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Statoil Chooses Proficy® SmartSignal for Improved Uptime, Reliability, and Equipment Insight

Largest operator on the Norwegian continental shelf embraces predictive analytics for condition monitoring of heavy rotating equipment Comprehensive solution provides early warning of impending failure, and deep insight into overall equipment health CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — GE Intelligent Platforms (NYSE: GE) announces that Statoil has chosen GE's Proficy-® SmartSignal predictive-diagnostic...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

GE Bolsters Grid Efficiency with Meridium's Software

Companies Combine Advanced Technologies to Provide Utilities with Proactive Approach to Distribution Management Meridium Software Incorporates Criticality and Asset Health Information to Provide Actionable Data Meridium's Data Collection and Management Capability Strengthens GE's Smallworld™ Offering ORLANDO, FLA. — GE's Digital Energy business (NYSE: GE) today announced that it is...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Electrabel's Amercoeur Power Station in Belgium Using GE Technology to Generate Cleaner, More Efficient Electricity

Upgrade of Unit 1 at Amercoeur Increases Output and Efficiency, Lowers Emissions BELFORT, FRANCE - May 10, 2010 - Electrabel, a Belgium-based energy corporation and a subsidiary of the GDF SUEZ Group, today inaugurated a new power plant at Amercoeur, a site where electricity has been generated for more than a century. An existing unit at the site has been upgraded with advanced technology...

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Mechanical Power Transmission

Pushing the Envelope: GE Energy Unveils Enhanced Jenbacher Gas Engines to Support EU's Energy Efficiency, Emissions Reduction Goals

GE's '6F' Natural Gas Engines Increase Output up to 10% and Electrical Efficiency up to 1% in Pilot CHP Plants in the Netherlands JENBACH, AUSTRIA-March 16, 2009-GE Energy is introducing a next-generation, ultra-efficient Jenbacher 'Type 6' gas engine to help European Union (EU) member states comply with a directive to install new industrial, commercial and residential cogeneration systems that...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Major Italian Utility Hera and GE Energy Inaugurate Model Sewage Gas-to-Energy Jenbacher Cogeneration Project

o Emilia Romagna Region Showcases Italian Best Practice in Renewable Energy o Hera Continues Creating Power and Heat at Wastewater Treatment Plants Using GE's Jenbacher Gas Engines. Forli Project Joins Cesena and Savignano Plants in Generating Electricity and Heat through Utilization of Methane from Anaerobic Digestion CESENA, ITALY-November 6, 2008-Hera Forli-Cesena, one of Italy's leading...

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Services

New GE Service Offering Targets Customers Who Want to Operate Their Own Power Plants But Rely on GE's Experience

o Power-Gen International 2008 o Booth #4600 ORLANDO, FLA.-December 2, 2008-A first-of-its-kind service offering for GE Energy, designed to help customers who operate and maintain their own power plants achieve the highest possible levels of efficiency and performance, is being introduced at Power-Gen International 2008. The new offering, Operations & Maintenance Advisory Services, will assist...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

GE Energy Signs Contract for Nearly $1 Billion to Support New Power Plant Project in Saudi Arabia

GE Gas Turbine Technology to Add 2,000 Megawatts of Power to Help Meet Kingdom's Energy Needs RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--11 February 2009-- GE Energy has signed a contract for nearly $1 billion to supply more than 30 Frame 7EA gas turbines for the Saudi Electricity Company's (SEC) Riyadh Power Plant 10 (PP10). This project, the latest in a series of GE contracts for SEC power projects, will add 2,000...

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HVAC

Chinese Coal Group Turns to GE Energy to Support Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

GE's Coal Mine Gas Engines to be Installed at New Power Plant in First Quarter 2009 JENBACH, Austria--10 February 2009-- GE Energy today announced that two of its ecomagination(TM)-certified Jenbacher coal mine methane (CMM) gas engines will contribute to China's efforts to reduce the amount of methane-rich greenhouse gases that escape from the nation's coal mines. The technology has been...

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Mechanical Power Transmission

Two GE HEAT(TM) Advanced Steam Turbines Hit 20,000-Hour Milestone

o Seven Units Now in Service in Both 50- and 60-Hertz Applications o Power-Gen International 2008 o Booth #4600 ORLANDO, FLORIDA-Dec. 3, 2008-Two GE HEAT(TM) (high efficiency, advanced technology) steam turbines have surpassed 20,000 hours of operation at power plants in California and Ireland, GE Energy reported today at Power-Gen International 2008. The achievement is widely regarded as an...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Russia's Increased Flower Production Powered by GE's Jenbacher Engines

o Project Illustrates Russia's Innovative Use of Distributed Energy to Promote Local Energy Security o Power-Gen International 2008 o Booth #4600 ORLANDO, FLA.-December 2, 2008-A recently expanded commercial rose greenhouse in the town of Dmitrov, Russia, is using GE Energy's special Jenbacher cogeneration/carbon dioxide (CO2) fertilization system and artificial lighting controls to provide vital...

