CONTENTS Sep-Oct 2001
IN THE NEWS
G8 report on renewable energy Ö Alternative fuel in Thailand Ö Largest private geothermal plant Ö Regenerative energy exhibition in Europe Ö Brighter light with electroluminescence Ö New guidelines for financing renewable energy projects Ö Parabolic solar cooker package Ö India’s potential in wind power Ö Geothermal plants to save US$330 million Ö Fuel cell cars in Japan Ö Non-conventional building in Sri Lanka Ö China to develop new energy resources Ö India to set up geothermal plant Ö Australia supports renewable energy Ö Winds of change in Philippine energy policy
INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Solar powered DC cooler Ö Green signals Ö New chip for solar cells Ö Students design solar-powered car Ö Engine retrofitted to run on hydrogen Ö Synthetic fuel Ö Clean fuel Ö Fuel cell patented
R&D IDEAS
Bio-hydrogen fuel production Ö New technique for ethanol production Ö Graphite fibres used in fuel cells Ö Palmtop runs on solar power Ö Low-cost fuel processor Ö Self-assembling PV molecules Ö ‘Green’ hydrogen production technique Ö PEM polymers
SOLAR ENERGY
Low-cost industrial solar collectors Ö Solar cell plant Ö Solar cell sets efficiency record Ö New solar roofing system Ö Solar kiln Ö Organic solar cell Ö Vertical solar panel Ö New hybrid system Ö Rechargeable solar cells
BIOMASS ENERGY
Biogas from lemon peels and olives Ö New biogas facility Ö Fuel from biomass Ö Rapeseed oil fuels CHP plant Ö Power, heat and cooling from manure Ö Biogas plant on a separate line Ö Non-traditional biomass fuel cogeneration plant Ö Automatic biomass burner fuelled by grass
WIND ENERGY
Two-blade downwind turbine Ö Low-cost wind turbine for households Ö New MW class turbine Ö Offshore wind turbine
FUEL CELLS
200 kW fuel cell plant Ö New SOFC Ö Fuel cell for mobiles Ö Recent developments in fuel cell technology Ö Portable fuel cells Ö Diesel-powered fuel cell Ö Microturbine power plant Ö Fuel cell used in combined heat and power system Ö Waste gas powers fuel cell
NEW PUBLICATIONS
TECH EVENTS
