Like the song says, “Hit the road, Jack” — and that’s exactly what GE’s team in Europe is doing with a road show that is uniting a diverse array of technologies that can help cities meet their infrastructure challenges as they age. Having kicked off last week in Madrid, Spain, the message — that combining GE’s solutions in areas such as energy, water and transportation can help older systems leapfrog into efficient ones — next hits Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw. Click the images below to view case studies on some of the technologies already in action across Europe.


The road show is essentially a series of thought leadership events that highlight both small and large sustainable solutions. For example, buildings are responsible for 40 percent of Europe’s total CO2 emissions, according to the European Union — which has led to tougher energy performance standards and a 20 percent CO2 reduction target by 2020.

And, with over two-thirds of the world’s population living in cities by 2050, the strain on resources and infrastructure is continuing to grow. That, combined with the challenge of meeting the EU’s environmental targets, is forcing city planners to increasingly focus on delivering local solutions to the global problem of climate change.

GE has deployed technologies in Europe that focus on making buildings smarter when it comes to energy use; renewable energy; cleaner power generation, such as using Jenbacher gas engines; water filtration and wastewater treatment; sensing and detecting equipment for security; and traffic signaling and mass transit monitoring and management systems. The idea behind the road show is to help local, regional and national governments, city planners and engineering, procurement and construction companies take deep dives into the issues via seminars and workshops that are set up during each event — and to see some of the solutions that are already deployable via GE.

* Learn more about the European road show
* Learn more about GE’s work on “Building Sustainable Cities”