General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announces today in Niskayuna that GE plans to establish a new sodium battery manufacturing facility in the Capital Region that would create 350 new jobs.
General Electric unveiled plans today for a new battery manufacturing plant in the Capital Region that will produce sodium-based batteries for hybrid trains and other vehicles. GE Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt, Gov. David Paterson and other officials were on hand at GE Global Research in Niskayuna.