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GE's French Wind Turbine Factory Will Power Germany's Renewables Revolution

From a distance, the large blacktop parking lot behind GE’s wind turbine factory in Saint-Nazaire, France, looks like the Galactic Empire’s base for AT-AT walkers. Over the last few months, the field…

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В условиях пандемии коронавируса GE реализует программу поддержки систем здравоохранения по всему миру, в том числе в Казахстане Пандемия COVID-19 обернулась глобальным испытанием на прочность для…

The GE Brief: September 2, 2020

HEAVY METAL   Late last year, Richard Zheng watched as a mammoth crane lowered a huge generator rotor into the bottom of an enormous dam — working with a gap of less than 2 inches. It was one…

Innovation

Heavy Metal: Building A Huge Hydropower Plant Involves Steady Hands And A Boatload Of Finesse

Late last year, Richard Zheng watched as a mammoth crane lowered one of the world’s biggest generator rotors toward what seemed like a very small hole at the bottom of one of the world’s largest dams…

Power

Bring It On: High Winds, A Volcano And A Pandemic Didn’t Stop These Engineers From Getting The Job Done

The three GE engineers were all worrying about the same thing: Would the crane and the generator arrive at the same time? Ganesh Potharaju, Guy Stoeckel and Charlie Clement had spent months planning…

computers

Happy Birthday, Mr. Spielberg: Computer Pioneer Who Helped Design GE’s First Computers Turns 100 On Monday

The name Spielberg brings to mind a movie magician whose blockbusters changed storytelling forever. But Steven Spielberg isn’t the first disruptor in the family. His father, Arnold, who turns 100 on…

Laurent Lantieri

Bone Machine: 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Plastic Surgery

At first glance, the line of cheerfully colored plastic skulls atop professor Laurent Lantieri’s bookshelf might be out-of-season Halloween decorations. But a closer look reveals something less than…

The GE Brief: August 25, 2020

POWERFUL AGREEMENT   Air conditioning isn’t a luxury in Iraq, where summertime temperatures can top 110 degrees — it’s a necessity. And it’s also a challenge, as heavy demand for cooler air can…

Renewables

India Needs Plenty Of Wind And Solar Power To Meet Renewables Goals. This Hybrid Farm Can Harvest Both.

You won’t find the village of Borampalli in any major guidebook. Located in an arid corner of Andhra Pradesh, a state in the southeast of India, the place is little more than a cluster of homes…

electrification

Peak Power: Iraq Taps GE To Bolster Its Electricity Infrastructure

Summers in Iraq are almost too hot to handle. As temperatures climb past 110 degrees, heavy demand for air conditioning can stretch the country’s power supply. Now GE, in partnership with the Iraqi…