Agreement in Michigan Signals US Utility Sector Support for GEH's ESBWR Reactor Design
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Thursday, December 17, 2009-- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Detroit Edison, Michigan's largest electric utility, today announced an agreement advancing the potential deployment of a next-generation nuclear reactor design.
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Monitors more than 1,100 units in turbine fleet and provides real-time data on impending failures and performance diagnostics
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA DECEMBER 17, 2009 GE Intelligent Platforms today announced that GE Energy's Performance & Reliability Center (PRC) in Atlanta, Georgia has standardized on a remote monitoring and diagnostic platform that utilizes the company's Proficy® Historian, Proficy SOA, Proficy Workflow and Proficy CIMPLICITY software.
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GE's Jenbacher Landfill Gas Engines Generate Renewable Electricity for Duke Energy's Grid
DURHAM, N.C.--Wednesday, December 16, 2009-- North Carolina's renewable energy production initiatives recently received a boost with the formal opening of a new landfill gas-to-energy plant in Durham, the state's fourth largest city. Built by the landfill gas project developer Methane Power Inc., the energy plant is powered by three of GE's (NYSE: GE) containerized and ecomagination-approved, JGC 320 Jenbacher landfill gas engines.
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U.S. House of Representatives passes Jobs Bill that includes $800 million for Amtrak fleet modernization
ERIE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With today's passage of the Jobs for Main Street Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, GE Transportation has moved a major step closer to a potential order for the next generation, higher-speed passenger locomotives from Amtrak. The Act provides $800 million for Amtrak fleet modernization, including the purchase of new "fuel efficient locomotives."