CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--GE Energy has been selected as the turbine supplier for the 30-megawatt Magrath Wind Power Project in southern Alberta, Canada, GE announced today at Global Windpower 2004.
GE will provide 20 of its 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for the project, which is being co-developed by Suncor Energy Inc. of Calgary, Alberta and EHN Windpower Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corporacion Energia Hidroelectrica de Navarra, S.A. (EHN) of Spain.
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004--GE Energy is supplying 30 wind turbines for two projects in France that will total 45 megawatts of new wind power capacity, which will represent an increase of nearly 20% in the country's installed wind capacity, GE announced today at Global Windpower 2004.
GE Turbines to Power New, 180-Megawatt Hydroelectric Plant on China's Meigu River BEIJING, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004--GE Energy has received a contract of US$7.8 million to supply three turbine-generator sets for the Liuhong Hydropower Station, a new facility to be built on the Meigu River in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
March 19, 2004 -- EVENDALE, OHIO - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified the GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER for passenger service. These certifications pave the way for initial revenue service by International Lease Finance Corp's customer, Air France, next month.
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The FP1500 Series analogue addressable fire alarm panels are the ideal solution for small to medium-sized installations. Very powerful and cost-effective, they are easy to install and use due to their ergonomic, advanced design.
This is according to Brett Birch, managing director of the Security division of GE Infrastructure in South Africa (formerly GE Interlogix).
March 16, 2004 -- GE Marine, at its Evendale, Ohio facility, manufactured all the LM aeroderivative gas turbines for the following projects. The LM gas turbine-generator sets were built and sold by GE Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
To date, 22 LM2500+ and four LM2500 GE gas turbine-generator sets are in operation or slated for service on 17 cruise ships.
Royal Caribbean International
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March 16, 2004 -- MIAMI, FLA. -- The natural progression is underway from installation, design and commissioning of GE gas turbines aboard cruise ships to cooperation with users to further enhance operations. GE is focusing its efforts on optimizing maintenance and improved system reliability, the company reported today at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention.
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WILTON,Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004--GE Infrastructure, a unit of General Electric Company, and InVision Technologies, Inc. announced today that, subject to regulatory approval, GE has agreed to acquire InVision, a high technology provider of infrastructure security systems in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $900 million, or $50 per share. This acquisition significantly enhances GE's capabilities in explosive detection and security technologies.
BEIJING, CHINA (March 15, 2004) --- GE has received a $78 million contract to provide four 250-megawatt pump/turbine and motor/generator sets, auxiliary equipment and services for a new, 1,000-megawatt pumped-storage power station in the mountainous area in the southwest suburb of Yixing City, People's Republic of China.
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today will host a panel discussion on the next frontier of medical technology in conjunction with the "Imagination Nation" technology showcase in Union Station, featuring leading healthcare technologies and innovations.
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