Lexan塑料板材和密封胶产品；提供临时能源解决方案的移动式燃气轮机；以及革命性的Entry Scan通过式爆炸物/毒品探测仪。
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--GE Energy has been selected as the turbine supplier for the 30-megawatt Magrath Wind Power Project in southern Alberta, Canada, GE announced today at Global Windpower 2004.
GE will provide 20 of its 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for the project, which is being co-developed by Suncor Energy Inc. of Calgary, Alberta and EHN Windpower Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corporacion Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra, S.A. (EHN) of Spain.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--GE Energy is supplying 30 wind turbines for two projects in France that will total 45 megawatts of new wind power capacity, which will represent an increase of nearly 20% in the country's installed wind capacity, GE announced today at Global Windpower 2004.