But GM says the next-generation technology could power rear-wheel-drive cars as well, such as the Cadillac XTS concept car, which was on display at the recent Detroit auto show.
Siemens and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) plan to demonstrate that high-temperature superconductor technology is suitable for power generation in everyday operation.
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So GE is determined to come out with a battery system that will store energy, but the investment costs are enormous as it needs to develop a massive storage system for a huge global customer base, says Wlliam Schmitz, president and CEO of WindTamer (WNDT), a maker of wind power generators utilizing proprietary technology for elecrtric generation and energy management.
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In November, GE opened the Kaluga Energy Technology Center to service GE power generation equipment installed in Russia.
And developing basic low-cost pollution technology for coal-fired power generation in the third world would probably get more bang for the pollution buck than just about anything else.
Jore believes they can leverage the CORE motor technology in a wind turbine power generation system at Boulder Wind Power in Colorado for residential and commercial deployments.
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Solar technology has lower capacity since its power generation is constrained by availability of the sun.
He did not say who would pay for a technology which increases the cost of power generation so much that it has still not been adopted in rich nations which have caused the climate problem.
We learned a lot from the first generation technology and the 2nd generation further improves power efficiency.
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Then there's a small-technology approach: solar power, wind energy and distributed generation.
It will take a new generation of scientists and technologists to spark a revival in nuclear power technology.
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Today, it is more widely appreciated that by moving an application to the cloud, less people are needed to rack and stack technology, demand for servers decrease, the need for cooling and power generation decreases as well, to take three prominent examples of costs savings.
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