BOULDER, Colo.--Tuesday, November 10, 2009-- As part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to drive new levels of performance in wind turbine technology, which will help ensure further U.S. wind industry growth, a GE (NYSE: GE) 1.5-megawatt wind turbine today was commissioned at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Boulder, Colo.
Three Units Set for Gas Compression Facility Near Baumgarten, Austria
LE CREUSOT, FRANCE---November 10, 2009---OMV Gas GmbH of Austria, a 100% subsidiary of OMV Group, has again selected integrated compressor line (ICL) technology from GE Oil & Gas. Based in Vienna, OMV is Europe's leading integrated energy company covering with its operations all activities along the oil and gas value chain.
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Enhanced haulage capabilities and reduction in carbon emissions
Newport, Wales, UK (Nov. 9, 2009) - Freightliner Group Ltd. and GE Transportation announced today that Freightliner has taken delivery of the first PowerHaul locomotives -- introducing state-of-the-art technology to the UK's rail freight market.
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Agreement Provides Government Foundation to Grow Italy's Generation Capacity, Diversify its Energy Portfolio
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Wednesday, September 30, 2009-- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced support for a nuclear cooperation agreement between Italy and the United States, signed Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The bilateral agreement enables growth in Italy's power-generation capacity and diversification of its energy portfolio by fostering cooperation in the research, development and deployment of advanced reactor technologies.
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GE's CHP Units Help Mine Reduce Environmental Impact by Saving 1.3 Million Tons of CO2 per Year
NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA---SEPTEMBER 29, 2009---Queensland Minister for Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson today formally opened one of Australia's most powerful onsite power plants fueled by waste coal mine gas (WCMG). Today's event highlights the mining industry's efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its activities while ensuring that coal remains an important national export and global energy source.
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Project Helping China Meet its Economic Plan, Improve Air and Water Quality
BEIJING, CHINA---September 24, 2009---GE Energy announced today that its ecomagination-certified Jenbacher biogas engines have begun powering China's largest chicken waste biogas-energy plant. The plant, which began operating in July, supports China's national economic and environmental goals to increase local energy reliability and improve air and water quality.
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North Delhi Power Limited leads the way in India, building a smarter power grid with GE Energy's PowerOn* Outage Management System
DELHI, INDIA---September 22, 2009---Part of India's growing power demands will soon be met with smart grid technologies that improve efficiency and reliability for businesses and consumers. North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) today announced it would become the first major utility in India to realize the performance advantages of an advanced outage management system (OMS).
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Contract brings total to 16 GE Oil & Gas ICL units sold since introduction in 2007
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- September 15, 2009 -- GE Oil & Gas has today announced that it has signed an agreement with Storengy, a GDF Suez Group company dedicated to the underground storage of natural gas, to supply four Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) units for the expansion of two facilities in France.
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Claudi Santiago Delivers Keynote at Turbomachinery Symposium in Houston
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- September 15, 2009 -- During his keynote speech today at Turbomachinery Symposium 2009, Claudi Santiago, president and CEO of GE Oil & Gas, called upon the oil and gas industry to continue seeking innovative solutions that will transform industry challenges into opportunities.