GE

Solar

GE to accelerate solar-gas push with minority stake in eSolar

Company looks to develop plants that combine solar thermal power with natural gas

clock 07 June 2011 •

Solar

GE research director: Solar to reach fossil fuel parity in five years

Engineering giant latest to predict cost-parity for solar is on the horizon

clock 01 June 2011 •

Investment

GE ploughs $600m into "most efficient" solar PV panel

General Electric to build largest solar manufacturing plant in US, and secures more than 100MW of new orders

clock 08 April 2011 •

Wind

GE and Gamesa target low wind areas

Wind turbine makers target becalmed regions with tall towers and bigger blades

clock 05 April 2011 •

Wind

GE acquires Wastach Wind's tall tower technology

Conglomerate predicts modular tower design could help reduce turbine costs

clock 15 February 2011 •

Venture Capital

GE, ConocoPhillips and NRG team up in $300m clean tech push

Newly formed Energy Technology Ventures to invest in 30 early-stage firms over the next four years

clock 31 January 2011 •

Efficiency

GE buys into green datacentres with $520m Lineage Power deal

Growing demand for energy-efficient IT equipment drives latest GE acquisition

clock 14 January 2011 •

Efficiency

GE snaps up Remote Energy Monitoring ahead of national smart meter rollout

US engineering giant acquires Hertfordshire firm for undisclosed sum

clock 13 January 2011 •

Venture Capital

GE backs eco-glass start-up with $30m deal

Soladigm announces it has secured investment to commercialise its innovative energy-saving glass

clock 15 December 2010 •

Technology

GE expands smart grid efforts to include home energy management

Technology giant launches new division to target emerging smart home market

clock 01 December 2010 •
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