European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger is in Brussels on Monday to present his plan for the future of energy in the EU. He wants to export Germany's push toward renewables to the rest of the Continent -- and for the first time, he actually has the money to do it.
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GE Donates Dollars, Labor to Solar Decathlon
GE Press Release:
GE Donates Dollars, Labor to Solar Decathlon
October 3, 2013
- Kentuckiana engineering students build house that could serve as replacement following a disaster
- GE engineers donate hundreds of hours helping students build solar-powered house
- Locally-built solar-powered house recognized as one to watch in national competition
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Oct. 3, 2013 — (NYSE: GE) — Scenes from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina may be etched on our minds forever. If such a disaster ever hits again, engineering students from the Universities of Louisville and Kentucky, and Ball State University believe they may have a good replacement to aid communities during the reconstruction period - their entry in this year’s Solar Decathlon competition.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Solar Decathlon is an international biennial competition that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build and exhibit fully functional solar-powered homes. Team Kentuckiana built its house on the University of Louisville (UofL) campus. The house was recently dismantled and shipped to Irvine, Calif., where it will be re-assembled for judging Oct. 3 through 13.
The two-bedroom house, which has already been recognized as one of the top five to watch, has a vaulted ceiling in the kitchen/living room area; a mechanical room; a bathroom, which doubles as a safe room; a closet that serves as a laundry room; and special siding built to withstand high winds. It features a deck all around with planter boxes, and is furnished with a full set of energy-efficient GE appliances, including the GeoSpring™ hybrid water heater.
GE supportWhen UofL announced its participation in the 2013 Solar Decathlon, vice president of technology Kevin Nolan helped secure a $85,000 GE gift to support the effort. The university students, however, needed even more help from GE. They needed expert advice from its engineers and eventually many hours of volunteer labor.
More than 50 GE engineers volunteered to help with the labor during three separate one-day blitzes. It is estimated that GE workers donated more than 500 man hours of labor during those three days, while some of the engineers worked many more hours, coming on their own time after work and on weekends to help.
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GE Appliances is at the forefront of building innovative, energy-efficient appliances that improve people’s lives. GE Appliances’ products include refrigerators, freezers, cooking products, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, water filtration systems and water heaters. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information on GE Appliances, visitwww.ge.com/appliances.
GE Energy Financial Services and Partners Announce Completion of Expansion at Colorado Highlands Wind Project
GE Press Release:
GE Energy Financial Services and Partners Announce Completion of Expansion at Colorado Highlands Wind Project
October 2, 2013
Output at Colorado Highlands Wind increased by 36 percent
The expansion of Colorado’s newest renewable energy facility is complete, with the Colorado Highlands Wind project now capable of generating 91 megawatts of electricity for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
The facility originally came on-line in December of 2012, with 42 1.6-megawatt GE turbines able to produce 67 megawatts of power. The expansion – which was announced in April and began construction in July – consists of an additional 14 1.7-megawatt GE turbines, increasing the facility’s total current capacity by 36 percent.
Tri-State has a 20-year power purchase agreement to receive all the electricity and environmental attributes from the wind farm, which is jointly owned by Alliance Power, Inc. of Littleton, Colo., and GE Energy Financial Services of Stamford, Conn. It is located on 6,640 acres in northeast Colorado’s Logan County – in the service territory of Tri-State member co-op Highline Electric Association.
“Colorado Highlands Wind has been performing extremely well since being brought on-line late last year,” said Tri-State senior vice president Brad Nebergall. “Since it was originally designed to accommodate 91 megawatts on the existing transmission system – and since Tri-State is always proactively pursuing projects that make sense for us and our member electric co-ops – the expansion of Colorado Highlands Wind was an opportunity we quickly embraced.”
Jim Michael, managing member of Colorado Highlands Wind, said, “We are pleased to be able to increase the long-term cost-effective renewable energy that our project is generating for Tri-State and its members, while providing other significant benefits to the community.”
Colorado Highlands Wind is currently one of three utility-scale renewable energy facilities from which Tri-State receives all of the electrical output and renewable energy credits.
In 2010 the wholesale power supplier began purchasing the electricity generated at the 51-megawatt Kit Carson Windpower Project in eastern Colorado as well as the 30-megawatt Cimarron Solar Facility in northeastern New Mexico. Combined with Tri-State’s renewable hydropower resources, renewable energy generation makes up approximately 18 percent of the energy the association provides to its member co-ops.
In addition, Tri-State’s member co-ops have another 49 megawatts of local, community-based renewable and distributed generation projects in operation or scheduled to be operational in the near future.
In 2013, Tri-State adopted a new wholesale rate, along with demand management and energy shaping product offerings that, among other benefits, will assist the association to better integrate intermittent renewable resources into its power supply.
Based in the Denver suburb of Westminster, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a not-for-profit wholesale power supplier to 44 electric cooperatives and public power districts serving approximately 1.5 million consumers throughout a 200,000 square-mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
The expansion of Colorado’s newest renewable energy facility is complete, with the Colorado Highlands Wind project now capable of generating 91 megawatts of electricity for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
The facility originally came on-line in December of 2012, with 42 1.6-megawatt GE turbines able to produce 67 megawatts of power. The expansion – which was announced in April and began construction in July – consists of an additional 14 1.7-megawatt GE turbines, increasing the facility’s total current capacity by 36 percent.
Tri-State has a 20-year power purchase agreement to receive all the electricity and environmental attributes from the wind farm, which is jointly owned by Alliance Power, Inc. of Littleton, Colo., and GE Energy Financial Services of Stamford, Conn. It is located on 6,640 acres in northeast Colorado’s Logan County – in the service territory of Tri-State member co-op Highline Electric Association.
