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당신의 전기는 어디에서 오는가? – 다보스 WEF 보고서에서 말하는 전기의 미래

2015년 3월 9일

오늘날 세계는 거대한 힘의 이동 한가운데에 서 있다. 천연가스에서 재생에너지까지 점점 더 다양하고 광범위한 자원에서 생산되면서, 전기의 힘이 새로운 형태로 변화하고 있는 것이다. 스위스 다보스에서 열린 세계경제포럼(WEF)에서 최근 발표된 새 보고서 에서 미래 에너지 정책과 GE의 역할을 알아보자.

한국과 더불어 성장하는 GE

2015년 3월 2일

세계를 혁신의 무대로 혁신의 미래를 펼치고 있는 GE는, “한국 기업과 더불어 글로벌 시장에서 동반 성장한다”는 전략을 갖고 있다. 특히 GE코리아의 에너지 사업부문은 2012년 경기도 성남시 판교 테크노밸리에 입주했는데, GE의 선진기술과 글로벌 네트워크를 한국에 제공하는 동시에, 동시에 한국이 가진 세계적인 IT기술과 우수한 인재를 결합하고자 하는 의도였다.

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