VATIS Update Non-conventional Energy is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Ozone Layer Protection. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.

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 Sep-Oct 2006

 
   IN THE NEWS  
  GE wind turbine assembly facility in China # Viet Nam focuses on
wind energy # Indian joint venture for energy recovery from waste # Sino-Malaysian pact on biodiesel development # ‘Green pricing’ to
save energy  # Ethanol-blended fuel launched in Pakistan # Thailand to produce more power from renewable sources # Indonesia turns to biofuel as alternative energy resource
 
   SOLAR ENERGY  
Silicon-plate solar cell # New rooftop solar power system # Residential PV system # Semi-transparent organic solar cells developed  # Start-up promises cheaper solar panels
 
   WIND ENERGY  
Breakthrough in wind power technology  # Software adds interactive
element to windmill designing # ‘Invisible’ floating wind turbines  # Assessing wind turbine performance # Wind turbine blade testing
facility # On-line condition monitoring system # Domestic wind power
system # Open-access database covers wind blade composites
 
   TIDAL/WAVE ENERGY  
United States’ first tidal project # Tidal turbine with two-way operation  # New development at tidal energy site
 
   FUEL CELLS  
Milestone towards multi-kW fuel cells # Fuel cells for mobility # Portable fuel cell #  New PEFC # Fuel cell with high energy density  # Prototype direct methanol fuel cell # Powerful fuel cells # New hydrogen fuel cell catalysts
 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY
A breakthrough in hydrogen storage # New hydrogen fuel storage
system # Photocatalysts and visible light aid hydrogen generation # Compact hydrogen generator # Bigger need not be better for storage! # New hydrogen storage technology  # New process for clean hydrogen production
 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  
Corn waste potential: More than ethanol # Sugar yields diesel fuel
and industrial chemicals # New finding leads to better waste-to-fuel
technology #Bio-oil from agricultural waste  # Marine algae provide clean oil # Energy from organic waste # Fuel production using bacteria
 
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