GE is providing multiple technologies for China's first rainwater recycling system, which will be located at the Beijing Olympic National Stadium.

The National Stadium's new rainwater recycling system will use underground pools that process up to 100 tons of rainwater per hour, 80 tons of which can be re-used for landscaping, fire-fighting and cleaning, a direct way to lower the stadium's water consumption. GE's technology is chemical-free and meets stringent environmental standards for indoor air quality and noise control.

"These advanced water treatment technologies are part of a larger effort to help Beijing implement an environmentally sustainable water management solution during the Games and beyond," said Steve Bertamini, chairman and CEO of GE in Northeast Asia and China. "GE has been active in China for more than 100 years and we are extremely proud to continue supporting both the Games and China in its effort to adopt solutions that are more green."

To date, GE is involved in more than 335 projects overall related to the Beijing Games in the transportation, security, energy, water, healthcare and lighting sectors. GE is working closely with organizers of the Games to provide industry-leading energy and water treatment technology that is being developed as part of ecomagination, a company-wide initiative to develop and market technologies that help customers address pressing environmental challenges.

Also, in order to improve Beijing's waste-water treatment capabilities, the wastewater plant in Qinghe has adopted technology that will filter more than 80,000 cubic meters of waste water daily to be recycled to maintain landscaping during the Olympic Games. This system is designed to reduce costs and cut energy consumption by up to 30 percent over the next five years.