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Jan-Feb 2007

 
   IN THE NEWS  
  New specification for hydrogen fuel cell transportation # Canadian wind technology for India # Korean solar power project completes first phase # Green fuels: the new catchword of Chinese oil majors # Philippines passes biofuels measure # Solar-grade silicon plant in India # High demand for wind technology in China # Malaysia gives tax break to solar module plant  #Korea to support fuel cell development # China to be the world’s largest wind power producer # Sri Lanka to set up a sustainable energy authority # Malaysia’s biodiesel output to double by year-end # China’s first hydrogen refuelling station # Cheap energy from waste in Viet Nam
 
   SOLAR ENERGY  
New thin-film solar modules # Diffusion systems for manufacturing
solar cells
 # Improved alloy film deposition method # New record in solar cell efficiency #Silicon solar cell efficiency raised  # New method for dye-sensitive solar cells # New form of solar cell devised
 
   WIND ENERGY  
Modular hybrid wind-diesel system # Wind turbine in a new design # New wind turbine # Direct-drive wind turbine # A quiet wind turbine
 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  
Solid catalyst lowers production cost # Electricity from rice # Biofuels
from greenhouse emissions
# Biomass power generation system # Biogas from kitchen grease # New technology for biodiesel production # Notable progress in production of ethanol fuel
 
   WAVE/TIDAL ENERGY  
Sea wave power plants # Grid electricity from wave energy # Combined wave energy system # New turbine # Experimental tidal generator # Offshore power systems # Hales tidal turbine # New wave energy converter
 
   FUEL CELLS  
Next-generation fuel cartridge technology # Multi-purpose fuel cell power generator # Siemens tests SOFC prototype  # New High-temperature fuel cell # Propane fuel cell # Honeycomb-type micro fuel cells # Combined reformer fuel cell system # Bipolar metal plate PEM fuel cell
 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY
Wind energy for hydrogen production # Scientists develop hydrogen-producing molecule # Electricity from soya oil # Coal-to-hydrogen
process
# Ethylene for hydrogen storage # Hydrogen technology to power vehicles # Solar-powered hydrogen generation # Breakthrough in hydrogen storage
 
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