“Colorado Highlands Wind has been performing extremely well since being brought on-line late last year,” said Tri-State senior vice president Brad Nebergall. “Since it was originally designed to accommodate 91 megawatts on the existing transmission system – and since Tri-State is always proactively pursuing projects that make sense for us and our member electric co-ops – the expansion of Colorado Highlands Wind was an opportunity we quickly embraced.”
Jim Michael, managing member of Colorado Highlands Wind, said, “We are pleased to be able to increase the long-term cost-effective renewable energy that our project is generating for Tri-State and its members, while providing other significant benefits to the community.”
Colorado Highlands Wind is currently one of three utility-scale renewable energy facilities from which Tri-State receives all of the electrical output and renewable energy credits.
In 2010 the wholesale power supplier began purchasing the electricity generated at the 51-megawatt Kit Carson Windpower Project in eastern Colorado as well as the 30-megawatt Cimarron Solar Facility in northeastern New Mexico. Combined with Tri-State’s renewable hydropower resources, renewable energy generation makes up approximately 18 percent of the energy the association provides to its member co-ops.
In addition, Tri-State’s member co-ops have another 49 megawatts of local, community-based renewable and distributed generation projects in operation or scheduled to be operational in the near future.
In 2013, Tri-State adopted a new wholesale rate, along with demand management and energy shaping product offerings that, among other benefits, will assist the association to better integrate intermittent renewable resources into its power supply.
Based in the Denver suburb of Westminster, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is a not-for-profit wholesale power supplier to 44 electric cooperatives and public power districts serving approximately 1.5 million consumers throughout a 200,000 square-mile service territory across Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
About GE Energy Financial Services
GE Energy Financial Services—GE’s energy investing business—works as a builder, not just a banker, to help meet the world’s power and fuel needs. We offer more than money—expertise—for essential, long-lived and capital-intensive power, oil and gas infrastructure—GE’s core business. Drawing on GE’s energy technical know-how, financial strength and risk management, we see value where others don’t and take on our customers’ toughest challenges with flexible equity and debt transaction structures. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, GE Energy Financial Services holds approximately $18 billion in assets. More information: www.geenergyfinancialservices.com. Follow GE Energy Financial Services on Twitter: @GEEnergyFinServ
GE Lighting Showcases Long-Lasting, Durable Automotive LED Headlight Technology at AAPEX
GE Press Release:
GE Lighting Showcases Long-Lasting, Durable Automotive LED Headlight Technology at AAPEX
October 2, 2013
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — Oct. 2, 2013 — (NYSE:GE) — GE Lighting delivers improved visibility and a long life rating for drivers with its GE NIGHTHAWK™ LED headlights, which are designed to last for 15,000 hours and draw less amperage than standard halogen headlights.
GE will showcase its NIGHTHAWK LED headlight technology in booth #1432 at the upcoming Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), from Tuesday, Nov. 5 through Nov. 7, 2013, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
The NIGHTHAWK LED headlight provides a reliable automotive exterior lighting solution that is compatible with a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles, Jeeps, off-road vehicles and classic car models from 1983 and older. Available in 5” x 7” rectangular and 7” round models, NIGHTHAWK LED headlights are a direct-fit replacement for conventional sealed beam halogen headlights.
Utilizing a standard HB2/H4 wiring connection that works with both 12-volt and 24-volt systems, NIGHTHAWK LED headlights require no adapters or special tools to install. Drivers can install each headlight within 30 minutes or less, on average.
Crisp, White LightNIGHTHAWK’s filament-free LED light source provides a bright, white light with greater visibility on road surfaces when compared with standard halogen bulbs.
“The result of crisp, white LED light is a dramatic improvement in distance projection and better overall driver visibility for increased reaction time,” said Rob Gill, North American automotive sales manager with GE Lighting. “Our NIGHTHAWK LED headlights also deliver a color temperature that is close to daylight [5600 Kelvin], which improves drivers’ abilities to perceive contrast.”
NIGHTHAWK LED headlights also feature a horizontal split-lamp design, which produces a unique low beam and high beam appearance. Its sharp, low beam “cutoff” of upward light also results in very little light being cast into the eyes of oncoming drivers. Further, its non-yellowing polycarbonate lens distributes light evenly and helps protect against damage from typical road debris.
Exceptional DurabilityUndergoing GE’s thorough engineering and testing procedures to deliver high-quality performance, NIGHTHAWK headlights are built using a rugged aluminum die-cast lamp housing and solid-state circuitry design to withstand rough conditions and vibration. Further, its epoxy-sealed electronics help to protect against damaging moisture and corrosion.
Automotive aftermarket distributors and suppliers can benefit from opportunities to upsell and better satisfy customers with dependable LED lighting technology that requires no maintenance beyond normal lens cleaning. NIGHTHAWK LEDs are also ideal for commercial owners/operators and fleet maintenance managers looking to improve productivity and maximize driver efficiency by helping to eliminate hazards and costly downtime associated with lamp failure.
GE’s NIGHTHAWK LED headlamps meet all DOT requirements and come with a 3-year limited warranty. For more information, visit www.gelighting.com.
About GE Lighting
GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs about 14,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the Reveal® and Energy Smart® consumer brands, and Evolve™, GTx™, Immersion™, Infusion™, Lumination™, Albeo™ and Tetra® commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visit www.gelighting.com.
GE Lighting invents with the vigor of its founder Thomas Edison to develop energy-efficient solutions that change the way people light their world in commercial, industrial, municipal and residential settings. The business employs about 14,000 people in more than 100 countries, and sells products under the Reveal® and Energy Smart® consumer brands, and Evolve™, GTx™, Immersion™, Infusion™, Lumination™, Albeo™ and Tetra® commercial brands, all trademarks of GE. General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better. For more information, visit www.gelighting.com.
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