CONTENTS Sep-Oct 2002
IN THE NEWS
Dominance of fossil fuels challenged Ö Mapping renewable energy sources Ö Renewable rural electrification project in Sri Lanka Ö Training programme on wind power technology Ö Global fuel cell energy set to expand Ö India completes solar project in Nepal Ö Solar power system in Mongolia Ö Villages turning towards solar energy Ö Progress report on residential fuel cells Ö Sharp installs new solar line Ö Co-generation to promote use of gas as fuel Ö Australia to host ‘Solar Tower’ Ö US$3 billion PEFC market Ö Development of small fuel cells to be subsidized Ö Japan plans to introduce fuel cell vehicles in 2003 Ö NREL technologies in the top 100 Ö 30,000 solar powered homes by 2010 Ö Waste-to-energy projects in India
INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Intelligent control system to minimize energy use Ö On-road zinc/air fuel cell vehicle Ö Power generation from wind and water Ö Liquid phase combustion of dimethyl ether Ö Solar-boosted heat pump water heater Ö Solar refrigerators and freezers Ö New diesel fuel helps reduce greenhouse gases
R&D IDEAS
Liquid fuels from methane using electric fields Ö Solar surgery Ö Nanoparticles for solar energy conversion Ö Carbon dioxide converted into hydrocarbon fuel Ö Ultra-clean fuels for fuel cells
SOLAR ENERGY
Solar-powered heating system Ö High-efficiency solar cell module Ö New development in thin-film technology Ö Solar-powered air drier for raisins Ö Solar roof tile installation Ö Low-cost solar water heater Ö Reservoir mixer Ö Europe’s largest solar heating plant
WIND ENERGY
Breakthrough in small wind turbines Ö New wind systems Ö 20 kW wind turbine Ö New range of wind energy converters Ö Ducted fan wind turbine Ö Prototype of 2 MW wind plant erected Ö New wind turbine
FUEL CELLS
High-temperature fuel cell Ö Zero-emission hybrid fuel cell Ö Breakthrough in fuel cell design
WASTE TO ENERGY
Energy from sorted MSW Ö Electricity from coal mining wastes Ö Manure-powered microturbine Ö Hydrogen and electricity from organic wastes
NEW PUBLICATIONS
TECH EVENTS
