General Electric

12 May 2009 -- ERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the next step in its commitment to develop leading hybrid technology. The Company announced plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for advanced storage batteries.

The new battery business will be a part of GE Transportation and will serve customers in the rail, marine, mining, telecommunications and utility sectors. As the leading producer of diesel-electric locomotives, GE has a rich history of delivering breakthrough technologies that are today commonplace in the rail industry.    » read more »

State To Provide $15 Million to Support New Sodium Battery Manufacturing Plant; Facility Would Create 350 New Jobs in Upstate New York

May 12, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson and General Electric (GE) Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today announced that GE has proposed the establishment of a new sodium battery manufacturing facility in the Capital Region that would also create 350 new jobs.

The announcement is the latest success in Governor Paterson’s bold clean energy agenda, which is positioning New York as a global leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy technology. Continuing on this path will position New York to become a net exporter of clean energy technologies to the rest of the world.    » read more »

6 May 2009 -- GE Drivetrain Technologies, a unit of GE Transportation, announced today that the Company has launched a wind generator and control systems division to serve its wind turbine customers around the globe.

Following the success of GE Drivetrain Technologies’ wind gearbox business, the Company will immediately offer doubly fed induction and permanent magnet generators in the 2 – 6 megawatt (MW) power range.    » read more »

CHICAGO--04 May 2009-- Following its debut in Europe and Asia, GE Energy today announced that its 2.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine is coming to America.

The 2.5xl, which is the latest evolution of the company’s wind turbine technology, will be launched in North America in 2010. More than 100 of the 2.5-MW machines already have been installed in seven countries and have compiled more than one million operating hours.

In addition, GE has received more than one gigawatt of commitments over the next year and a half to provide the 2.5xl wind turbine for projects across Europe—enough clean, wind-generated electricity to meet the needs of more than a million households.    » read more »

5 May 2009 -- CHICAGO--05 May 2009 -- GE Energy and WSI Corporation, the global leader in weather information and a member of The Weather Channel Companies, are joining forces to launch more accurate forecasting tools for wind farm owner/operators and transmission/distribution providers.

GE Energy, the leading U.S. supplier of wind turbines, and WSI announced today at Windpower 2009 that they have formed an alliance. “This relationship brings together two technology platforms to further the science of wind forecasting and its use in wind farm operations,” said Victor Abate, vice president, renewables for GE Energy.    » read more »

GE's Micro-Holographic Discs will have 20 times the storage capacity of a standard Blu-ray disc and be read with systems similar to today’s Blu-ray and DVD Players

27 April 2009 -- NISKAYUNA, N.Y.-- GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced a major breakthrough in the development of next generation optical storage technology.

GE researchers have successfully demonstrated a threshold micro-holographic storage material that can support 500 gigabytes of storage capacity in a standard DVD-size disc. This is equal to the capacity of 20 single-layer Blu-ray discs, 100 DVDs or the hard drive for a large desktop computer.    » read more »

More Farms in Europe, North America Using Organic Waste to Generate ‘Free’ Onsite Power

JENBACH, Austria--23 April 2009-- With the international community seeking to expand the development of different types of renewable energy, more farmers in North America and Europe are using GE Energy’s ecomagination-certified Jenbacher engines to generate onsite power from biogas created from converted animal waste and other agricultural organic materials.    » read more »

Project Receives GE ecomagination Leadership Award

TEMPE, Ariz.--22 April 2009-- GE Water, a business unit of GE Energy, has recognized the city of Tempe, Ariz. with an ecomagination leadership award. Using GE technology, the city has expanded its water reclamation program, resulting in the reuse of an additional 2.5 billion gallons a year of water for commercial and industrial applications.

Tempe’s Kyrene Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) was recently upgraded with GE’s ZeeWeed Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology to improve water reuse. The facility’s capacity has been doubled from 4.5 to nine million gallons of water a day, with a peak flow of 11.7 million gallons, making it one of the largest MBR plants in North America.    » read more »

Developed to Help Customers Meet Environmental Challenges

FLORENCE, Italy--22 April 2009-- A cogeneration power plant in Cremona, Italy is the site of the world’s first commercial application of new 15 ppm Dry Low NOx (DLN) technology developed by GE Oil & Gas, which is capable of meeting the strictest DLN emissions standards in Europe.

Thanks to this technology breakthrough, the GE10 gas turbine at the plant is setting a new standard for controlling the NOx emissions for mechanical drive gas turbines, demonstrating the capability of the 15 ppm NOx emissions across a wide 50 to 100% load range.    » read more »

Innovative Technology Applications Range From Cow Power to Wineries

ATLANTA--21 April 2009-- To celebrate Earth Day 2009, GE Energy is reinforcing its commitment to a greener America and cleaner energy for the planet.

“As a company, we support President Obama’s vision to double our nation’s renewable energy production in the next three years, a goal that can be realized with the help of supportive government policies. To meet that goal, we are investing in advanced technologies that will ensure the efficient use of energy resources in environmentally sensitive ways,” said John Krenicki, vice chairman-GE and president and CEO of GE Energy Infrastructure.    » read more »

20 April 2009 -- Mayor Diaz joins with FPL, GE, Cisco Systems and Silver Spring Networks to launch ‘Energy Smart Miami’, a model electricity system for American cities and the cornerstone of a broader $700 million statewide investment.

MIAMI, Fla. – Mayor Manny Diaz today announced a groundbreaking energy initiative that proposes to use federal economic stimulus funds to help spur a $200 million investment in “Smart Grid” technology and renewable energy over the next two years.    » read more »

Hayward, California – April 17, 2009 – Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN) and GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services announced today that the California Public Utilities Commission has approved an amended Power Purchase Agreement for a state-of-the-art combined-cycle natural gas power plant, Russell City Energy Center, to be built in Hayward.

The agreement calls for Russell City Energy Company, LLC -- owned 65 percent by a Calpine Corporation affiliate and 35 percent by a GE Energy Financial Services affiliate – to sell its full 600-megawatt output to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). In addition, PG&E will supply natural gas to the plant for the entire ten-year term of the contract, which is expected to begin in mid-year 2012.    » read more »

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--16 April 2009-- GE Energy announced that it is joining an Australian government-supported initiative to facilitate the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage projects worldwide.

Under a memorandum of understanding signed by General Electric International and the Australian government, GE is becoming a founding member of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI). The institute will provide international policy and management oversight with a goal of delivering commercial-scale CCS plants around the world. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s government has pledged to provide up to $100 million per year to fund the institute.    » read more »

April 14, 2009 -- Colorado Governor Ritter showcased Colorado's New Energy Economy today, taking part in ribbon-cutting and factory openings for Abound Solar and GE Energy Control Solutions in Longmont and keynoting the Rocky Mountain New Energy Markets Summit in Denver.

The Abound Solar and GE Energy facilities will employ roughly 600 workers. Nearly 200 energy-industry stakeholders attended the New Energy Summit, focusing on market, investment and other opportunities in the New Energy Economy and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.    » read more »

ATLANTA--24 March 2009-- GE Energy has reached an agreement with Pepco Holdings, Inc., (PHI) an electric utility that will buy GE’s state-of-the-art smart meters for use in the deployment of its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the state of Delaware, with flexibility to expand usage of the smart meters in other areas of PHI’s service territory.

Smart meters are among the fundamental building blocks of smart grid deployments. They track and report energy usage by time of day, enabling utilities to charge less for electricity used during off-peak hours. As a result, consumers can choose to shift energy-intensive activities to times when rates are lower to save on energy costs.    » read more »