Reaffirming GE's ecomagination commitment to new technologies that help customers meet environmental challenges, GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that four of its advanced water treatment technologies have received ecomagination certification.
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Prometheus Energy Landfill Project Creates Alternative Fuel Supply for California Fleets
ATLANTA, GA - May 24, 2007 :- A GE Energy ecomagination-certified Jenbacher landfill gas engine is powering the world's first commercial landfill gas (LFG)-to-liquid natural gas (LNG) conversion facility designed to create alternative fuel for vehicles. The LNG produced at the new facility is primarily targeted to be used as fuel for mass transit and other large vehicle fleets in the Los Angeles, Calif. region.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF - May 24, 2007 :- GE Energy announced the availability of its software platform, Knowledge³ (Kn³), which has been ecomagination certified by GE as a tool to help reduce emissions from power generation and oil and gas plants. It has already been installed at several U.S. utilities.
FLORENCE, ITALY - May 18, 2007 :- Highlighting the importance of maintaining pipeline integrity to protect the environment, GE Oil & Gas has received GE ecomagination certification for its the UltraScan™ Duo, one of the most advanced inspection tools ("smart pig") developed for evaluating the condition of oil pipelines.
Ecomagination is GE's corporate commitment to address challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water.
Latest Addition to GE's Operational Flexibility Portfolio
ATLANTA, GA - May 17, 2007 :- Citing the need in the power industry for fuel flexibility solutions, GE Energy today introduced OpFlex™ Wide Wobbe, which provides customers the ability to operate continuously across a range of natural gas-derived fuels of varying compositions while maintaining performance, reliability and operating flexibility.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - May 17, 2007 :- The sixth largest utility in California will receive two GE Energy LM6000-PD Sprint® aeroderivative gas turbine generator sets with emissions control modules.
GE will provide Imperial Irrigation District (IID) with the generator sets for installation at the Niland Gas Turbine Plant located in Niland, Calif. The electricity produced will be used as additional power during peak usage periods to support the seven to nine percent annual growth in electricity demand for the region.
GE and Hitachi, Ltd. have signed a formation agreement to proceed with previously announced plans to create a global alliance of their nuclear businesses.
WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE (NYSE: GE) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT)(TOKYO: 6501) have signed a formation agreement to proceed with previously announced plans to create a global alliance of their nuclear businesses. Based on this agreement, GE and Hitachi will form cross-shareholding companies in U.S., Canada and Japan, subject to government approvals.
日立製作所(執行役社長:古川 一夫／以下、日立)とGE(会長兼CEO:ジェフリー･R･イメルト)は、昨年11月に締結した原子力事業における世界的な戦略的提携に関する意向書(LOI／Letter of Intent)に基づき、本日、新会社設立に関する基本合意書(Formation Agreement)を締結しました。同合意に基づき、関係官庁からの許認可取得状況に応じて、日立とGEは、2007年6月上旬に米国及びカナダにおいて、また、2007年7月1日に日本において新会社を設立し、両社がそれぞれ新会社に出資します。日立とGEは、相互に協力しあい、世界有数の原子力発電所の建設ならびに保守･サービスを提供していきます。
また、日立とGEは、同基本合意のもと、新会社へそれぞれ出資を行い、両社によるアドバイザリ・コミッティを通して、提携関係を強化し、技術やサービスのさらなる向上に努めます。
日立とGEはシナジーを創出することで、GEの次世代大型炉「ESBWR」(Economic and Simplified BWR)をはじめとする次世代原子炉の設計等、新規プラントの建設において長年にわたり培ってきたノウハウや経験を最大限活用していきます。
