April 13, 2021 – Schenectady, NY – GE Energy Consulting has been recognized and named to the Forbes America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2021 List. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on March 16, 2021 and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.
Wind Power
Leaning Into Quality: GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind Business Is Sharpening Its Focus for a More Powerful Future
Johanna Wellington was almost ready to approve the installation of a new gearbox in one of the wind turbines in GE Vernova’s U.S. fleet. But she paused because she was concerned about the manufacturing process of a subcomponent. The department she leads in GE Vernova’s Onshore Wind business had recently changed its name from Major Components Exchange to Major Components Upgrades, a nod to its new commitment: Any new part placed on an existing turbine had to be a higher-quality component than the one it was replacing.
Education
Poland Shows Off Its Culture and Aviation Prowess to Students in GE Aerospace–Sponsored Program
This past May, 20 undergraduates from top American universities, half selected by GE Aerospace, headed off to visit Poland to get more familiar with the country’s huge economic potential, its culture, and its role in the region. GE Aerospace and the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, in cooperation with the Polish Presidential Palace, sponsored the 10-day Poland Immersion Trip. The trips began in 2017 and restarted again this year, the fourth excursion after a three-year break because of the COVID pandemic.
Women In STEM
The Education Of An Edison: How GE Trains Top Engineers To Stay Curious
Iceland is known for its breathtaking fjords, volcanoes and hot springs. But when Katherine MacManus studied abroad there one summer, she discovered an attraction that's a little harder to convey in an Instagram post: More than 97% of the country's installed power capacity comes from renewable resources.
Women In STEM
Charting Her Path: This Field Services Engineer Hits The Ground Running In Pakistan
The Vanguard
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
Swiss scientists are helping harness the excess heat generated by subway systems into usable energy, researchers in Washington are testing out technology for proto-telepathic communication, and a set of smart glasses under development at Stanford might work way better than progressive lenses for folks with age-related visual impairment. Get a glimpse of a fascinating future in this week’s coolest scientific discoveries.
The Vanguard
The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week
A new device could bring DNA analysis to the bedside, 3D-printed tumors could help doctors attack cancer, and a know-it-all sensor that listens to electricity could spot a short in your home before you lose power. This week’s science news haul is pretty powerful.
Fikarina – The Women Who Is Lighting Up Indonesia
The Weekend Edition
Reengineering Elevators Could Transform 21st-Century Cities
New technology could make it practical to build skyscrapers far taller than even today's highest – and change how people live, work and play in tall buildings.
