GE运输系统将与戚墅堰合作完成300台中国干线机车订单
2008年11月25日，中国常州 --- 采用通用电气（GE）Evolution技术的首台中国主干线机车 "HXN50003"号今日正式下线。铁道部副总工程师张曙光、GE运输系统集团中国区总裁兼首席执行官史威德、中国南车股份有限公司副董事长兼总裁郑昌泓、南车戚墅堰机车有限公司总经理王洪年以及江苏省、常州市和哈尔滨铁路局的领导出席了隆重的下线庆祝仪式。在中国组装的首台中国主干线机车 "HXN50003"号，由GE运输系统集团与合作伙伴中国南车戚墅堰机车有限公司(戚墅堰)共同完成，其最大输出功率为 6,250 马力，可拖动相当于 240 架波音 747"空中巨无霸"飞机的重量。
U.S. trade mission ends three-decade moratorium on nuclear cooperation
WILMINGTON, N.C.--24 November 2008-- Jack Fuller, President and CEO of GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), will lead a 50-member U.S. trade mission to India Dec. 2-9, the first civilian nuclear energy delegation to visit India since the nations signed the 123 Agreement ending a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear cooperation.
Construction of West-to-East Pipeline Running Well Ahead of Schedule
FLORENCE, Italy--24 November 2008-- GE Oil & Gas recently completed work ahead of schedule for two of the final four compression stations being built for an expansion of China's landmark West-to-East Gas Pipeline, increasing the supply of natural gas to Shanghai prior to the upcoming harsh winter season.
SECUNDA, South Africa--20 November 2008-- GE Energy announced today that it has signed a 15-year service agreement with South African oil and gas company Sasol. Under the agreement, GE Energy will provide around-the-clock monitoring and diagnostics of Sasol's new power plant in Secunda, which could help ease South Africa's energy crisis.
Efficiency Improvements Could Impact More than 150,000 Turkish Homes
ISTANBUL, TURKEY---November 17, 2008---GE Energy announced today that ENKA Power, a leading utility company in Turkey, has become the first global customer to invest in GE's newest fuel-saving technology for gas turbines. The efficiency upgrades will be made at two of Turkey's most important power plants, ENKA Power's facilities in Adapazari and Izmir. The new upgrades are capable of helping ENKA meet the terms of Turkey's new energy initiative to improve efficiency and productivity.
Technology Continues to Evolve for the Industry Workhorse
ORLANDO, Fla.--17 November 2008-- GE Energy today announced the shipment of its 10,000th 1.5-megawatt wind turbine, a global wind industry milestone. Over the past decade, GE's 1.5-megawatt machines have been installed in 19 countries and have accumulated more than 130 million operating hours, producing more than 78,000 gigawatt-hours of cleaner, wind-generated electricity.
GE Energy, EPC Companies Showcase Teamwork Required for Global Infrastructure Projects
ISTANBUL, Turkey--17 November 2008-- GE Energy today began a two-day, first-of-its-kind energy summit in Istanbul, Turkey with the leading project management companies from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa to showcase new technology and strategies aimed at helping countries address their urgent energy demands and environmental challenges.
Orb Electrical Steels Receives GE's Ecomagination Leadership Award
LONDON, ENGLAND-- November 14, 2008 -- Building on its expertise and broad experience in the steel industry, GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), has teamed with Orb Electrical Steels to help the Newport, South Wales-based company meet its environmental goals by achieving major water and cost savings.
