MOSCOW, RUSSIA---August 10, 2009---GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas advanced technology equipment and services, announces that it has designed unique gas turbine generators that can operate in temperatures up to -60ºC for a power plant project at the Vankor oil field (Turukhansky district, Krasnoyarsk region) owned by Rosneft oil company.
Contract Targets Reliable Power Supply for Fujian Province
ATLANTA--10 August 2009-- GE Energy has signed a $115 million, long-term service agreement with Fujian Jinjiang Gas Power Co. Ltd. that helps address the need for reliable and efficient power generation to support the rapid economic growth of Fujian Province in southeastern China.
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GE Expands Capabilities in Russia to Meet Customers' Growing Energy Needs
MOSCOW--05 August 2009-- GE Energy today held a groundbreaking ceremony to announce the start of construction for GE's new Power Technology Center in the Kaluga Region of Russia, 180 kilometers southwest of Moscow. The technology center further expands GE's in-country capabilities to deliver its products and services to customers across Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that are pushing to modernize their energy assets.
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Technology Designed to Meet Rising Demand for Enriched Uranium to Fuel Nuclear Power Plants
WILMINGTON, N.C.--30 July 2009-- Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) today announced the start-up of a "test loop" to evaluate a next-generation uranium enrichment technology that GLE is developing to increase the United States' supply of enriched uranium for nuclear power plants worldwide.
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA---July 29, 2009---GE Energy announced that it is working with partners in Queensland to develop the world's first integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant incorporating 90% carbon (CO2) capture and storage (CCS).
IGCC technology enables the use of large amounts of coal to generate electricity with lower emissions than traditional pulverized coal technology and with the ability to capture carbon today for storage or enhanced oil recovery.
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Wisconsin Agricultural Technology Expo Showcases GE's 'Cow-Powered' Biogas-Energy Technology
WATERLOO, Wis.--23 July 2009-- As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., debate new federal climate-change legislation, Wisconsin's dairy industry is leading the way in demonstrating the benefits of using cow manure methane digester biogas. In the last several years, a growing number of dairy farms in Wisconsin have installed GE Energy's Jenbacher biogas engines to generate needed renewable electricity for onsite power and the local grid.
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Electricity-Driven ICL Units Offer Lower Emissions, Operating Benefits
FLORENCE, ITALY, LE CREUSOT, FRANCE ---July 15, 2009---GE Oil & Gas has been selected by OMV Gas GmbH of Vienna, Austria to supply integrated compressor line (ICL) technology for OMV's Neustift compression station, which is part of the extension of the Penta West Gas Pipeline, a key supplier of natural gas for Austria and bordering states. With this construction, the capacity of the Penta West Gas Pipeline will be doubled.