It would be hard to imagine Blade Dynamics testing in a GE or Siemens lab.
However, the reactor that is selling the best, at least in the U.S., isn't a GE design.
The Sanya Skypump delivers power through a GE DuraStation EV charger, which enables faster charging using higher voltages.
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But yesterday, I saw what that means firsthand when I traveled to a GE plant in Schenectady, New York.
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GE's store-card portfolio is "performing very well and has proven to be very resilient, " said Stephen White, a GE spokesman.
Anne Eisele, a GE spokeswoman, says the company "strongly disagrees with the premise" it is selling assets to raise cash.
Friday afternoon, the president will tour a GE facility in Schenectady, N.
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Among diversified capital goods companies, Eaton had neither the celebrated management of a GE nor a reputation for consistent earnings growth like Illinois Tool Works.
And at a GE-sponsored conference, Grossman learned how to use direct mail to get women to come in and get their varicose veins zapped away.
Then it assigned the company a GE mentor, who visits Frontier for two or three days a month to check the progress on various projects.
He has focused on building the Tokyo-based firm into a one-stop shop for leases, loans, commodity funds, insurance and other services not unlike a GE Capital or Citigroup on a small scale.
He has focused on building the Tokyo-based firm into a one-stop shop for leases, loans, commodity funds, insurance and other services -- not unlike a GE Capital or Citigroup on a small scale.
Cheeses made with a GE clotting agent?
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Each LNG In A Box unit is fully equipped with a gas pre-treatment system, cold box assembly and boil off gas compressor as well as a GE's turboexpander compressor, high-speed reciprocating compressor, electric motor, driver and control system.
But Comcast's chief financial officer, Michael Angelakis, said in a conference call Wednesday that GE got a good deal as well, adding that GE gets a lot of cash to invest elsewhere.
But having a partner like GE, with a global salesforce and a huge customer base, is likely to prove a huge boost for the smart grid companies backed by GE.
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"There are twice as many companies doing it today than there were a year ago, " says Mike Cyger , a former GE manager and founder of iSixSigma.com, a Web site devoted to business process improvement.
But the activists are unsatisfied with heavy regulatory burdens that require nearly a decade of extensive environmental and consumer safety testing before a new GE crop can be put on the market, a phenomenon that has made it far too expensive to use the technology to improve any but the largest-scale commodity crops.
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Yet about a year ago GE itself did a breakup analysis, says a former staffer.
While its revenues may have come in a bit light, GE remains a cash-generating juggernaut.
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At a time when GE shares were going for a small fraction of previous value, Immelt cut the dividend.
This practice of providing extra services to GE Capital customers is a longstanding one at GE.
Most analysts think the most likely outcome will be a joint venture with GE, with Vivendi holding a minority stake.
He drew a parallel to GE's work with the aircraft industry, since many decades ago flying was considered a risky business, but the industry evolved so that even as the speed, distance and number of flights increased, overall safety improved greatly.
But Jeff Sprague, a Vertical Research Partners analyst, estimates that GE enjoys a 20% to 30% premium over peers.
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Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.
Among the new gizmos and gadgets showcased by GE were a slew of energy-efficient smart appliances, the GE Energy Smart LED, an advanced small wind turbine, and an Yves Behar-designed home electric vehicle charging dock called the GE WattStation.
True, a conflict already exists in GE's ownership of CNBC, but that is scarcely a defence: CNBC journalists typically handle it with mock deference when they interview GE's chief executive, Jeff Immelt.
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It struck a deal with GE to ship the other 40% directly to the home.
For a long stretch GE has been near the top of environmentalists' most-hated lists.
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