Exhibit 4: Segment Revenues GE is one of the largest and most diversified technology and financial services corporations in the world. It has a wide exposure to different sectors of economy ranging from energy infrastructure‚ aviation‚ healthcare‚ transportation‚ and home and business solutions to financial services. Based on the peer group information from MorningStar.com‚ GE has several competitors‚ such as Siemens AG‚ 3M Co‚ Honeywell International‚ Inc.‚ ABB‚ Ltd.‚ Danaher Corporation‚ and
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5.2 Energy conversion and conservation 1. A change from one form of energy to another is called an energy conversion. 2. Is the following sentence true or false? Most forms of energy can be converted into other forms. True 3. Describe the conservation of chemical energy to mechanical energy in your body. Your body changes chemical energy which was in your food through the system of digestion. Once the energy is released‚ it turns to mechanical energy to move your muscles 4. When you throw
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NUCLEAR ENERGY VS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESEARCH QUESTION 1) What are the advantages of geothermal energy compared to nuclear energy in order to supply electrical energy to all residents? 2) Between nuclear energy and geothermal energy‚ which one is the best choice in making as the source of electrical energy? 3) What is the pros and cons of nuclear energy and geothermal energy? FINDING RESOURCES Geothermal Energy Definition: * Geothermal energy is thermal energy generated and
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many different purposes. We use water to take showers‚ to flush the toilet‚ cook dinner‚ to drink‚ and to clean. Water is not only used for our domestic needs‚ or wants but it is used in agriculture‚ industries‚ transportation‚ and as an alternative energy source (Lenntech‚ 2008). Life would be impossible without water. All life forms contain water; humans are composed of approximately 60% of water by body weight. We are dependent upon water for our survival as well as for our conveniences. Americans
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work the machines. Energy has everything and anything to do with my project. It is a very important term to understand. Energy is a very important factor that determines how far the cars I made for my project will go. This illustrates how if the car doesn’t have enough kinetic energy the car won’t go very far. According to my research‚ If work‚ which transfers energy‚ is done on an object by applying a net force‚ the object speeds up and thereby gains kinetic energy(Kinetic Energy) which will make
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[Energy resources]: The 2 broad types Pros and Cons of each type Ways in which they are harnessed There two main types of energy these are: 1. Potential energy 2. Kinetic energy Potential energy Potential energy is energy stored due to position. The following are some example in which potential energy can be found. 1. Wound-up spring When a spring of a dock work toy car unwinds‚ the stored energy in the spring drives the wheels and the car moves. The wound-up spring is said to posse potential
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1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Wave Energy Technologies – Spill Over /Overtopping Devices 5 2.1 Wave Capture Systems 5 2.2 Wave Dragon (Offshore) 6 2.3 Point Absorbers (Near/Offshore) 7 2.4 Oscillating Water Column (Nearshore) 7 2.5 Hinged Contour Devices (Near/Offshore) 8 2.6 Case Study – Pelamis DeviceI 9 2.7 Economic Appraisal 9 2.6 Non Technological Barriers - Environmental Impacts: 13 2.7 Non Technological Barriers - Social Impacts: 16 2.8 Miscellaneous Non Technological Barriers 16 2.9
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Energy is an important resource that drives the economic growth of a nation. The easy availability of energy resources for consumption greatly helps in industrialization of a country which in turn could lead to numerous other opportunities like increased employment‚ expansion in industrial development‚ and help the nation attain economic self-sufficiency. On the other hand‚ the scarcity of energy resources possess great threats such as rising food prices‚ relocations of agriculture and manufacturing
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and Solutions Final Project: Energy conservation is a process that every one in the world should be aware of not just for the rising cost of energy that is used by the consumer‚ but also the destruction that it can stop on the earths resources. Energy conservation is the reducing or eliminating of unnecessary energy use and waste by decreasing the quantity of energy used for achieving the same outcome. There are many tools that can be used for energy conservation Focus on a specific environmental
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The Energy of the Future The United States of America is in desperate need of an alternate energy source. One such alternate source is nuclear power. Nuclear power is a form of energy produced by an atomic reaction‚ which is capable of producing an alternative source of electrical power‚ replacing the energy currently supplied by coal‚ gas‚ or oil. This will help the United States move away from burning fossil fuels and potentially reduce overall pollution. Nuclear power has the potential to be
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