News and insights from Australia and New Zealand
Viewpoint: Let’s get behind an integrated energy policy
A call for action on developing a holistic approach to solving our country’s energy challenges.
GE A&NZ President and CEO, Steve SargentNow is the right time for the Australian Government to deliver policy clarity and investment certainty for our shared energy future.
The Government has a clear mandate to repeal the carbon tax, but it also has an opportunity to deliver on its plans for an integrated energy policy that considers the full suite of energy solutions including gas, coal, renewables, battery storage and distribution.
It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it
“Brown” water is turning into crystal clear water and then being sent straight back to where it came from; the Airport’s 37 public bathrooms.
Every day Sydney Airport’s architect designed water treatment facility quietly converts 750 kilolitres of wastewater, from more 90 thousand flushes, into filtered water which can be flushed, and flushed again. Not only is this an excellent outcome for the environment, it also saves Sydney Airport $3500 a day in water costs.
Water: Australia’s most powerful resource
How big data could enhance Caterham’s performance on the F1 track
The car uses intercoolers developed in Germany, carbon fibre composites and fibre optic sensors from the United States, and big data analysis techniques developed in India.
It also has the backing of the GE Global Research team, which worked with the crew from last year to intelligently integrate these technologies.
Great Lakes: How super-fine membranes keep Rotorua’s water clean
Membranes containing tiny perforations just 0.05 of a nanometre across have transformed the performance of Rotorua’s water treatment plant which serves the region’s population of 70,000.
These eco-machines are badass
Solar striker a.k.a. solar panels
These solar panels are striking cords across the globe, generating energy from Earth’s most powerful energy source.
From gross to grid: How innovation is turning waste into electricity
All over the world, students, researchers, farmers and DIY enthusiasts are looking for creative ways to turn what they have into renewable energy to use, and share back with the rest of the grid.
Powering the Lucky Country
Since its launch in 2005, ecomagination products have generated more than $130 billion in revenue, reduced GE’s GHG emissions by 34 per cent and freshwater use by 47 per cent.
How the lights came back on in Christchurch
“The place was full of emergency services people, civil defence, army, you name it,” he recalls. “They all went running for the door but I said to my boss ‘look, there’s no point going anywhere because the airport will be closed’.”
Flying high: Max York on the technology that will shape the future of aviation
To mark the occasion GEreports caught up with Max York, Managing Director GE Aviation in Australia and New Zealand to talk about the industry, predictions for the future and his personal journey in aviation.