ATLANTA--24 June 2009-- Marking a significant step forward in the use of cleaner coal technology to help meet the country's future energy requirements, the first major pieces of equipment have arrived at Duke Energy's Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC) plant in Edwardsport, Ind. Using GE IGCC technology, the plant is expected to be the largest cleaner coal IGCC facility of its type in the world when it is complete.
BELFORT, France--23 June 2009-- GE Energy today opened a new Technology Center in Belfort, the company's European headquarters for the past 10 years and its international center of excellence for the manufacturing of medium-sized gas turbines. The new Technology Center will house up to 400 engineers from 15 different countries, who will work to develop the most advanced technology to help customers address environmental and energy challenges.
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Technology to Help Meet Increasing Efficiency and Performance Requirements
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--23 June 2009-- GE Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) have signed final agreements to co-develop a "next generation" steam turbine for use in gas turbine combined-cycle power plants. The co-development effort will focus on the design of a new, advanced steam turbine, leaving each of the parties to separately manufacture and sell the co-developed steam turbine in support of its natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation products.
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Second GE Water Plant in Region Furthers Commitment to Provide Critical Water Solutions
DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA---June 23, 2009---As Saudi Arabia is facing unprecedented demand for reliable sources of water, GE Energy is building on its growing commitment to provide critical water solutions to the Kingdom with the opening this week of a near $10 million GE Saudi Water & Process Technology Center.
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通用电气（NYSE: GE）旗下GE运输系统集团宣布，自2006年3月至今, 大秦线成功采用LOCOTROLÒ技术开行两万吨重载组合列车总运量突破5亿吨。
（中国北京，宾夕法尼亚州伊利, 6月19日）通用电气（NYSE: GE）旗下GE运输系统集团宣布，自2006年3月至今, 大秦线成功采用LOCOTROLÒ技术开行两万吨重载组合列车总运量突破5亿吨。
随着中国经济发展步伐加快,作为能源主体的煤炭需求量大幅度提高,为解决煤炭运输紧张的问题,中国铁道部决定在大秦线开行2万吨重载组合列车, 2005年2月, GE运输系统系统凭借着成熟领先的重载技术及完善的服务与铁道部签订了一系列铁路相关技术订单，其中LOCOTROL系统为实现成功开行2万吨重载组合列车提供了进一步技术支持。
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※ 同リリースは、本日、日本にて三菱重工業から配信された「三菱重工業とGEエナジー、GTCC発電設備向け次世代蒸気タービンの共同開発で最終合意」と同じ内容を含みます。
【ニューヨーク、スケネクタディ、2009年6月23日】
GEエナジーと三菱重工業は、ガスタービン・コンバインドサイクル（GTCC）発電設備向けの次世代蒸気タービンを共同で開発していくことで最終合意し、契約書に調印しました。具体的には、両社が保有する技術・ノウハウを結集して、最新鋭の高性能次世代機を開発・設計します。製作・販売については、他のGTCC発電製品と同様、それぞれ個別に手掛けます。
今回の正式契約は、次世代蒸気タービンの共同開発検討に係る本年1月の覚書（MOU）交換を受け合意に至ったものです。両社は今後、信頼性の高い高効率機の円滑な開発・投入を目指していきます。
新たな蒸気タービンは、全世界の50Hz地域において、三菱重工のG形およびGEのFB型ガスタービンを用いた、発電出力85万~100万kWのGTCC発電設備に適用されることとなります。
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MagneScan™ Completes First 250 Miles of Pipeline Inspection on Both Sides of the Atlantic
HOUSTON, TEXAS---June 22, 2009---GE Oil & Gas' PII Pipeline Solutions business has presented recognition awards to two of its valued customers following their pioneering use of MagneScan™, the next generation of MFL (magnetic flux leakage) pipeline inspection technology, now proven on both sides of the Atlantic.
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As U.S. Evaluates Used Fuel Strategy, GEH Details Benefits of Proposed Advanced Recycling Center
WILMINGTON, N.C.--18 June 2009-- As the White House and U.S. Congress create a new national strategy for managing used nuclear fuel, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is encouraging lawmakers to support the research and development necessary for recycling nuclear fuel.