In the last decade, new technology and materials have generated a breed of boats that are generally considered less safe than their traditional counterparts.
The pressure of competition which technologies generate makes enemies necessary, as we know.
The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which in turn is used as fuel.
It was created as new technologies generated new design and construction methods.
Others say green technology will generate new jobs and help the economy.
They would also have to figure out whether and how to divide the revenue that the technology may generate.
The existing technology wouldn't generate a large enough gate field, and we had some pretty basic problems to overcome.
Computers and high technology don't always generate more jobs.
Industry groups have estimated that the technology could generate a quarter of the world's electricity needs by 2050.
And all this is happening in an industry whose prospects were initially treated with some of the same skepticism the new technology now generates.