General Electric (ge), a large American engineering firm, already has a thriving wind-turbine business and is gearing up its solar-energy business.

美国大型工程公司通用电气(GE)已经拥有了蓬勃发展的风力涡轮机业务，正在着手准备太阳能业务。

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Competitor GE Wind Energy, a unit of General Electric, ranked number one in wind turbines sales in the U.S. in 2009, according to a recent report from the American Wind Energy Association.

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Little also pointed out that GE has significant experience in wind energy, solar, and in nuclear power.

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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.

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