In August 2008, it acquired Kelman Ltd,[205] a Northern Ireland-based company specializing in advanced monitoring and diagnostics technologies for transformers used in renewable energy generation and announced an expansion of its business in Northern Ireland in May 2010.[206] In 2009, GE's renewable energy initiatives, which include solar power, wind power and GE Jenbacher gas engines using renewable and non-renewable methane-based gases,[207] employ more than 4,900 people globally and have created more than 10,000 supporting jobs.[208]