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Nov-Dec 2006

 
   IN THE NEWS  
  Co-generation potential in India # Energy fund for developing nations # Philippines is top in wind energy potential # Novel electrification project in Nepal # Bioenergy share in China’s renewable energy  # Sri Lanka for better utilization of natural energy resources # New Korean player in wind turbine sector # Indonesia to develop coal-bed methane # India plans SEZ for renewable energy
 
   SOLAR ENERGY  
Solar desalination plant and technology # High-power, higher efficiency solar panel # Frequency of sunlight boosted # Advances in solar cell science # New ways to enhance solar cell efficiencies # Material captures low-energy photons # Cheap, flexible photovoltaic cells
 
   WIND ENERGY  
Wind turbines employ magnetic levitation # Methods and apparatus
for rotor load control
# Wind turbine harnesses buildings’ aerodynamics # Noiseless, efficient wind turbine
 
   TIDAL/WAVE ENERGY  
Tidal generator # New wave energy generator # Advances in wave
energy technology
# Electricity from ocean swells # Wave energy
conversion system # Hydropower prototypes to explore ocean power # Wave machine takes the 'right' angles
 
   FUEL CELLS  
Zinc-based fuel cell trials successful #Fuel cell technologies for the military # Ceramic film for fuel cellsRuthenium: a steam reforming solution for fuel cells? # New fuel cell system # Enzyme-based biofuel cell # Powerful fuel cell for portable gadgets
 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY
Low-cost efficient hydrogen generation # New reactors for hydrogen
production
  # Cheap hydrogen fuel # New hydrogen production method # Novel hydrogen storage materials # Hydrogen from cheap biomass # New hydrogen storage material
 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  
Waste-to-fuel process creates nanodiesel # Test equipment for
second-generation biofuels
# Fuelling the future with citrus waste # Bio-fuel from agricultural wastes # Vertical bioreactor # Gasification process yields low-cost diesel # New biofuels # Ethanol production from waste in Finland
 
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