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Towering above hilltops and open plains, wind turbines are a common symbol of renewable energy and the global fight against climate change. However, even renewable power sources can leave a carbon footprint. Case in point: The tall towers that hold the energy-creating rotors and machine head aloft are made from a material that accounts for between 7% and 9% of all human-made greenhouse gas emissions: steel.

The world’s demand for energy is growing at a pace that’s increasingly difficult to match — and two years into its journey as a standalone company, GE Vernova is meeting the challenge head-on. The company is helping energy customers find reliable, cost-effective solutions for today that can be quickly scaled to meet the needs of tomorrow. Here are just a few of them.

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Making good on their nickname, Sunbelt States from Georgia to Arizona are building lots of new solar these days. Texas is currently leading the way, but plenty of other states are cranking up their growth. In the past 12 months, Mississippi has grown solar 73%, and Louisiana has been even more aggressive, hitting 90%, according to the Energy Information Administration.

In the early hours of October 25, 2023, residents of Acapulco watched Hurricane Otis gather strength offshore. Forecasts had suggested a manageable storm. Instead, within less than 12 hours, Otis intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5, with gusts exceeding 165 miles per hour. When it struck Mexico’s Pacific coast, howling winds tore through homes, hospitals, and businesses — and left the city’s electrical infrastructure in tatters.

How does one of the world’s fastest-growing economies keep the lights on while rewiring its future to meet the needs and goals of a net-zero world? This is the question being asked today in Vietnam, a nation at an exciting crossroads, balancing rapid economic growth with the imperative to build a cleaner, more resilient energy system.

Getting huge infrastructure projects built requires resources, patience, technical know-how, and a certain amount of ambition. In the case of Aula Energy’s newest wind farm, in remote South Australia, it also took teamwork among a diverse group of experts from various organizations who had to coordinate everything from building new roads to studying unlikely power outages under a tight deadline.

Tucked away on Tanzania’s southeastern coast, not far from the border with Mozambique, Mtwara is a region with vast potential. Rich in both onshore and offshore natural gas, it has become central to government plans for long-term economic growth. Yet, until recently, power demand was outpacing the available power supply in the region.

Wind power is entering a period of accelerated growth. By the end of the decade, global capacity is expected to nearly double, to more than 2,000 gigawatts. Meeting that demand will require not only new factories, but more from the ones already operating — producing at greater scale, moving faster, and operating more efficiently.