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 Non-conventional Energy. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.

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Nov-Dec 2008

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 

Hydrogen-fuelled buses tested at Beijing Games # Indian cabinet approves national policy on biofuel # Biofuel use to be a must in Indonesia # Viet Nam stops sale of ethanol-blended petrol # Philippine Senate approves renewable energy bill # Malaysian action plan on renewable energy # Republic of Korea to boost renewable energy sector

 
   SOLAR ENERGY  

New flexible silicon solar cells #Solar cell exhibits 40 per cent efficiency # New design for efficient solar cells # Silicon solar cells show 20 per cent efficiencies # New approach for cheaper solar cells # Second generation thin-film solar cells #Concentrated photovoltaic module

 
   WIND ENERGY  

Two-blade wind turbine with hydrostatic drive # Protection of wind generators during voltage dips # Spherical windmill # Multi-megawatt wind turbine # New wind drive train concept unveiled # High-performance shrouded wind turbine # Wind turbine with semi-rigid blade # Wind rescue system

 
   WAVE/TIDAL ENERGY  

Commercial tidal energy installation # Turbine rides underwater currents like a kite #Shallow water tidal generator #Simpler turbines to harvest tidal energy

 
   FUEL CELLS  

New fuel cell starts up at room temperature # Hydrogen fuel cells take to the air # Fuel cells integrating SFC technology # Fuel cells provide marathon power

 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY  

Hydrogen breakthrough offers hope in fuel crisis # The road to full-scale hydrogen plant # Ammonia borane could store hydrogen # Silicon nanotubes for hydrogen storage # Kit for hydrogen generation # Hdrogen- on-demand systems

 
   BIOMASS ENERGY

Promise of ‘green petrol’ # Advance in biofuel processing #New mechanism to produce energy from biomass # Coffee waste converted to energy ##Biofuel technology shows potential # A novel chemistry to make fuel from sugar # Researchers study biodiesel tree

 
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