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Getting Better All the Time: How Lean Management is Helping Transform GE

In the 1970s, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology traveled to Japan to figure out why that country’s automakers were delivering cars faster than their competitors in Detroit. Their search led them to Toyota and its Toyota Production System - a set of management principles focused on boosting safety, quality and efficiency, reducing waste and creating more ...

Jun. 29, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Using Thermal Insulation in Offshore Wind Farms

Thermal insulation reduces the transfer of thermal energy between objects which have different temperatures or are within range of radiative influences. Heat flow is an inevitable outcome when objects of different temperatures interact. Thermal insulation provides a region in which thermal conduction is reduced or thermal radiation is reflected by the lower-temperature ...

Jun. 24, 2021

By Mid-Mountain Materials Inc.

New national lab reports: Rapid growth expected for grid-scale U.S. storage capacity

Energy storage has rapidly evolved from a niche application just a few years ago into an increasingly cost competitive and fast-growing technology that complements wind and solar. And two new national lab reports find storage growth is poised to explode. Grid-scale U.S. energy storage capacity could increase five-fold by 2050 according to the latest report from NREL’s Storage Futures Study ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By American Clean Power Association

Energy`s New Dimension: New Power Plant Looks to Jumpstart Australia`s Hydrogen Economy

Long reliant on coal to make electricity, Australia is increasingly looking to renewable sources like wind and solar. But generating reliable, renewable power demands shoring up the grid when the breeze won’t blow and the sun won’t shine - and natural gas power is an efficient dispatchable power that can backstop these sources, and help immediately reduce emissions from coal-fired ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

PHI Reimagined: Introducing Our New 3.8-M Battery Design

Introducing the next generation of SimpliPhi Power’s industry-leading safe lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) battery – the PHI 3.8-M – now available in our sleek but tough signature white metal design. Instantly recognizable by the rugged, powder-coated steel housing, our updated PHI 3.8-M kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery is more durable, efficient, and capable of withstanding the ...

Jun. 2, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Mountain Man: This Engineer Helped Design a Huge Power Plant On Top of the Alps

Having grown up in the shadow of the majestic Matterhorn in southern Switzerland - and summiting its pointy peak last year - Alex Schwery is not easily intimidated by the sight of a big mountain. But one cold day in the mid-2000s, he found himself standing in a cramped Alpine valley and he was practically trembling. It was freezing, but Schwery and his colleagues were also nervous. They were ...

May 28, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Utility-Scale PV Solar Trends: Increasing Power and Module Size

A primary goal of utility-scale PV power plants is to optimize power production. To achieve that goal, manufacturers are turning to increased module sizes in the hopes of increasing module power. This can bring lower levelized cost of energy, lower balance of system costs, faster installation, and, sometimes, even reduced land costs. With 650W+ modules now available, it appears that large module ...

May 26, 2021

By Array Technologies Inc

Deep Water Wind: These Huge, Floating Wind Turbines Could Help America Meet Its Renewable Energy Goals

Over the past 20 years, wind power has become an important component in America’s renewables mix. Wind farms have sprouted in many parts of the country, and now they are starting to move offshore. Just two weeks ago, for example, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave the final approval to Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first commercial-scale offshore ...

May 25, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Fantastic Voyage: This Drone Submarine Could Make Inspecting Hydro Turbines Faster, Easier and Safer

One Monday morning last autumn, David Auger-Habel, lead engineer at GE’s Hydro Solutions, walked along the banks of a photogenic reservoir in British Columbia, searching for the perfect shot. But the GE Renewable Energy engineer wasn’t looking to snap a panorama of the region’s natural wonders. He needed a close-up of large hydropower turbines spinning out of sight, deep inside ...

May 25, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Introducing The Battery Terminal - SimpliPhi Installer Podcast

Take a ride with the energy engineers from SimpliPhi Power and travel to new frontiers across the industry. We will cover terrain that spans energy storage, system design, equipment interoperability, renewable generation, codes & compliance, current events, and ...

