News and insights from Vietnam
In 2019, the Haliade-X 12 MW prototype in Rotterdam raised the bar for wind energy (see top image). It set a world record for generating enough energy in one day to power 30,000 Dutch households. The prototype is performing so well that the machines are now rated even higher — at 13 MW.
GE Renewable Energy was named the preferred turbine supplier for Dogger Bank C, the third phase of what is set to become the largest offshore wind farm in the world upon completion in 2026. GE will also supply turbines for phases A and B of the wind farm.
The turbulent year has passed, health became the most concern and medical technologies have been successfully developed all around the world. Among them, the deep learning application in MRI scanners, artificial skin, restoring sight to those with lost vision; testing antibiotic resistant strains and finding the structure of protein to help influenza B are the most outstanding technologies of 2020.
In 2003, Dan Collins was working as a media analyst for an Australian brokerage when his father was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness. Collins had no background in healthcare, but seeing his father’s odyssey through the medical system, he realized that there had to be a way to treat people.
- GE’s global survey of business executives finds that there is a growing number of executives who are confident that their country is self-sufficient and does not need to rely on other countries to innovate.
- It further finds there is growing belief that protectionist policies ultimately support innovation and domestic economies—a trend that has grown with the pandemic.
- A potential paradox has begun to emerge, as business executives also increasingly recognize the importance of country-to-country partnerships as vital to innovation.<
Lean management is more than a buzzword for GE managers and employees worldwide – its concepts, which focus on respect for people and continuous improvement, significantly shape how GE teams think and develop new ways to advance in critical areas such as safety, quality, efficiency and customer service.
Lean processes and working styles can’t succeed in isolation, though. To produce optimal results, Lean must be ingrained in corporate cultures promoting openness, humility and transparency.
On April 30, the second Boeing 777X airplane successfully completed its test flight, cruising 2 hours and 58 minutes over Washington state and landing at Seattle’s Boeing Field.
Quick electric cars’ batteries recharge, “exponentially faster” quantum computers, Huge North Sea Station, an app for airport cleanliness as well as the planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn are the 5 coolest things on Earth this month.
Electric Cars Get A Jump
- GE to supply 8 of its 3MW-137 wind turbines, from its proven 3MW onshore wind turbine portfolio
- Contracts include supply and commissioning of a 27.2MW wind farm in the South Central Region of Vietnam as well as 10 years O&M agreement
GE Renewable Energy announced that it has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of GE’s 3MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam.