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Trial Project Brings Together the Technology and Resources of GE Energy and Scottish and Southern Energy for Smart Meter Home Study

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- June 8, 2009 -- GE Energy smart meters are helping prove the value of a smart grid in the United Kingdom as part of a government-sponsored Energy Demand Research Project (EDRP). GE is committed to assisting the U.K. government meet an objective to have smart meters in every home by 2020.    » read more »

Will Supply 250 Subsea Wellhead Systems for Brazil Offshore Drilling Projects; Industry-Wide, Three-Year Frame Agreement Largest Ever Wellhead Contract Awarded to Date

RIO DE JANIERO -- June 8, 2009-- GE Oil & Gas announced today that its drilling & production business has been awarded a three-year frame agreement valued at more than $250 million to supply 250 VetcoGray subsea wellhead systems to Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) of Brazil, an integrated oil and gas company. In terms of number of wellheads, this is the largest contract awarded to date in the industry.

The advanced wellheads will be manufactured in the GE Oil & Gas Jandira plant in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the first unit due for delivery in July 2009.    » read more »

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. -- 05 June 2009 -- Senior leaders from GE Healthcare and GE Global Research are joining State and local leaders as well as officials from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) today for the grand opening of GE Healthcare’s new, state-of-the-art digital mammography production facility at the Rensselaer Technology Park.

The new 230,000 sq ft facility will add 150 high paying manufacturing jobs in Rensselaer County with an annual payroll of $10 million. Investment in the facility totals over $165 million, including a capital grant of $10 million from New York State. With a focus on “Clean Technologies”, the building has achieved USGBC LEED Gold Certification, making it one of only two semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the US to achieve this status.    » read more »

Vancouver, BC -- June 1, 2009 -- GE Energy Financial Services announced today it has signed an agreement with EarthFirst Canada Inc. (TSX: EF, EF.WT) to consider purchasing the up to 300-megawatt Dokie Ridge Wind Project, the largest wind farm project under construction in British Columbia. Subject to satisfaction of conditions, including due diligence and internal approvals, GE Energy Financial Services has agreed to form a partnership with Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) which, provided the acquisition is completed, will own and operate the project, located 1,100 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, near Chetwynd.    » read more »

More than 400 new “green collar” jobs to be created

June 01, 2009 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear today applauded General Electric’s (GE) decision to build its new line of energy-efficient, hybrid electric water heaters in Louisville, creating approximately 420 jobs.    » read more »

June 1, 2009 -- VANCOUVER – The town of Bella Coola, British Columbia, will soon be the site of a state-of-the-art energy system that will demonstrate a clean power solution for remote communities. The HARP project is a partnership between BC Hydro, General Electric (GE), and Powertech. The Project is supported by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a not-for-profit corporation created by the Government of Canada.    » read more »

First U.S. Manufactured ENERGY STAR® Qualified Water Heater Will Be Made in Kentucky Creating 400 New “Green Collar” Jobs

June 1, 2009 -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- GE’s (NYSE:GE) Consumer & Industrial division announced today that it will manufacture highly energy efficient hybrid electric water heaters in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Company’s Appliance Park facility - creating about 400 jobs.

The new hybrid patented technology will make GE the first manufacturer to introduce a water heater that will meet the new 2009 Department of Energy ENERGY STAR standards for heat pump hot water heaters, putting GE well ahead of the competition.    » read more »

Gothenburg Energy to Install 90,000 GE Smart Meters

COLOGNE, Germany -- 27 May 2009 -- To provide consumers with information to better manage utility costs, Gothenburg Energy has ordered and will deploy 90,000 GE smart meters.

The project will meet a Swedish government mandate, which requires all utilities to have an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in place by June 1, 2009. The new meters will provide the utility with real-time data access.

“We are very impressed by the functionality and quality of the GE Smart Meter,” said Tomas Arnewid, AMI project manager for Gothenburg Energy. “We look forward to installing GE’s polyphase meter, as well."    » read more »

Agreement sets stage for sustained development of critical infrastructure in Nigeria

26 May 2009 -- ABUJA, Nigeria--26 May 2009 -- General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), and the Federal Government of Nigeria today announced the signing of a landmark “company-to-country” agreement aimed at promoting collaboration between GE and Nigerian public and private sector organizations that are driving critical infrastructure projects across the country.    » read more »

LG&E, GE and Participants Learning From Smart Meter/Appliances Pilot Program

21 May 2009 -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Six months into the GE Consumer & Industrial and Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E), pilot program that uses smart meters, smart or demand response appliances, and a tiered pricing program - results reveal participants are choosing money-saving options. The program tests the use of “smart” appliances to help offset energy costs when higher prices are implemented during peak usage times – generally 3-8 p.m.    » read more »

GE's Jenbacher Cogeneration Units to Power 30.4-MWel Project, Helping to Save up to About 185,000 Tons of CO2 per Year

JENBACH, AUSTRIA -- May 19, 2009 -- Macedonia Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski today formally opened the country’s first natural gas-cogeneration plant certified for international carbon credit financing in the capital city of Skopje.

The plant, powered by GE’s Jenbacher gas engines, is Macedonia’s first commercial natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) project completed within the international “Clean Development Mechanism” (CDM). Established under the Kyoto Protocol, this climate protection program provides global financial support for alternative energy projects that reduce CO2 emissions in developing economies.    » read more »

State-of-the-Art Desalination Plant Opens in Spain Using GE Technology

TREVOSE, Pa.—May 19, 2009—Spain, one of the most arid European countries, has a long-standing water supply strategy to desalinate and use brackish river water. That effort has just taken a giant step forward as GE and Aigües Ter-Llobregat (ATLL) have announced the opening of one of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced river water desalination plants, near Barcelona.

The plant employs advanced electrodialysis reversal (EDR) technology from GE to tap the Llobregat River and to ensure a clean, reliable water supply for Barcelona and the surrounding Catalonia region.    » read more »

Only corporate R&D facility chosen among 46 designated by the U.S. DOE as “Energy Frontier Research Centers”

19 May 2009 -- NISKAYUNA, N.Y. -- GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) being established across the country. The focus of GE’s EFRC will be on advanced energy storage technologies and the pursuit of a zero carbon emissions solution for both transportation and stationary power applications.    » read more »

Agreement with Larsen & Toubro Strengthens GEH’s Local Supplier Network for Future, Multi-Unit Reactor Project to Help Meet Energy and Climate Goals

WILMINGTON, N.C.--19 May 2009-- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has signed a nuclear power plant development agreement with India's top engineering and construction company, Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T).    » read more »

New Locomotive Reduces Fuel Consumption by 17% and Emissions by 70% vs. Existing DC Locomotives

18 May 2009 -- ERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has introduced the newest line of fuel efficient and low emissions Evolution® Series locomotives, the Model ES44C4. The new model delivers a cleaner, faster, safer and more reliable alternative to the aging North American fleet of DC-powered locomotives.

GE is building the new locomotive at its Pennsylvania manufacturing plants in Erie and Grove City.    » read more »