MANAUS, Brazil--Friday, January 29, 2010-- Seeking to fulfill local utility plans in Brazil, independent power producer Breitener Energética S.A. has launched an ambitious project to replace power plants running on heavy fuel-oil with new, cleaner-burning natural gas engines supplied by GE (NYSE: GE), and also create a more reliable energy source for the country's northern regions.
Brazil has established a goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 36.1 and 38.9 percent from projected amounts in 2020.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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White House provides federal assistance; Award highlights GE's commitment to leading energy storage technology and U.S. jobs
Schenectady, NY (Jan. 8, 2010) -- GE Transportation announced today that it has received advanced manufacturing credits for the construction of a manufacturing facility to develop next generation energy storage systems and create new high-tech manufacturing jobs in the United States. The White House today released the names of the credit applicants who received awards.