GE Refrigerators Go on Greenhouse Gas Diet

GE Refrigerators Go on Greenhouse Gas Diet

Summary

GE has developed greener way to keep your food fresh; a new refrigerator, powered by an environmentally friendly gas: cyclopentane. GE states that the switch will approximately eliminate the same amount of greenhouse gases that 78,000 cars release in one year. This substitution stands alongside GE’s Ecomagination initiative, producing green-technology products and reduce the company’s environmental footprint. Furthermore, General Electric is also aiming to introduce cyclopentane to its other refrigeration products made in the United States by 2014.

Friday, May 6, 2011 - 3:00pm

NEWSROOM: General Electric (GE)

CAMPAIGN: Energy at GE

CONTENT: Blog

General Electric's latest green-technology initiative will be found in unlikely place: the inside of a refrigerator.

The industrial giant tomorrow will announce that it has changed its refrigerator manufacturing to use a gas that dramatically reduces the amount of greenhouse gases emitted. GE will host an event at a Decatur, Ala., plant where the atmosphere-friendly gas has first been introduced into GE's refrigerators.
 
The gas, called cyclopentane, is used as a blowing agent for the foam insulation poured into refrigeration products during manufacture. GE said it will spend about $16 million to convert its Decatur facility, part of a larger investment in the facility, to use cyclopentane instead of HFC 134a, a refrigerant which traps heat in the atmosphere.

To continue reading about the new environmentally friendly product, click here.

About GE
GE (NYSE: GE) is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.
 
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