Major Air Power
As electric and hybrid electric planes inch closer to an everyday reality, their onboard power systems will be asked to deliver higher electrical loads, more efficiently, than ever before. It’s a challenge that keeps the people in GE Aerospace’s Electrical Power Systems business on their toes. Find out how they’re getting it done.
Good COP, Good COP
On Sunday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the United Nations COP27 conference will kick off two weeks that bring together some 35,000 attendees from 197 countries for the year’s most important conference on climate change. GE will be there, and to start the conversation we put together a list of 27 ways the company is working to accelerate the energy transition and the future of flight.
The 5 Coolest Things on Earth ?
1. Irradiating cancer from inside the body.
2. A robotic tentacle gripper with a gentle touch.
3. A potential safe alternative to opioids.
4. Meeting a Neanderthal community through their DNA.
5. A new theory of the moon’s (hours-long?) formation.
— Quote of the Day —
“We are continually advancing the technology that will enable the higher-power electrical systems we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.”
— Joe Krisciunas, GM and president, GE Aerospace Electrical Power Systems
Quote: GE Reports. Images: GE Aerospace, Shutterstock.