Focus of ARPA-E project to develop a smart, miniaturized sensing system that predicts battery behavior and enables a smarter battery management system to extend its life
Using sensing data and analytics to extend car battery life illustrates future benefits of product development in the "Industrial Internet"
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--30 July 2012-- The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) has elected John J. "Jack" Brennan as a GE director. Mr. Brennan is chairman emeritus and senior advisor at The Vanguard Group, Inc. He was elected by the GE Board at its meeting on July 27, 2012.
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GE prototype delivers higher power density, acceleration, and energy efficiency in a smaller frame at a lower cost
Motor extends the range of electric vehicles and reduces fuel consumption on hybrids
Motor has almost twice the temperature tolerance of conventional hybrid-electric motors and does not require a separate cooling system
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SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 24, 2012 -- GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of two leased Airbus A320 aircraft to start-up airline VivaColombia.
The low-cost carrier began service on May 25 from its base in Medellin, Colombia, and serves passenger routes within the country.
"GECAS is one of VivaColombia´s main strategic partners. Together we are changing the state of commercial flight in Colombia," said Fred Jacobsen, VivaColombia´s CEO.
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Fairfield, Conn., July 20, 2012-- (NYSE: GE) -- GE announced today that it will reorganize its Energy business into three standalone businesses effective in the fourth quarter of 2012. The Energy headquarters organizational layer will be phased out by the end of 2012. This change will speed decision making, reduce layers and decrease cost.
GE Energy Infrastructure includes approximately 100,000 employees and will have revenues of approximately $50 billion in 2012. The three new businesses will report directly to GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt:
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With a host of uncertainties still hanging over the U.S. economy, more than 100 American businesses, the largest delegation to ever visit Cambodia, gathered here over the weekend, and all of them were in agreement about one thing: the slowdown in the U.S. and Europe has made it imperative to invest in the Asean region.