Plane Week
The Farnborough International Airshow usually takes place every two years, alternating with the Paris Air Show. Together, they are the focal points for the aerospace industry. The pandemic disrupted this rhythm, but starting Monday, the Farnborough show is back on track after four years. We went to GE Aviation, one of the largest engine-makers in the world, and asked them what they are bringing to the show. The company is a good place to start, since a commercial plane powered by technology developed by GE Aviation or one of its partners takes off somewhere in the world every two seconds. One topic high on the air-show agenda is innovation, and GE is ready to lead the conversation. GE Reports has more here.
Driving Decarbonization
Michigan has ambitious energy goals. The Michigan Healthy Climate Plan is targeting the closure of all of the state’s remaining coal plants by 2035, and aims to build a charging network to support 2 million electric vehicles. Modern natural gas turbines like GE’s 7HA.02 series are ready to help. The latest step in that trend is taking place in the small city of Niles, just over the state line from South Bend, Indiana. There, at the start of July, Indeck Energy Services launched a new natural gas power plant using these high-efficiency gas turbines. The plant will deliver 1.1 gigawatts of power, enough to meet the needs of roughly 635,000 homes and businesses, while producing just two-thirds the emissions that typically come from a similar-sized coal plant. GE Reports has the story here.
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth ?
1. The James Webb Space Telescope returns its first images.
2. Re-creating the twisting structure of heart muscles.
3. An underground cargo transport system in Switzerland.
4. Converting methane gas into a valuable liquid chemical.
5. A new way to stack graphene layers for superconduction.
— Quote Of The Day —
“Once we go electric, we are never going back.”
— Christine Andrews, hybrid electric systems leader at GE Aviation
Quote: GE Reports. Images: GE Aviation, Indeck Energy Services.