A couple of years ago, GE jumped into the solar manufacturing arena in a pretty big way. In April 2011, we announced that GE had just invested $600 million into a thin-film solar factory in Aurora, Colorado. GE announced in early 2012 that it had doubled its investments in solar … [continued]
For a brief look inside the world of the wind industry, the following is a video I filmed of GE’s Andy Holt* talking about the culture of the wind industry and the crowdsourcing of wind turbine development. My initial question was simply about whether or not GE was hoping to use … [continued]
Wind power is already extremely cheap — the cheapest option for new electricity in many if not most regions of the world. It is also extremely effective at reducing CO2 emissions and other pollution. But it’s still something like a “teenager” or “young adult” in its development. There’s room for … [continued]
At GE’s recent Mind + Machines 2013 conference*, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview GE’s Andy Holt, the general manager of Renewable Energy Services at GE Energy. The friendly giant (he was very tall, but thankfully also very friendly and funny) answered several technical questions I pitched his way, as … [continued]
Following up on my post about GE’s new PowerUp technology for wind turbines, below is a little more background on “the Industrial Internet,” the broader screenplay in which PowerUp is just one scene. (Full disclosure: GE funded and organized my trip to the GE Minds + Machines 2013 in Chicago. … [continued]
GE this morning released an announcement regarding new wind turbine technology that can boost wind turbine technology by up to 5%, which equals a whopping 20% or so more profit per wind turbine. (Full disclosure: GE funded and organized my trip to Chicago in order to cover the GE Minds … [continued]
