Dubai, UAE; April 3, 2012: GE Lighting, an industry leader in major lighting solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use, has appointed George Bou Mitri as General Manager of Middle East, Africa and Turkey, based in Kuwait. He will lead the growth of the company across the three core markets, which are witnessing burgeoning demand for advanced lighting solutions in tune with the massive investments in infrastructure development.
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HUNTER, Okla., April 2, 2012 -- GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services has partnered with Enel Green Power North America, Inc. by committing common equity for a 51 percent ownership stake in one of Oklahoma's largest wind projects. The Chisholm View wind project is now under construction near Hunter, 85 miles north of Oklahoma City in Grant and Garfield counties, and is expected to cost approximately $375 million. Enel Green Power North America owns the remaining 49 percent of the 235-megawatt wind farm and serves as project manager.
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MOSCOW, April 2, 2012 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of two new Airbus A330s on lease to Aeroflot Russian Airlines following a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with the airline.
A third new Airbus A330 is scheduled for delivery in April. All three aircraft come from Aeroflot's existing order book with Airbus.
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Sydney has become the first city in Australia to roll-out new energy-efficient LED street and park lights
A joint venture of GE and UGL Limited (UGL), selected by tender, has begun installing the first batch of new LED lights on George Street, in front of Sydney Town Hall as part of a $7million three year project.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the rollout of LED lights, following a successful 18 month trial in Alexandria Park, Kings Cross, Martin Place and Circular Quay, would reduce emissions and halve the energy use.
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New Zealand, 30 March 2012--- GE Lighting today announced that the Wanganui District Council in New Zealand has refitted the lights on the Wanganui City Bridge using 14 GE LED fittings saving the council up to NZ$9,000 (USD $7.4K) in reduced power and maintenance costs, over the life of the fittings. This translates into a payback period of 6.2 years. The Wanganui District Council will progressively replace other conventional fittings with LED light sources when these fittings reach end of life.