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A View To A Kilowatt: Fit For A Bond Villain, This Massive Swiss Power Plant Hides Beneath The Alps

P D Olson
October 10, 2017
Imagine the silvery-white mist of a waterfall, spraying down the side of a cliff face that towers over a quaint Swiss village. Now imagine a different kind of waterfall. One that’s made by humans, processes millions of gallons of water and is hidden deep within a mountain.
Oh, and the water also flows backwards.
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Hydro

Hydropower Catches The Digital Wave

Richard Taylor International Hydropower Association Ceo
Debora Frodl GE
March 24, 2017

Digital solutions promise to improve economic and environmental outcomes, write Debora Frodl, Global Executive Director at GE Ecomagination, and Richard Taylor, CEO of the International Hydropower Association.

 

 
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Cambodia Eyes Hydro, Steam and Fast Power Innovation

January 11, 2017
An early start, and heavy rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of Cambodia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Suy Sem, the US Ambassador to Cambodia, William Heidt, and more than 140 guests attending the Powering Cambodia workshop in Phnom Penh on November 22.
Organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and GE, the event attracted industry stakeholders including government officials, business and power sector leaders, investors, and GE experts from around the world, to discuss new solutions to help Cambodia reach its energy goals.
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Hydro

Dammed If You Don’t: Why The US Will Lose Big Without Investing In Hydropower

Kristina Johnson
September 28, 2016

Hydropower - energy that comes from water flowing through turbines in dams - is referred to as America’s first renewable electricity source. Kristina Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Cube Hydro, GE Ecomagination Advisory Board Member, and former Under Secretary of Energy, explains how this 100-year old energy source needs a facelift.

 

 

  1. Do all the dams in the U.S. produce energy? 

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Africa

Mind The Gap: Here’s How You Take On A Power Crisis The Size Of A Continent

Tomas Kellner
January 06, 2016
One easy way to see Africa’s power problem is by looking at a picture of the Earth from space at night. While other inhabited regions of the world glow and sparkle like jewels in a black velvet display case, Africa remains largely dark. That’s because the continent’s 1.1 billion inhabitants have at their disposal just 185 gigawatts (GW) of installed power-generation capacity. The United States, by comparison, can draw on 1,000 GW for 300 million people.
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