CONTENTS May-Jun 2000
IN THE NEWS
IFC/GEF appoints external management team Ö Seminar on bio-fuels organized in India Ö Solar energy development through students Ö New record in global wind capacity Ö Biodiesel gas stations increasing Ö Small windmills popular in China Ö PV installations in Mauritius Ö Boost for renewables in the Philippines Ö Ethanol as motor fuel Ö How green is your hydrogen? Ö New eco-friendly initiatives in the United States Ö Wind power in India Ö New programmes to boost Australian renewables industry Ö Incentives for private wind power plants Ö Japan: Plans for photovoltaics Ö Renewables summary and costs forecasts for Japan Ö New renewables law in Germany
INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
New solar water heater developed Ö Thin-shell cast iron solar cookers Ö Steam trap to harness energy from chimneys Ö New solar panels Ö Davis hydro turbine
R&D IDEAS
New alloy for satellite PV Ö Biodiesel from cow's milk Ö Microscopic solar cells Ö Biodiesel: right choice for trucks Ö Energy plant of the future Ö Paraboloidal solar concentrator Ö Hydrogen obtained from green algae Ö Solar photocatalytic detoxification Ö Viable solar energy
SOLAR ENERGY
New building-integrated solar collector system Ö Solar space heater Ö Polycrystalline cells Ö Medium-temperature solar collector Ö Folded solar cooker Ö PV water pump Ö Portable solar supply Ö All-copper flat plate collector Ö High-efficiency cells
BIOMASS ENERGY
Backyard diesel Ö Garbage-based power plant Ö New biomass gasification system Ö Thermal power station fuelled by rapeseed oil
WIND ENERGY
Offshore wind farm for demonstration Ö Wind dam Ö Wind turbine for the Arctic region Ö Control system for wind/diesel power generation
FUEL CELLS
Full-scale direct fuel cell Ö PEM prototypes Ö New fuel cell technology Ö Proton exchange membrane fuel cell Ö World's first hybrid fuel cell turbine Ö Fuel cell for households
NEW PUBLICATIONS
TECH EVENTS
