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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Sep-Oct 2008

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 

# China unleashes “clean revolution” # Asia’s biggest solar thermal plant to be set up in India # Republic of Korea to step up alternative energy research # Malaysia, Indonesia to use palm oil surplus for biodiesel # Thai PTT and GM sign deal on biofuel research # Viet Nam looks into biofuel development # Philippines pushes renewable energy programme # Wind power potential in India

 
   SOLAR ENERGY  

# Solar energy storage breakthrough # Low-cost solar cell technology # Flexible nanoantenna arrays to capture solar energy # Best-yet dye-based solar cells # Flexible CIGS with higher energy conversion efficiency # New paradigm for solar cells # Organic dye lets window panes harvest the Sun # Development of Cd-on-Si solar cells

 
   WIND ENERGY  

# New vertical axis wind turbine # “Anti-noise” silences wind turbines # Low-cost wind energy conversion system # Vertical axis Tesla wind turbine # New high-wind power technology # New wind systems

 
   BIOMASS ENERGY  

# Increasing ethanol yield from grasses and yard waste #“Oil from algae” – climate-friendly fuel # Glycerol converted to synthesis gas # Mutant yeast reduces need for corn in ethanol production # Nanotech derives ethanol from garbage # New catalyst for small-scale efficient biofuel production

 
   WAVE/TIDAL ENERGY  

# Simple converter for energy from waves # Power and fresh water from ocean

 
   FUEL CELLS  

# New cathode hope for cheaper fuel cells # Breakthrough for SOFC-based power systems # Fuel cell advance could lower cost # New high power fuel cell stack # Fuel cell with zeolite proton exchange micro -membrane # Energy-efficient cell # Carbon electrode catalyst for fuel cells # Hydrogen-powered fuel cell mopeds

 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY

# Scientists replicate photosynthesis step to split water # Producing hydrogen from biofuels # Bacterial process for hydrogen from food waste # Hydrogen generation without the carbon footprint # New process to lower hydrogen costs # Bacteria as a fuel of the future

 
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