FLORENCE, ITALY---September 7, 2010---GE Oil & Gas is pleased to announce the signing of a new frame agreement with E.ON Ruhrgas A.G., the largest distributor of gas in Germany and one of the leading gas companies in Europe. The new agreement runs from April 22, 2010, for a three-year period.
Under the new agreement, GE Oil & Gas will continue to supply E.ON Ruhrgas with new and replacement turbo-compression systems for gas transportation and storage projects worldwide.
GE Smart Grid Technology Enabling Integration of Electric Grids to Improve Power Reliability across Europe
ATLANTA, GA.---Sept. 1, 2010---Turkey will connect to the European electrical grid this September using GE's (NYSE: GE) smart grid technology. The connection will allow for expanded energy and economic opportunities. The Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) will now be able to buy and sell power in the European electricity market and the connection will strengthen the reliability and availability of energy throughout all of Europe.
GE's Smart Grid Technology Automatically Assesses the Problem and Re-Routes Power, to Create a "Self-Healing" System
ATLANTA--25 August 2010-- Massachusetts-based NSTAR Electric is expanding its GE-powered (NYSE:GE) "self-healing" grid project throughout its service territory to improve power reliability for all its customers. GE's smart grid technology automatically identifies the location of power outages, isolates faulted sections of the network and re-routes power from other sources, essentially "healing" the system.
BLISS, Idaho, Aug. 24, 2010 -- Transforming arid farmland into land yielding clean power and jobs, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter joined executives of GE (NYSE: GE) and its partners today to celebrate the start of construction of the state's largest wind power project, 8 miles from the Oregon Trail where American pioneers pushed westward across the continent.
Proven in Airplanes, GE's Reliable Technology Now Helping to Power One of World's Largest Medical Centers
HOUSTON--24 August 2010-- A GE (NYSE: GE) aeroderivative gas turbine, developed with the same reliability, efficiency and emissions technology that powers many of the world's aircraft, is now powering one of the world's largest medical centers.
FLORENCE, ITALY and PERTH, AUSTRALIA---August 23, 2010---GE Oil & Gas confirms that it has entered into contracts to supply equipment and long-term service to PNG LNG.
GE will provide PGT25+G4 gas turbines and centrifugal compressors for two LNG trains at the Hides gas conditioning plant. The service contract covers maintenance of 13 turbo compressor trains as well as other performance benefits.
GE's John McDonald to Show How "Real.Smart.Solutions." Available Today Can Help Meet European Energy Targets
PARIS---Aug. 23, 2010---Technology available today can be employed to create reliable, sustainable and more efficient energy networks. That will be the message that John McDonald, director, technical strategy & policy development, digital energy for GE Energy Services will deliver to delegates at a GE (NYSE: GE) workshop during this year's CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems) event in Paris.
Preliminary Agreement Sets Stage for Future ESBWR Engineering Collaboration
WILMINGTON, N.C.---August 17, 2010---GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has signed a preliminary agreement with India's Tata Consulting Engineers, Ltd. (TCE) to explore potential project design and workforce development opportunities in support of GEH's future nuclear projects in India and around the world.
Replicating nanostructures from the wings of Morpho butterflies, GE's sensors would enable highly selective, near-instantaneous detection of chemical threats
GE's sensing platform could create other industrial and healthcare applications, including emissions monitoring at power plants, water purification and food safety testing and breath analysis for disease detection