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Software

Statoil Chooses Proficy® SmartSignal for Improved Uptime, Reliability, and Equipment Insight

Largest operator on the Norwegian continental shelf embraces predictive analytics for condition monitoring of heavy rotating equipment Comprehensive solution provides early warning of impending failure, and deep insight into overall equipment health CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — GE Intelligent Platforms (NYSE: GE) announces that Statoil has chosen GE's Proficy-® SmartSignal predictive-diagnostic...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

GE Bolsters Grid Efficiency with Meridium's Software

Companies Combine Advanced Technologies to Provide Utilities with Proactive Approach to Distribution Management Meridium Software Incorporates Criticality and Asset Health Information to Provide Actionable Data Meridium's Data Collection and Management Capability Strengthens GE's Smallworld™ Offering ORLANDO, FLA. — GE's Digital Energy business (NYSE: GE) today announced that it is...

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Company News

GE Energy Industrial Solutions Launches Energy Optimization Specialists

New Initiative Employs over 100 Global Experts to Pinpoint Customer Needs, Delivers Cleaner, Smarter and More Efficient Energy Solutions PLAINVILLE, CONN. - March 17, 2011 - To help lead the future of electrification, GE's (NYSE: GE) Energy Industrial Solutions division launched its newest growth initiative, Energy Optimization Specialists, to help drive energy efficiency, increase productivity...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

GE to Bring High-Efficiency Energy Solutions to Telecommunications and Datacenter Industries with Acquisition of Lineage Power from the Gores Group

Explosive Growth of Mobile Internet, Cloud Computing and Datacenters Drives Demand for Efficient and Reliable DC Power to Expand Network Capacity and Reduce Energy Costs ATLANTA - 13 January 2011 - GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Lineage Power Holdings, Inc., from The Gores Group, LLC. Lineage Power is a leading global provider of high-efficiency...

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Company News

GE Energy Opens Russian Technology Complex to Bring Energy Solutions Closer to Customers Throughout the Region

Grand Opening of World-Class Facility will Create Opportunities for High-Tech Jobs, Training and Service Capabilities for Innovative Russian Customers MOSCOW--08 November 2010-- Bringing its business closer to its customers throughout the region, GE (NYSE: GE) today celebrated the grand opening of its Energy Technology Center in Russia, located 180 kilometers outside of Moscow in the Kaluga...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

GE Acquires Opal Software - Strengthens Smart Grid Software Portfolio

ATLANTA -14 October 2010 - GE (NYSE: GE) has expanded its smart grid software portfolio with the acquisition of data migration and SCADA simulation specialists Opal Software. The acquisition allows GE's Digital Energy business to deliver greater operational and network productivity to utility customers and increase the development speed and delivery of new solutions-securing GE as a smart grid...

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Company News

Wind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message from Americans to Federal Policymakers: 'We Want Action on Clean Energy Now'

Blade Arrives as President and Congressional Leaders Meet on Energy Policy, Carrying Signatures of More Than 6,000 Americans from Across Country WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, as the president and congressional leaders meet at the White House on energy policy, GE Energy and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) delivered a petition from Americans across the country in the form of a 131-foot wind...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Electrabel's Amercoeur Power Station in Belgium Using GE Technology to Generate Cleaner, More Efficient Electricity

Upgrade of Unit 1 at Amercoeur Increases Output and Efficiency, Lowers Emissions BELFORT, FRANCE - May 10, 2010 - Electrabel, a Belgium-based energy corporation and a subsidiary of the GDF SUEZ Group, today inaugurated a new power plant at Amercoeur, a site where electricity has been generated for more than a century. An existing unit at the site has been upgraded with advanced technology...

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Company News

GE Energy Facility Receives OSHA Award for Excellence in Safety

NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-June 25, 2009 - GE Energy announced today that its production facility in Newport News, Va., has received an award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) honoring the Newport News facility for its outstanding commitment to employee protection. OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recognizes businesses and work sites that...

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People in the News

GE Energy Calls for Acceleration of Smart Grid Standards

GE Advocates for Standards to Promote Security, Interoperability and Innovation at Meeting Led by U.S. Energy Secretary and Commerce Secretary ATLANTA--18 May 2009-- GE announced today that Bob Gilligan, vice president of transmission and distribution for GE Energy, will be one of the select few industry executives participating in the Smart Grid Leadership Meeting in Washington, D.C., led by...

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