News and insights from Europe
Pan-European Customers Implemented 47% of Identified Savings in 2009
BRUSSELS, 11th March 2010: GE Capital identified $102 million (€76 million) of total cost savings for its European fleet customers in 2009 by examining every element of the fleet mix, from contract extensions to CO2 emissions. The saving opportunities were created by GE Capital's Key Solutions team -- a fleet consultancy service focused on helping drive down the cost of running car fleets.
World-Leading Reactor Designer, Non-Profit Organization to Address Energy Security for Italy
WILMINGTON, N.C.---March 9, 2010---GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has signed an agreement with EnergyLab Foundation to support Italy's pursuit of safe nuclear energy to address the country's goals for energy security and cleaner energy.
Under the memorandum of understanding, GEH will work with EnergyLab to explore opportunities for new nuclear power plants based on GEH's ABWR and ESBWR designs.
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.
Kelman Ltd, Part of GE's Energy Services Business, Takes the Aer Lingus Viscount Award for Medium-Sized Company of the Year 2010
LONDON--Monday, March 01, 2010-- Lisburn-based Kelman Limited, GE's (NYSE: GE) monitoring and diagnostics technology specialists, announced today that it received the Company of the Year Award at the Aer Lingus Viscount award ceremony last week in London.
ECHTERNACH, LUSSEMBURGO, MARZO 2010 - Metro de Madrid, società che gestisce il terzo sistema di metropolitane del mondo, ha recentemente appoggiato con successo un'iniziativa che punta a modificare le attività di manutenzione e a fornire elevati livelli di efficienza nei trasporti. L'iniziativa è stata resa possibile dal supporto di Accenture (NYSE: ACN) e GE Intelligent Platforms, una divisione di GE, e il programma, noto come "COMMIT", si prefigge di migliorare le prestazioni operative di Metro de Madrid e il livello dei servizi forniti ai clienti.
