The packaging challenges of high temperature electronics
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to attend the HiTEN (high temperature Electronics Network) conference in Oxford, UK. While the temperature there never quite made it above 65F the whole time I was...
View ArticleStump the Scientist: Energy from lightning bolts
Today’s Stump the Scientist question was actually posed to our friends @generalelectric on Twitter and sent our way internally. Keep reading to learn a little more about harnessing energy from...
View ArticleWir sind das GE in Germany
Hi everybody! I wanted to put up a quick blog entry to let you know about the new advertising campaign that GE has recently kicked off in Germany: Wir sind GE in GEburt, in GEwissen, in GEstartet, in...
View ArticleUpdate on the Twentynine Palms Marine Base microgrid
In 2009, General Electric was awarded $2 million for a technology demonstration contract from US Department of Defense’s Environmental Security and Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Office to...
View ArticleIGBT technology receives a Presidential honor
All, This past weekend, a former colleague of mine, Jayant Baliga, was bestowed with an exciting honor for the work he did while at GE Global Research. It is always exciting when recognition is given...
View ArticleGE engineering work becomes declassified after 25 years
As much as we can, and do, share information about what we’re working on at Global Research on this blog, I don’t think it comes as any surprise to anyone that there are certain research topics that we...
View ArticleUsing software to optimize wind turbine performance
Hi everybody, my name is Colin McCulloch and I am a Principal Scientist at GE Global Research. I am a part of a team within our Software organization working to develop a wind turbine performance...
View ArticleEnvisioning the future of Smart Grid through the lens of advanced communications
Hi everybody, my name is Steve Bush and I am a part of the Advanced Communications Systems Laboratory at Global Research. I wrote my first blog entry more than a year ago when I was a part of the...
View Article140 Things We Made Yesterday at GE
Hi everybody, I wanted to share a link today to a video that was pulled together at a remarkable pace and was launched last week. To go along with GE’s new branded Twitter page, I participated in...
View ArticleSeven crimes of coastline pollution
What comes to your mind upon mentioning the word “seaside,” besides blue seawater, soft sand and free-flying birds? Would you connect the idea with trash and pollution? But what about the reality? GE...
View ArticleBangalore students impress with plans to “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”
It was a cloudy Saturday morning when 400 sunny students all between 8-14 years of age graced GE’s Technology Center at Bangalore, India with their presence and their revolutionary ideas on “Reduce,...
View ArticleStump the Scientist: AC vs DC power flow
Happy New Year everybody! As we enter 2012, we promise to answer more questions for you this year than we have in any year past. Keep them coming and we’ll do our best to keep the answers flowing!...
View Article“Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2?” Part 2: Carbon capture and storage techniques
In yesterday’s blog, I lay out the problem at hand, but now, what do we do to fight it? Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one option in the portfolio of mitigation methods for the stabilization of...
View ArticleHappy Pi Day!
As a company that makes so many things that spin in a circular motion … think jet engines, wind turbines and even MRI scanners … we’re big fans of Pi! Pi, that magical measurement defining the ratio of...
View ArticleGE’s ORegen system has roots in Munich
Recently, GE Reports posted a story on the GE Oil & Gas ORegen System that is being used on Canada’s Alliance Pipeline in both Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. You may have seen the story if...
View ArticleUpdate: High Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation Study – Flagstaff...
GE Global Research and GE Energy Consulting along with NREL, ASU, and ViaSol Energy Solutions have been participating in an Arizona Public Service (APS) led, US Department of Energy funded study of...
View ArticleWind Technology and Sustainability: A Conversation with Mark Jonkhof
Hello world! My name is Arin Lastufka, and I’m a student in this year’s A-Course, as part of the Edison Engineering Development Program here at GE’s Global Research Center. I’m on my first rotation in...
View ArticleThermal Systems: Economically extracting significantly more oil from current...
One of the fascinating things about my job is contemplating questions like: What will the future energy mix look like? This is difficult to predict but it is fair to argue that oil will still be in the...
View ArticleThermal Systems: 2012 Turbine Engine Technology Symposium
Hi, my name is Jon Slepski and I manage the Turbine Thermal Physics and Measurements Lab at GE Global Research in Niskayuna, NY. The primary focus of my lab is to develop technologies for the accurate...
View ArticleThermal Systems: The Future of Energy at ARPA-E Summit
One of the exciting things about working at GE Global Research is envisioning planet-scale energy production 10, 20, 50, and even 100 years in the future. I had the pleasure of spending the two days...
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