Port of Rotterdam sailing to sustainability on tech waveFeb 08, 2010
The second largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam, Rotterdam boasts the largest port in Europe -- and until recently held the title for the largest port on earth. However, it also has another sizable distinction -- its CO2 emissions are equal to those of New York, a city with...
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So long to the 70s as GE locomotives arrive in NigeriaFeb 05, 2010
With much of its locomotive fleet nearly four decades old, Nigeria is eager to inject new technologies into its rail system as it embarks on widespread upgrades to its passenger and freight lines. As we reported in May, GE recently signed an agreement with the government of Nigeria that aims...
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Renewables study: 274,000 jobs can be added by 2025Feb 04, 2010
A new study released today suggests that 274,000 additional jobs can be added to the U.S. economy if the country sets a goal of having 25 percent of its electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as biomass, hydropower, solar, waste-to-energy and wind. An industry coalition that represents the largest...
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Brazil boosts clean gas in the Amazon; wind in the EastFeb 03, 2010
A drive for cleaner energy is revving up in Brazil. In the Amazon, an ambitious project aimed at replacing power plants running on heavy fuel-oil with new, cleaner-burning natural gas engines from GE's ecomagination line of more energy efficient technologies is underway. While near the eastern coast, two new power...
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Dr.’s orders: It’s not just engines making our eco-cutFeb 02, 2010
A new group of GE Healthcare’s high-tech products just reached a key milestone -- being certified as ecomagination products within the company. To join GE’s ecomagination portfolio, the technologies must complete tough environmental and operational tests that measurably show performance benefits for customers when compared to baselines such as competitors’...
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GE Oil & Gas summit starts with over $300M in dealsFeb 01, 2010
For 900 business leaders gathered in Florence, Italy this week, having a “power lunch” is something taken quite literally. Representatives from many of the world’s largest oil and gas producers have assembled for today’s kick-off of the 11th GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting -- which is an interactive set...
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Switching smart grids from ‘demo’ to ‘deploy’ at WEFJan 29, 2010
As we described yesterday, one of the hot conversations for GE Energy at this year’s annual meeting of The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is the immense benefit that can result from reducing the amount of gas that’s flared from drilling projects. Another critical energy topic at Davos --...
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Putting flare gas on the firing line at the WEF in DavosJan 28, 2010
More than 2,500 business leaders, government officials and individuals are now in Davos, Switzerland for The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting. With over 200 working sessions being held over five days under the banner: "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild," participants will be zeroing in on topics...
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Magnet research to shrink MRIs targets underservedJan 27, 2010
Revolutionizing bulky Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems, known as MRIs, by making them more mobile, lighter, and less costly is in the cross hairs in GE’s labs. The National Institutes of Health just awarded the team at GE Global Research, which is the company’s technology development arm, a grant for nearly...
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Smart grid wind technologies breeze into solarJan 26, 2010
As momentum builds for making power grids smarter, so too is the need to harness and integrate more renewable energy sources on a large scale for utilities. One way in which that is happening at GE is by sharing the technological advances being made in two key renewable sources --...
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