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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Mar-Apr 2009

 

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   IN THE NEWS  
 

#Turbines officially spinning in Antarctica # International renewable energy body launched # India’s first hydrogen fuel pump # China launches solar energy action plan # Republic of Korea creates renewable energy fund # Bangladesh lifts duty on solar energy tools # Pakistan approves renewable energy policy extension # Renewable energy development in the Philippines # Viet Nam approves renewable energy, power projects # Indonesia plans to subsidize biofuel # New biodiesel technology in Malaysia # China to subsidize fuel cell and electric vehicle purchases

 
   SOLAR ENERGY  

# ‘Record breaking’ solar cells # Metal nanoparticles for solar cells
# Organic solar cells are a step closer # Polymer solar cells with higher efficiency levels # Organic nanotube solar cell # Characterization of solar cell energy conversion efficiency

 
   WIND ENERGY  

# Robotic inspector for wind turbines # Off-shore vertical turbine design # Technology to maximize wind turbine efficiency # High-altitude wind technology # Rooftop wind turbine # Statistical forecasting for wind energy

 
   WAVE/TIDAL ENERGY  

# Tidal power inspired by wind technology # Wave and wind power hybrid machine # OWC power unit

 
   FUEL CELLS  

# World’s smallest working fuel cell # Catalyst for ethanol fuel cell # New reformed methanol fuel cell # Energy-efficient fuel cell technology

 
   HYDROGEN ENERGY  

# Production of hydrogen from waste # New hydrogen generation enzyme # Hydrogen storage in zeolite-templated carbon # New method for producing and distributing hydrogen # Hydrogen from cellulosic materials # Hydrogen production using aluminium clusters # Hydrogen-powered prototype car

 
   BIOMASS ENERGY

# From agricultural waste to useful energy # Methane fuel from coal-eating microbes # Cutting the cost of making cellulosic biofuels # Making biofuels the chemical way # Novel technology for economic biofuel production # Coffee: a new source of fuel production # A revolutionary biofuel technology

 
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