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London: 3 October 2011 - GE equipment and technology is featuring in every Olympic Park venue at next year’s London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Advanced energy systems, high tech lighting, uninterruptible power supplies, state of the art healthcare imaging equipment and electric car charging points are among the GE innovations being showcased at next summer’s 30th Olympiad in an estimated 75 GE Olympic Games projects.

GE’s London 2012 presence follows on from GE’s strong engagement at recent Games such as Vancouver and Beijing.

GE London 2012 General Manager Tony Gale commented; “London is a great venue and London 2012 will be a fantastic Olympic Games. For GE, it is an outstanding opportunity to showcase some of our emerging new technologies, most particularly in areas such as energy management and healthcare.

“At GE we are also one of LOCOG’s 2012 Sustainability Partners and this theme is reflected in many of our technology installations such as LED lighting in venues including the Olympic Stadium and the electric vehicle infrastructure project in which GE is a partner.”

GE main projects at London 2012 include:

London 2012 Olympic Stadium - GE Lighting is supplying around 14,000 lamps to be used in the back-of house function areas of the Olympic Stadium and GE Digital Energy’s Uninterruptable Power Suppliers (UPS) will allow continuation in the event of power failure and support the emergency lighting system.

Olympic Park Energy Centre – GE Energy has delivered Jenbacher cogeneration equipment which will provide power heating and cooling across the Olympic Park and Stratford City sites for Games time and legacy.

Electric vehicle charging – the Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced a network of charge points planned to support the Olympic zero emission electric vehicle fleet. After the Games, the charge points will boost the Mayor’s growing Source London electric network. GE will be providing a significant number of charge points with power supply provided by EDF Energy for the London 2012 fleet of 200 BMW and Mini electric vehicles.

Olympic Village Polyclinic – GE Healthcare is supplying a wide range of digital imaging equipment to the Olympic Village Polyclinic to treat athletes during the Olympic Games include MRI, CT, X-Ray and ultrasound which will diagnosis the smallest strain or sprain to provide athletes and coaching teams with vital information for competition. GE Healthcare is also supplying 150 heart defibrillators to the healthcare services providing mobile cover to spectators at the London 2012 Olympic Games and many test events.

Velodrome (Track Cycling Venue) - GE Digital Energy’s Uninterruptible Power Supplies will allow continuation of the event and support the emergency lighting system. GE electrical distribution equipment has also been supplied to the venue. GE Uninterruptible Power Suppliers are also being used at test events across a number of venues including Wimbledon (Tennis), Lee Valley White Water Centre (Canoeing), Horse Guards parade (Beach Volleyball), Greenwich Park (Equestrian) and Eton Dorney (Rowing and Canoe Sprint).

Handball Arena and Basketball Arena - GE Lighting has designed, supplied and commissioned HDTV broadcast lighting for both the handball and basketball arena locations.

As well as Olympic Park sites GE is also providing equipment to many of the other non-Olympic park Olympic Games venues including for the equestrian competition at Greenwich Park where it is supplying ultrasound systems for the monitoring and treatment for horses in the competition.

GE is also working with the City of London, EDF Energy and the Mayor’s office on the installation of a state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting system on Tower Bridge. As well as reducing the iconic bridge’s carbon footprint and energy costs, the initiative will significantly enhance the bridge’s architectural features at night.

For further information contact Paul Childs, APCO Worldwide (+44) 20 7526 3693 / (+44) 7906 207072, pchilds@apcoworldwide.com or Joanne Milroy, (+44) 20 7526 3691 / (+44) 7802 946220, jmilroy@apcoworldwide.com

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NOTES TO EDITORS

GE’s Olympic Sponsorship

As a Worldwide Olympic Partner, GE is the exclusive provider of a wide range of innovative products and services that are integral to staging a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games. GE works closely with host countries, cities and organizing committees to provide infrastructure solutions for Olympic Games venues including power, water treatment, transportation and security, and to supply hospitals with ultrasound and MRI equipment to help doctors treat athletes.

GE's Olympic Games partnership was launched in January 2005 and an extension to the partnership was announced in July 2011 to take it until 2020, including the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the 2016 Olympiad in Rio, the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea and 2020 Summer Games.

GE’s Olympic community and education programmes

GE’s commitment to London 2012 also extends to community and education programmes.

Last year, GE donated £4.7 million of medical equipment as a legacy gift to the Homerton University Hospital, the hospital for the London 2012 Olympic Games, for a new maternal and newborn centre.

In 2010 GE launched a new campaign in the UK, in conjunction with the London 2012 ‘Get Set’ initiative to improve break times in schools. The Design My Break schools competition for 11-14 year olds, which has run in 2010/11, asked students to work in teams and think about how they could spend the second school break of the day – typically lunchtime - differently, to improve their nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being.

