CONTENTS Nov-Dec 2002
IN THE NEWS
International training course on small hydropower Ö ADB aid for China Ö Pakistan focuses on wind power Ö Clean energy venture capital facility in China Ö Boost for SWERA project Ö Advanced energy technologies to curb global warming Ö German technology for China’s biogas industry Ö Catalysing investments in RET Ö New solar pump factory in India Ö Safety standards for fuel cell-based vehicles Ö PV systems in Andamans Ö New benchmark for renewable energy Ö Solar energy lights up roof of the world Ö Solar power use increasing in Japan Ö Rise in solar panel output Ö Fuel cell buses in China by 2008 Ö Commission for alternative energy in Pakistan
INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Portable personal power system Ö Micro solar lighting Ö Air-conditioner provides cozy sleeping conditions Ö New pool heater Ö Solar cooker
R&D IDEAS
Cooking oil enhances diesel fuel performance Ö Flat structure lowers fuel cell costs Ö New process to generate energy from waste Ö Hydrogen fuel from biomass Ö Food wastes could help power homes Ö New type of silicon cells Ö Nuclear fusion: the new energy source? Ö Power conversion system for space
SOLAR ENERGY
Next-generation thin-film solar cell Ö High-efficiency solar cells Ö Thin-film PVs for space Ö Giant fresnel lens solar concentrators Ö New technology for low-cost solar cells Ö New dye-sensitized solar cell Ö Sunlight and natural gas in new energy source Ö Largest thin-film solar cell facility
WIND ENERGY
24 V DC battery-charging system Ö 2,300 kW prototype assembled Ö New 900 kW turbine Ö 300 kW windmill Ö High-speed wind power turbine Ö New offshore wind turbine Ö Vertical axis turbine
FUEL CELLS
Hydrogen-fuelled generator Ö Fuel cell charger for cell phones Ö Waste food powers fuel cell in Japan Ö Methanol fuel processor Ö New system yields pure hydrogen Ö Fuel cells integrated in laptops
TIDAL / WAVE ENERGY
New wave energy converter Ö Floating power station Ö Tidal wave generator
WASTE TO ENERGY
Ion dissociation technique Ö New incineration technology Ö Timber wastes provide energy Ö Latest in combustion technology
NEW PUBLICATIONS
TECH EVENTS