May 21, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

The Battery Terminal, Episode 1 - Wind Power Energy Storage

Conducted by our technical services team, the podcast will cover various destinations in clean energy, market intelligence & all things SimpliPhi ...

May 21, 2021

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Sea Power: Most Powerful Wind Turbine Built to Date Picked for Huge U.K. Offshore Farm

GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine was designed to evolve with the market, and evolve it has. The initial model produced 12 megawatts - and even at that level, a single rotation of the machine’s blades could generate enough power for one U.K. household for two days. But when GE Renewable Energy engineers tested a Haliade-X prototype, they found it could be optimized to produce 13 ...

May 19, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Evaluating Sustainability of Wind Energy: Fact-Based Insights Through LCA

Decarbonization of the power sector plays a key role in achieving climate neutrality and net-zero targets in line with the 1.5ºC goal of the Paris Agreement. Therefore, the rapid transformation from fossil to renewable energy sources such as wind or solar is becoming increasingly important and crucial for countries aiming for ambitious climate targets. Despite the global pandemic, the ...

May 18, 2021

By Sphera

A Family Affair: This Mother-Daughter Duo Does Its Part For Renewable Energy

Before Heather Sasser could even tell her new colleagues that her mother also worked at GE Renewable Energy’s wind turbine plant in Pensacola, Florida, they immediately spotted the family resemblance. “People kept saying, ‘You look like someone else who works here. Are you related to Sally Flowers?’” Sasser says with a laugh. “It’s hard not to ...

May 7, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

All hail the DuraTrack HZ v3: Best-in-class extreme weather mitigation with array technologies

Extreme weather is a clear enemy of utility-scale photovoltaic power plants. A recent trend of increasingly costly extreme wind and hail disasters reinforces this point, wreaking havoc not only with the actual plants in terms of construction timelines and output, but on the availability and rates of commercial insurance for these properties. In choosing how to fight back, PV plants have two ...

May 7, 2021

By Array Technologies Inc

Lean and the art of gas turbine maintenance: How lean management helps keep the lights on

Ezra Laurent is a mechanical engineer, but he likes to think like a sports coach. “I’m always asking questions,” he says. “What can we do better? How can we change things? Who are our best performers? What can we do differently?” But Laurent isn’t seeking to get an edge from elite athletes. He and his team are working to get the very best out of another group ...

May 5, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

The network of the future: How 5G will power efficient industrial applications

Building new wind farms is a powerful way of getting more renewable energy to homes and businesses. But what if you could squeeze more electricity from wind turbines already spinning in the fields? For that, you need more information. “The name of the game with wind turbines is all about efficiency,” says Eric Tucker, senior director of technical products at GE Research. “The ...

May 5, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Danielle Merfeld Goes to Washington: GE Leader Brings Ideas for Sustainable Future to the White House

One of the last business trips Danielle Merfeld took before the pandemic was to get an up-close look at the prototype for GE’s Haliade-X, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation, installed at the tip of the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Merfeld, who is the chief technology officer at GE Renewable Energy, recalls feeling a sense of awe as she watched the three blades - ...

Apr. 22, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Charting a Cleaner Future: Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Hydro Power are Helping the World Decarbonize

Thursday, April 22, marks the 51st Earth Day, and governments, companies, as well as ordinary people concerned about the planet’s climate are taking part in events celebrating the birth of the modern environmental movement. The White House, for example, is hosting a Leaders Summit on Climate this week that will bring together representatives of 17 countries responsible for some 80% of ...

Apr. 21, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

The Way Forward: How GE Engineers are Helping Build a Path to a Renewable Future

In the five decades since the first Earth Day, the world has made much progress in understanding the perils posed by climate change and finding the solutions we need. But we are far from done. The switch to electric cars alone will force us to reimagine not only how we make electricity, but also how we distribute it. Renewables are clearly a big part of the future of energy, but so are natural ...

Apr. 20, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy