DUBLIN, Ireland, 25 February 2014 -- GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today it has made its first equity investment in Ireland's wind power market by acquiring two wind farm construction projects that will be powered by the GE's flagship 2.85MW wind turbines. With a combined capacity of 51 megawatts, the wind farms, acquired from Element Power and now under construction, will help Ireland meet its renewable energy generation targets, produce power for thousands of homes, and reduce electricity costs for Irish consumers.
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- Company will invest $10B additional in cleaner technology R&D by 2020
- New projects to reduce flare gas & research alternatives to water in shale development
Washington, DC. February 24, 2014 -- GE announced today the renewal of its ecomagination initiative, including new commitments and partnerships, as the company initiative reaches its ninth anniversary.
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Москва, Россия, 20 декабря 2013 г. - Самые социально значимые и экологически ответственные проекты, реализуемые в рамках подготовки к Играм 2014 года, были отмечены в Сочи почетными наградами. В рамках премии были подведены итоги деятельности ключевых участников процесса подготовки Игр в области устойчивого развития и внедрения «зеленых» решений и технологий. Все представленные на суд экспертному жюри проекты способствуют развитию и модернизации региона проведения Игр и являются важной частью наследия «Сочи 2014».
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ROSAMOND, CA -- December 11, 2013 -- GE unit (NYSE: GE) GE Energy Financial Services -- along with Citi, Union Bank, N.A. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company -- has completed an equity investment in EDF Renewable Energy's Catalina Solar plant, one of the world's largest photovoltaic plants, located on 1,100 acres of sunny and windy Mojave Desert land southwest of the Tehachapi Mountains in Rosamond, California. This transaction contributes to GE Energy Financial Services' one--gigawatt, $1.5 billion solar investment commitments, comprising over 50 installations.