GE and previous Olympic Games

Vancouver 2010
VANOC was the first Olympic Organising Committee to commit to applying sustainability principles and practices – including integrated delivery of social, economic and environmental outcomes and benefits to the Games. The GE team responded to this challenge in a number of ways:

• GE Plaza - Revitalisation of Robson Square. GE’s revitalisation of the ice rink in Robson Square provided a vibrant centre of activity for residents and visitors. GE Plaza was frequently cited as the Number 1 free activity for families during the Olympic Games period.
• Filtering water within the Vancouver Convention Centre, home of Olympic Broadcasting. A GE Water & Process Technologies membrane wastewater management system cleaned water from within the building to reuse it for flush fixtures, and to irrigate a new, six-acre rooftop garden.
• Providing LEEDS certified filtering technology for the Nordic Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants. The compact, discreet design of the plants, which met the need to minimize the footprint of the system, coupled with their superior treatment capabilities was a winning combination for the venue. The system provided drinking water for visitors and was also used by the snow making equipment.
• Delivering more efficient transportation. CP Rail, the Official Freight Provider for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games used GE Evolution Locomotive Engines, which reduce emissions by 40% and fuel use by 5% compared to previous locomotive engines. CP also used GE’s Trip Optimizer – an advanced energy management system that reduces fuel use and emissions by up to an additional 10%. GE's Evolution Series Locomotives and GE's Trip Optimizer are products of ecomagination. GE Digital Energy supplied the Vancouver Metro Rail Link with fibre optic multiplexer communications used for train control, arrival and departure information, ticketing, emergency voice and platform customer service.
• Lighting the Games: GE supplied numerous lighting solutions to many of the Olympic competition and non-competition venues in Vancouver and Whistler. GE’s energy efficient LED solutions were installed at the Vancouver Convention Centre (East) and throughout the newly revitalised GE Plaza at Robson Square. GE also installed high quality specialty lighting in the Richmond Oval, the Hillcrest Curling venue, the Pacific Coliseum, UBC’s Thunderbird Stadium and the Whistler Sliding Centre.
• Reducing our broadcast footprint. NBC took measures to address sustainability for the 2010 Games. From simple steps such as eliminating approximately 100,000 individual water bottles used by 1200 crew and replacing them with water bubblers and fully biodegradable water bottles, to a program of waste reduction including electronic manuals vs. hard copy manuals, and a reduction in transportation consumption achieved by locating 72% of staff within walking distance of their place of work. NBC also promoted the use of public transit and partnering with a carbon offset program.
• 64-Slice CT Scanner for Whistler: Through its Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games partnership, GE Healthcare made possible a legacy gift to the residents of the Sea to Sky region – a brand new 64-slice CT scanner. The scanner was the first for the region and was located in the Whistler Health Centre. The equipment was used extensively during the Games and will continue to be used by the community post-Games.
• Polyclinics in Vancouver and Whistler: GE Healthcare equipped the Olympic Polyclinics in Vancouver and Whistler, offering comprehensive healthcare for Olympic athletes and officials during the Games.
• Mobile Medical Unit (MMU): GE Healthcare provided a state-of-the-art emergency medical unit for medical emergencies for athletes and officials in the Sea to Sky region during the Games. The 15.9-metre tractor-trailer could expand to a 90 square metre unit with 12 beds, which included a recovery/triage area and intensive care unit, as well as an operating room with two independent surgical beds. Following the Games, the MMU is being used by the Province of British Columbia.

Beijing 2008
GE contributed to 400 infrastructure projects in and around Beijing, including projects at all 37 official Olympic Games competition venues and 168 commercial buildings, providing innovative solutions to help Beijing host the largest, most technologically advanced Olympic Games ever. Solutions included: energy distribution, lighting, security and water treatment in the Birds Nest; lighting and security in the Water Cube; National Indoor Stadium and Fengtai Softball Field; energy distribution and security in the National Convention Centre, energy distribution in the Beijing Power Supply Bureau; security in the Beijing Subway, energy distribution, lighting and security at Beijing Capital Airport T3; power generation for the Olympic Central area at the Beijing Taiyanggong Power Plant; power generation for the Olympic venues at the Shanghai Wind Farm, and power generation for the Jing Hui Garden Hotel that hosted media during the Games, as well as water treatment at the Qinghe Waste Water Plant.

Torino 2006
GE supplied a range of products and services to support the major venues of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games and the city center of Torino. This included upgraded streetlights in the historic city center; lighting systems in Piazza Castello, where the medal ceremonies took place, Piazzetta Reale, Piazza San Carlo, Piazza San Felice, Via Roma, and Via Po; and 300 electronic reactors to reduce energy consumption by over 235,000KWh per year. At the Olympic Games venues, GE delivered uninterruptible power supply throughout the duration of the Games, lighting for Torino Esposizioni, the Olympic hockey venue, and the slalom skiing venue in Sestriere, lighting throughout the Stadio Comunale di Torino, the main stadium of the Torino Games, as well as XLR tubes to light corridors, stairwells, internal halls and dressing rooms. GE also made a legacy gift to Torino in the form of a plastic sculpture located in the town center.

GE and future Olympic Games

Sochi 2014
GE will supply two advanced technology aeroderivative gas turbines to help power the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The project underscores a strong global demand for flexible, cost-effective and efficient electricity generation. GE will supply two LMS100 PB aeroderivative units, featuring GE’s latest emissions technology, to provide both base load and peak load power for the Olympics. A key benefit of the new technology is that the units can start up in less than 10 minutes, about the time it takes to brew a pot of coffee.

GE is working with the Organising Committee in Rio to create the infrastructure for the 2016 Olympic Games. It will also be working with Pyeongchang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.