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Taking on big challenges
takes serious imagination
Clean Energy
GE is an innovator in clean energy. At its
heart, ecomagination is about producing
innovative technologies that save customers
money and create jobs. In 2009, revenues
from ecomagination products were around
$18 billion. And we’re not stopping there —
we’ve established new goals (illustrated
above for 2010 –15) to ensure that we stay
on the leading edge of creating market
solutions to tough societal problems.
grow at
2X
ge revenue
2010 – 15
25%
reduction
in water
consumption
4. Reduce water use
and improve water reuse
1. Continue to increase revenues from ecomagination products
17
products
2005 2009
80+
products
2. Double investment in R&D
50%
reduction
in ge’s energy
intensity
3. Reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and improve
energy efficiency of GE
5. Keep the public informed
inspire
a competitive
green economy
2010 2015
Market Solutions to Human Challenges
Solving big challenges like clean energy and affordable healthcare is
helping advance GE’s growth while also improving quality of life.
Ecomagination will reach its five-year anniversary in 2010, and our early
leadership in green technology has positioned us as a world leader.
Healthymagination, our recently launched commitment, provides an
opportunity to help deliver better health to more people.
increase r&d to
$10B
18 GE 2009 ANNUAL REPORT