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Powering Up “The Battery of Southeast Asia”

October 05, 2016
Electricite du Laos and GE sign MoU to support long-term development of the nation’s energy sector
While it is one of the smallest countries in ASEAN, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) plans to punch well above its weight as an energy producer and exporter in the region.

Through existing, and new hydropower stations to be built along the Mekong River, Lao PDR aims to boost hydropower generation capacity to 12,000 MW by 2020 (a four-fold jump from 2014 levels).
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Powering Indonesia’s economy, one step at a time

September 28, 2016
More than 200 business executives, academics and innovators around the ASEAN region gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia for GE’s Future of Electricity Conference on 21 September 2016 – organised in association with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN).
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Solar

Like A Diamond In The Rough, This Abrasive Material Finds Its Place In The Sun

September 27, 2016
In 1891, Edward Acheson was working at Thomas Edison’s famed Menlo Park laboratory, trying to make artificial diamonds by heating clay and powdered coke in an iron bowl with a carbon arc light. The result wasn’t pretty. Instead of diamonds, he created silicon carbide—a hard and rough compound used for decades mostly as an abrasive in industrial sandpaper, grinding wheels and cutting tools, and later a grip tape for skateboard decks.
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IoT

Esperanto For Machines: GE And Bosch Partner To Help Machines Talk To Each Other

Kristin Kloberdanz
September 27, 2016
When the machines of tomorrow talk to each other, what language will they speak? Will a German car be able to communicate with traffic in America, and a jet engine from Cincinnati with a maintenance shop in China?
GE Digital and Bosch Software Innovations, the Bosch Group’s software and systems house, are working together to make machines and devices understand each other through a common language.
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Trains

Brains For Trains: How Software Is Making Trains Smarter

Dorothy Pomerantz
September 21, 2016
We fly connected planes and design self-driving cars, but what about smart trains? If you pay close attention, there is the faint sound of the whistle coming from around the digital bend.
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Innovating Solutions to Smart Cities through Shared Knowledge

September 14, 2016
The ASEAN Leaders Programme, run by Common Purpose and sponsored by GE, took place in Singapore at the end of June, bringing together leaders and decision makers from throughout the ASEAN region. This inspirational event combines senior leaders from industry, government and NGO’s from a range of backgrounds to speak about innovation and inspire change makers in addressing challenges throughout the region.
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power

How GE Helped This German Power Plant Overcome Its Midlife Crisis

Dorothy Pomerantz
September 12, 2016
The Wedel coal-fired power plant has sat on the banks of the Elbe River for 50 years. When it opened in 1966, war was raging in Vietnam, “Star Trek” debuted on American television, and John Lennon declared that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus.
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From Wimbledon To Burning Man: An Inside Look At The Summer’s Largest Airshows

Tomas Kellner
September 08, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place every other year just outside of London, is aviation’s grand slam event comparable to Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. Boeing, Airbus, GE and all other large aircraft, engine and equipment makers come here and do big business. (GE Aviation and its joint-venture partner CFM International left with $25 billion in new deals.)
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ASEAN Leaders Programme: Adapting with a Common Purpose

September 07, 2016
“Culture is the foundation of success in any organisation,” declares Vikram Cardozo, Head of HR for GE ASEAN, speaking at the recent ASEAN Leaders event in Jakarta this August. And at the heart of any great culture, are the leaders which shape it. This is the principle that brings participants together for the ASEAN Leaders Programme, run by Common Purpose and sponsored by GE.
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Energy

Mind The Gap: How To Build A Power Plant Fueled By The Sun And CO2

September 06, 2016
In March this year, Doug Hofer, a steam turbine specialist at GE Global Research, designed a prototype of a supercritical CO2 turbine small enough to fit on his desk but powerful enough to generate electricity for 10,000 homes.
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