MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2004--GE Energy has been selected to supply up to 660 wind turbines, totaling 990 megawatts of wind-generated electricity, for eight projects in Quebec to be placed on line between years 2006 and 2012.
An announcement by Hydro-Quebec today marked the largest single award for new wind generation capacity in the history of the global wind energy industry.
FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2004--GE Energy has completed its testing program for three large refrigerating compressor trains to be installed in Europe's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, located on Melkoya Island in the Arctic Ocean north of Hammerfest, Norway.
For the first time in this type of LNG application, the refrigerating compressors are driven by variable speed electric motors instead of being coupled to a gas turbine.
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2004--The most widely sold wind turbine in the megawatt-class for the global wind power industry has reached a major milestone.
GE Energy announced today that its 2,500th 1.5-megawatt machine has been installed as part of ENEL's Littigheddu project in Sardinia, Italy. Using 36 of the GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbines, it is ENEL's largest wind project and one of the largest in Italy.
WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2004--GE Healthcare is the largest provider of mammography systems worldwide and offers a full range of additional important technologies used in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
The company is offering the following resources to journalists for your Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Mammography Day (October 15) stories:
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WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2004--
U.S. Transportation Security Administration Program Designed To Enhance Airport Security
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport today became the fifth airport in the country to participate in a live pilot of GE's EntryScan3 walk-through explosives detector conducted by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
ERIE, PA (September 26, 2004) -- GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), will exhibit its GE Evolution Series™ locomotive this week at the 43rd Annual Convention of the Railway Supply Institute being held in Chicago. The new locomotives will be officially introduced for sale beginning in January 2005.
MODESTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--When it comes to making all of the bottles for one of the largest winemaking operations in the world, production processes need to be as clear as the glass itself. At Gallo Glass Company, just-in-time delivery means the bottles are available when needed, to help keep the wine flowing through the bottling and labeling operations, out to distribution and into millions of homes each year. Additionally, the glass plant has to contribute more than fast, reliable bottle production - the team at the plant also needs to support its and its E. & J.
WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the kick-off of their second annual Women's Health and Wellness Tour (WHWT), which aims to provide free medical screenings and information to thousands of women across the nation. The complimentary health screenings will be provided in conjunction with interactive discussions with leading health experts as the GE tour travels throughout the country this fall.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--Jeffrey A. Malehorn has been named President and CEO of GE Healthcare Financial Services, a business unit of GE Commercial Finance that provides capital, financial solutions and related services to the global healthcare market. Mr. Malehorn is an experienced global leader who has spent the majority of his career growing financial services businesses.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2004--The University of Illinois at Chicago unveiled today the world's most powerful magnetic resonance imaging machine for human studies, capable of imaging not just the anatomy but metabolism within the brain.
This advanced technology ushers in a new age of metabolic imaging that will help researchers understand the workings of the human brain, detect diseases before their clinical signs appear, develop targeted drug therapies for illnesses like stroke and provide a better understanding of learning disabilities.
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