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2015 Predictions: Blue-Skying The New Year

December 17, 2014
As the sun sets on 2014 we ask Australian thought-leaders to fix their focus on tomorrow and share their view on recurring themes and outstanding opportunities for the year ahead. Here's part 1 of what will change the game in aviation, research, manufacturing, energy and healthcare in 2015.

Maureen Dougherty, President, Boeing Australia and South Pacific.

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Turbine, or not turbine—the RET is the question

December 11, 2014
The last Saturday in November is a warm one and the usually work-boots-only construction compound of Boco Rock Wind Farm is filled with visitors young and old. The ever-impressive women of the CWA are busy in a corner of the airy lunch room assembling mixed plates of a sandwich, half a jam-and-cream scone and a slice—a delicious bargain at $4. Nearby, Bella Cay is blowing out the candles on her 9th birthday cake, and homeschooling mother Nancy Groves is busy gathering information for a study unit devoted to renewable energy.
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Mark Baker: Magic in the Moonlight

Mark Baker GE
December 10, 2014
Our ancestors knew when to plant by looking at it, ship captains navigate by it, and wolves howl at it … and now its draw will power our cities.  After solar power, moon power — or more exactly tidal power — is well positioned to provide a sustainable, limitless power supply for years to come.
 
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Repowering Myanmar For A Better Future

December 09, 2014
Picture Credit: Getty Images


With great progress, comes even greater demand. With over 74% of Myanmar’s population lacking access to electricity, the need to have an efficient power generation system could not be more important. As a country, it is imperative for Myanmar to build the right infrastructure and partner with the right companies to provide the most efficient technology, and ultimately, cost savings to the people of the Myanmar.
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Scaling Super-conductivity — Q&A with T.J. Wainerdi

T J Wainerdi University Of Houston
December 09, 2014
Superconductors have been around for decades now — think the Large Hadron Collider, or an MRI. Yet while most superconducting wiring and other material requires extremely cold conditions (around -450 °F) to enable electrical current to flow indefinitely without resistance, the recent development of high-temperature superconductors has opened up the technology to a much broader range of applications.
 
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Ana Palacio: Europe’s Energy Essentials

Ana Palacio Spanish Council Of State
November 27, 2014
At last month’s European Council meeting in Brussels, energy issues dominated the agenda — for the third time this year.
 
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Edward Gerwin, Jr.: Building the Right Trade Policies to Support the Internet of Things

Edward Gerwin Jr Trade Guru Llc
November 25, 2014
On factory floors and from computers in Silicon Valley, GE is building what it calls the “Industrial Internet” — global networks that employ sensors, 
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A light bulb moment for the City of Sydney

November 24, 2014
Life after dark in inner-city Sydney has become more sustainable, thanks to introduction of the City of Sydney’s smart power usage program. In just under three years, the council has reduced energy use by more than 34 per cent, creating more than $370,000 in savings.
How? Well it’s pretty simple really. By changing some light bulbs.
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Taking the Carbon Out of Power Markets — Q&A with Manuel Baritaud

Manuel Baritaud International Energy Agency
November 17, 2014
As countries around the world seek to address climate change, one obvious place to focus is power production.
 

Not only does electricity generation account for about 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions, but the power sector is also expected to play more of a role in reducing the share of fossil fuels in the global energy mix than any other, the International Energy Agency (IEA) explains in its latest World Energy Outlook.
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Kenneth Herd: Technology for Brazil, Technology for the World

Kenneth Herd GE
November 13, 2014
As Brazil sets its sights on becoming one the world’s top five oil producers by the end of the next decade, it is also demonstrating global leadership in another key area — innovation.
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