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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May-Jun 2008

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 

#India offers incentives for solar power projects # Capital fund for European energy projects #China unveils renewable energy development plan # Fiji considers geothermal energy # Sri Lanka targets more power from renewable sources # Bangladesh to tap renewable energy sources # Wind energy to address Viet Nam’s power shortage # Thailand to produce ethanol from cassava # India to set up National Biofuel Development Board # Key developments in China’s renewable energy sector

 
   SOLAR ENERGY  

# Solar cells created with inkjet technology # Solar cell efficiency increased with popcorn ball design # Increasing efficiencies for thin film solar cells # World’s most efficient multicrystalline silicon solar cell # Cheap and more efficient solar cells

 
   WIND ENERGY  
# Modular wind turbine # World’s first hybrid excitation wind turbine # Commercially integrated wind turbines # Floating wind power # Windmill for seawater desalination # Wind turbine design inspired by whales # New software for wind turbine design # Modified clutch helps to halve wind turbine weights # Gearless wind turbine
 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  

# Promise of a major stride in biofuel production # Breakthrough in biofuel production process # Technology for biofuel from non-food sources # New process for biodiesel production # Biofuels from waste oil and algae

 
   FUEL CELLS  

# High-efficiency domestic fuel cell # New battery advances wind energy generation # New catalyst gives boost to fuel cells # Pushing for fuel cells for portable gadgets # New membrane could improve fuel cell efficiency

 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY

# A new compound for hydrogen storage # Tiny buckyballs squeeze in hydrogen # Micro-reactor to generate hydrogen from liquid fuels # Microwaves to produce hydrogen from methane # Nanoparticles could make hydrogen cheaper than petrol # Hydrogen battery technology for portable devices # High efficiency hydrogen production process

 
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