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Jan-Feb 2008

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 
# Unwinding wind energy # China powers ahead on renewable energy # Malaysia considers making biofuels # India to facilitate SEZs in renewable energy # Indonesia to return to 5 per cent biodiesel # Biofuel use soars in Thailand # Millions of Chinese households use biogas # Viet Nam approves plan to use biofuels # China for international cooperation on renewable energy # India’s solar energy generation sluggish # A National Energy Model for Pakistan
 
   SOLAR ENERGY  
# ISO Texture solar cell �� High efficiency organic thin-film solar  #   Higher conversion efficiency raised for polycrystalline cells # Printing highly efficient organic cells # New solar technology to intensify light # Sharp introduces new solar PV system # Lead-free solder photovoltaic modules
 
   WIND ENERGY  
# China’s first marine wind turbine # Airborne wind power generators # Tallest wind turbine # Floating wind turbine # New concept to tap wind energy # New wind farm design software # Speed control boosts energy output # Wind blade monitoring systems
 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  

# Oil from wood # Machine turns plant oil into biodiesel fuel # Charcoal briquette from waste # Micro-reactor process for biodiesel refining # Sludge becomes gas in new process
 
   WAVE/TIDAL ENERGY  

# New technology to harness ocean energy # Turbines to tap gulf stream current #Tidal turbine generators #Contra-rotating tidal turbine # Tidal generator system and method # Novel technology for capturing energy from ocean floor # Floating tidal turbine
 
   FUEL CELLS  

# Record-breaking hydrogen storage for fuel cells # Dual-purpose fuel cell cleans up pollution # Longer-life fuel cell # Microbial fuel cells turn on the juice # Glucose-powered hydrogen fuel cell
 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY

# Advanced hydrogen fuel technology # Hydrogen generation # Porous polymer may boost hydrogen storage # Clean hydrogen from biofuel waste # Bacteria generate hydrogen gas # Wiring up enzymes to produce hydrogen # Breakthrough in clean hydrogen production
 
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