* Chemical Company Also Achieves Significant Total Cost Savings Through Innovative Process Improvements * Wacker Honored with GE ecomagination Leadership Award
CALVERT CITY, KY. and TREVOSE, PA.---May 26, 2011---The Wacker Chemical Corporation plant in Calvert City, Ky., has significantly reduced water usage and landfill waste while simultaneously increasing efficiency and cost savings with help from GE (NYSE: GE) and its advanced water chemical technology.
GE Capital announced that it has agreed to sell its 49.77% stake in Banco Colpatria to its current joint venture partner Mercantil Colpatria, for an undisclosed amount. Deal closing is subject to the customary regulatory approvals and the parties anticipate closing by June 30th 2011.
WILMINGTON, N.C.--26 May 2011-- Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas (GNF-A) has announced it has received a $300 million dollar contract from Baltimore, Md.-based Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC (CENG) to supply fuel and associated engineering reload licensing services to the utility's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in central New York.
"This is an important project for CENG as our Nine Mile Point facility produces electricity safely and reliably," said Brew Barron, president and CEO of CENG. "Global Nuclear Fuel is a key partner in our efforts."
* Facility provides advanced services capabilities to support GE's installed fleet of high-tech, mission-critical oil and gas equipment in Malaysia
* Expands GE's localized presence in the Asia Pacific region
* Official opening attended by Malaysian Trade Minister, PETRONAS Carigali CEO and VIPs
GE unveils London's first living plant picture in Trafalgar Squar
GE Jenbacher engine to reduce the Gallery's energy consumption and carbon footprint
London 26 May 2011 -- GE has joined with the National Gallery to bring a masterpiece to life, with a version of Van Gogh's famous painting A Wheatfield, with Cypresses made from over 8000 living plants.
Externship program to provide training, foster employment opportunities for biomedical equipment specialists in the army and private sector
Washington, D.C. -- May 25, 2011 -- GE Healthcare and the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (807th MDSC) today announced the launch of a joint externship pilot program to provide training and workplace preparation for biomedical equipment specialists.
Research Data Repository Combines Millions of De-identified Healthcare Claims and Electronic Medical Records to Measure the Efficacy of Drugs and Other Treatments
BARRINGTON, Ill. and NEW YORK -- May 25, 2011 ---Pharmaceutical firms and other healthcare organizations will now be able to conduct evidence-based research on data that enables them to better quantify the effectiveness of medical treatments on discrete patient populations , thanks to a new data and analytics solution developed and delivered by GE Healthcare and Thomson Reuters.
Sauberere Energie durch neuartige Kombination von Flugzeugtriebwerks- und Gasturbinentechnologie
- Neues Kraftwerk mit Wirkungsgrad von über 61 Prozent und beispielloser Flexibilität im Betrieb
- Technologie ermöglicht weiteren Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien, wie Windkraft und Sonnenenergie
- Neues Kraftwerk ist das erste Produkt der neuen FlexEfficiency* Produktpalette von GE
