Colin Vogt stands on a berm at the northern edge of GE Aerospace’s Evendale campus, outside Cincinnati. The offices and manufacturing facilities are visible in the distance, but here Indian paintbrush, coreopsis, and native Ohio prairie grasses sway in the hot summer wind. In two years, this area will be very popular with bees, birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. The shoulder-high plants will pull carbon dioxide from the air. And the berm, which was built several years ago to keep runoff along I-75 from flooding the property, will be more stable than ever.
Opens fleet access to a growing network of CNG filling stations in key markets
Eden Prairie, Minn. -- GE Capital Fleet Services today announced an agreement with VNG.co, a national CNG fueling facility provider, to support the expansion of the CNG refueling infrastructure for light-duty fleet vehicles.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- 6 August 2014 -- Building on a growing footprint in Ethiopia and commitment to supporting the priorities of Ethiopia's public and private healthcare providers, GE today announced a US$500,000 commitment to the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon (PRRR) interventions in Ethiopia as part of the 'Investing in Our Future' event during the US-Africa Leaders Summit this week in Washington DC. Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon, a public-private partnership whose organizing members include the George W. Bush Institute (GWBI), the U.S.
Research breakthrough will vastly improve color and crispness of images on LED devices
NISKAYUNA, NY, July, 24, 2014 -- GE announced today a research breakthrough that will vastly improve the color and crispness of images displayed on LED devices -- everything from cell phones and tablets to televisions. Scientists at GE Lighting and GE Global Research developed a phosphor powder that, when packaged inside an LED, push the picture quality of LED electronics to new heights.
Washington, DC. February 24, 2014 -- GE announced today the renewal of its ecomagination initiative, including new commitments and partnerships, as the company initiative reaches its ninth anniversary.
ROSAMOND, CA -- December 11, 2013 -- GE unit (NYSE: GE) GE Energy Financial Services -- along with Citi, Union Bank, N.A. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company -- has completed an equity investment in EDF Renewable Energy's Catalina Solar plant, one of the world's largest photovoltaic plants, located on 1,100 acres of sunny and windy Mojave Desert land southwest of the Tehachapi Mountains in Rosamond, California. This transaction contributes to GE Energy Financial Services' one--gigawatt, $1.5 billion solar investment commitments, comprising over 50 installations.
Output at Colorado Highlands Wind increased by 36 percent
The expansion of Colorado's newest renewable energy facility is complete, with the Colorado Highlands Wind project now capable of generating 91 megawatts of electricity for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
