The GE Brief: April 24, 2023

Breaking Through

Week in and week out, the GE Brief tells you about the latest innovations that are creating the future of flight and driving decarbonization through the energy transition — and the people behind them. Read about six GE innovators who are working to realize a lower-carbon future and check out our interactive map highlighting our breakthrough energy technologies.

The State of SAF

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a key innovation for reducing carbon in the aviation industry, and GE Aerospace is working tirelessly to support efforts to make SAF more widely available. We sat down with two of the company’s alternative fuels leaders to hear the latest.

Winds of Change

Patrick Cassidy was a carpenter, Charlie Rice a charter boat captain. Today the two men are service technicians for GE Vernova turbines that will power the country’s first big offshore wind farm near Martha’s Vineyard. Read more here.

‘Sustainability Is a Team Game’

GE Aerospace leaders Geraldine Barnuevo and Savannah Frazier talked to GE Reports about their critical roles guiding sustainability and diversity efforts at the company for #earthday2023. Find out more.

Culp’s Vision for the Future of Flight and the Energy Transition

At a World Economy Summit held by news platform Semafor, GE Chairman and CEO and GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp spoke about GE’s role in shaping the future of flight and its approach to the energy transition. Front and center: sustainability, reliability, and affordability. Watch here.

 — Quote of the Day —

“We have to solve the trilemma. We have to solve for energy security, we have to solve for affordability, and we have to do so in a sustainable way.”

— Larry Culp, CEO and chairman, GE, and CEO, GE Aerospace