The GE Brief – December 7, 2021
A LEAP Forward
Saudia, the first airline in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is one of the largest in the region, and it’s about to add 65 new Airbus jets to its fleet. Those aircraft will be powered by efficient LEAP-1A engines developed by CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines. The deal, which also includes a services contract, means about $8.5 billion in new business for CFM. Read more here.
Small Modular Reactors Coming To Canada
Like many countries, Canada has pledged to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The country has been boosting renewables, but it also plans to add to the mix a powerful new source: small modular reactors, or SMRs, which can be deployed faster than conventional ones and at a lower cost per unit of output. Last week, the province of Ontario selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy to build the first grid-scale SMR and bring it online by the end of the decade. Find out more.
Toward A More Inclusive Workplace
The Insights Into Inclusion event in mid-November at the Expo 2020 Dubai conference saw guests from business, government and other organizations convene to discuss subjects that are top of mind for young people in the workplace: sustainability, inclusion and diversity. A panel moderated by Suraya Watfa, a pricing analyst at GE Renewable Energy, included GE Aviation president and CEO John Slattery, GE Gas Power chief diversity officer Tanya Spencer, and GE International Markets chief strategy and operations officer Dalya Al Muthanna. “We spend most of our time at work,” said Watfa. “We want to feel that we are in a place that is contributing to society and contributing to the greater good.” Click to read more of their stories.
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth ?
1. Using a supercomputer to model climate change in a “digital twin of Earth.”
2. A “living robot” made of frog cells that replicates itself.
3. How obesity damages the body — and a plant ingredient that might alleviate it.
4. A compound that may stop the spread of breast, prostate and other cancers.
5. The origins of infectious disease outbreaks.
— Quote Of The Day —
“Climate change is one of those urgent global priorities and a diverse portfolio of technology solutions will be required for the energy transition.”
— Heather Chalmers, president and CEO of GE Canada
Quote: GE Reports. Images: Airbus, GE Hitachi, GE.