GEH Technology Considered to Help Poland Generate Safe, Next-Generation Nuclear Energy
WILMINGTON, N.C.---March 5, 2010---GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (PGE), Poland's largest power company, announced today a new agreement to collaborate on Poland's initiative to build next-generation commercial nuclear power plants.
KANSAS CITY, MO.---Feb. 9, 2010---GE (NYSE: GE) was recently awarded a contract by Enel SpA to complete phase 6 of an 8-phase project at Enel Maritza East 3 (EME3) Thermal Power Plant in Bulgaria. During this phase, GE will convert two electrostatic precipitators (ESP) from tumbling hammer to GE's advanced top rap technology, helping to increase reliability of the unit, lower maintenance costs and achieve lower emissions. GE commenced work on the four units at this power station in 2003, in a phased approach, during the now completed rehabilitation project of the power plant.
New Technologies Featured at MD&M West Offer a Range of Benefits, Economic and Environmental
KANSAS CITY, MO.---Feb. 9, 2010---GE Energy Services' Filtration Technologies Team will highlight several new technologies at MD&M West for medical and life science companies needing enhanced filtration and separation for various applications.
Plainville, CT -- Over the past two years, GE has developed a web-based tool called Project Assistant. The tool allows engineers -- in about 15 minutes - to gather electrical distribution specs, drawings and budget prices for a building in the planning stages. This process can normally take hours, days or even weeks to complete.
Government Selects GEH to Develop U.S. Supply of Widely Used Isotope, Helping Address Shortage
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Monday, January 25, 2010-- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) announced today it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to help develop a U.S. supply of a radioisotope used in more than 20 million diagnostic medical procedures in the United States each year.
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Tuesday, January 19, 2010-- Seeking to address a growing demand for the domestic and global supply of cobalt-60, a radioisotope used for treating cancer and other biomedical applications, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Exelon Generation Company have agreed to a landmark deal to deploy GEH's isotope generation technology.
RIO DE JANEIRO--Tuesday, January 19, 2010-- As further evidence of their commitment to renewable energies, GE (NYSE: GE) and Brazil's federal energy company, Petrobras, today celebrated the world's first use of sugarcane-based ethanol in a gas turbine system to produce electricity on a full commercial scale. The operation, at the Juiz de Fora Power Plant, is a significant milestone for Brazil.
Three Projects with HECIC New Energy will Add 132 MW to China's Renewable Energy Capacity
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--Tuesday, January 12, 2010-- GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has signed contracts to supply 88 wind turbines to HECIC New Energy Co., Ltd, one of China's leading wind energy developers, for three new projects in Hebei and Shanxi Provinces. The projects will support the rapid growth of wind energy investments in China, which today is the world's fourth largest producer of wind power.
