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Breaking Down Barriers: GE's Chandra Duraiswamy Is Making The Case For Inclusion And Tolerance
Chandra Duraiswamy discovered his talent for steering people to a good cause when he was only 12. He was fundraising out on the streets of his hometown of Chennai, India. “I pitched this Bollywood-style concert to raise money for a new school building,” he remembers. “And I convinced all these uncles and aunties to open their wallets and buy tickets,” he adds, laughing at the memory.
Packing A Punch: GE’s New Gas Turbine To Help Smooth Florida’s Transition To A Solar-Heavy Grid
Florida’s ambitious plans to fully transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050 make abundant sense for the Sunshine State, and it’s another welcome step forward in the world’s efforts to combat climate change.
Packing A Punch: GE’s New Gas Turbine To Help Smooth Florida’s Transition To A Solar-Heavy Grid
Florida’s ambitious plans to fully transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050 make abundant sense for the Sunshine State, and it’s another welcome step forward in the world’s efforts to combat climate change.
No Pain, No Gain: GE’s Newest Gas Turbine Went To Boot Camp As It Prepared To Join The Grid
Thomas Edison reportedly said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
4 technologies to generate and transmit power in unexpectable way
Global electricity demand is growing rapidly by close to 5% in 2021 and 4% in 2022. With billions of new electrical devices per day, power is increasingly needed. Let’s see how power is generated and transmitted in a totally new way with these 4 unexpectably new technologies.
Empowering and Elevating Women to Ensure Equity
Everyone has a role to play in building a gender balanced world. Numerous studies show that greater participation by women is essential to achieving stronger democracies, more prosperous economies and fairer societies, benefitting society as a whole.
Family Affair: This Mother–Son Duo Turns Out Blades Together At LM Wind Power
Bogdan Ene is an operator at LM Wind Power’s factory in Castellón, a province on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, where the GE-owned company makes blades for wind turbines. He is in awe of a particular teammate’s boundless curiosity and energy. “She’s taught me that it’s possible to achieve two days of work in just a few hours by being organized,” he says. “I really admire her.”
Innovation For The Planet: This Map Shows Where GE Tech Is Helping Address Climate Change
In 2020, GE made a commitment to become carbon-neutral in its own operations by 2030, and last summer the company announced that it is going even further. It plans to be net zero by 2050 — including the Scope 3 emissions that result from the use of sold products. Upping the ante is the fact that roughly one billion people around the world lack access to reliable electricity, and overall demand for aviation, energy and healthcare — the three core industries in which GE operates — continues to grow.
A Turn Of The Screw: GE Aviation Workers Win Prestigious Award For Improving Factory Ergonomics
Workers at GE Aviation’s Lafayette, Indiana, jet engine-manufacturing plant were facing a problem. They had to hand-start 48 nuts in a tedious process that forced technicians to use repetitive wrist and hand movements.
4 breakthrough technologies to effectively exploit renewable energy sources
Light, sun, and wind are abundant energy sources that people always desire to conquer to serve life. Let's discover the top 4 breakthrough technologies in April to effectively exploit and store these energy sources in modern life, towards a sustainable future.