CONTENTS                                                  May-Jun 2002

IN THE NEWS
Increase in world geothermal power  Ö Solar hot water production in China  Ö World’s largest solar project  Ö Philippines explores geothermal energy  Ö Power from trash  Ö Solar furnace technology  Ö Bagasse-fuelled power plant  Ö India sets 6,000 MW target for wind power  Ö PV wafer fabrication line for China  Ö Small-scale hydropower in Nepal Ö Development of fuel cell cars in China  Ö Waste-burning power plant in China  Ö Biodiesel-powered garbage trucks  Ö Bagasse-based electricity for sugar plant  Ö Preferential tax policy to boost wind power  Ö Largest solar project in the Netherlands  Ö Sharp to mass-produce solar panel  Ö Solar water pumps

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Solar cooling  Ö Low-emission diesel alternative fuel  Ö Solar hot water conversion system  Ö Fuel efficient natural gas engine developed

R&D IDEAS
Thinner materials for flexible solar cells  Ö New methane conversion process  Ö Efficient thin-film solar cell  Ö Cost-effective source of electricity Ö Energy from wet biowaste

SOLAR ENERGY
New cell reduces production costs  Ö Nanorod technology for hybrid solar cells  Ö Solar lighting systems  Ö High-efficiency solar cell technology  Ö Portable solar power systems  Ö Solar electric generators  Ö Large-format 165 W PV module

BIOMASS ENERGY
New process yields fuel from biowastes  Ö Burning solid fuels

WIND ENERGY
Windmill for homes  Ö Water pumping windmill  Ö Latest windmills from Denmark  Ö 20 kW wind turbine  Ö Vertical axis wind/water turbine  Ö Compact wind turbine  Ö High-power wind generators  Ö Wind turbines for affordable electricity

FUEL CELLS
Hybrid power plant  Ö SOFC/microturbine power generator  Ö Notebook computer fuel cell system  Ö Fuel cell for cellular phones  Ö LOT fuel cell technology  Ö Fuel cell system for mobile devices  Ö New solid fuel cell systems  Ö Portable fuel cell technology  Ö Fuel for the future

NEW PUBLICATIONS

TECH EVENTS