On November 8, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a $50-million collaboration to augment work, that will optimize solar energy in more cost effective ways.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Nov 2010
Stop-and-go driving can wear on your nerves, but it really does a number on the precious platinum that drives reactions in automotive fuel cells. Before large fleets of fuel-cell-powered vehicles can hit the road, scientists will have to find a way to protect the platinum, the most expensive component of fuel-cell technology, and to reduce the amount needed to make catalytically active electrodes.
Picosun Oy, Finland-based global manufacturer of state-of-the-art Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems, takes part in Polycat, a major 2010 -2014 EU funded research project aiming at reducing the environmental footprint of chemical and phar-maceutical industries by studying methods towards creating zero-waste processes.
A new solar powered blood pressure (BP) measuring device may prove an effective alternative for field tests in third world countries. The reliable and affordable device would be able to help curb the rising rates of heart related diseases that are rampant in lower income countries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2010
A joint initiative to combat climate change is being undertaken by the Unites States and Australia. The two countries will collaborate on research into solar energy with the hope of cutting the costs of harnessing it to the levels of conventional fossil fuels within the next five years.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2010
The Aspen City officials are seeking a “conduit exemption” approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct a 1.175MW conduit hydropower facility in Colorado. The approval will not give complete licenses required for the project, as it will be installed in an already available pipe or channel. The facility can be developed only after receiving the approval from FERC.
The government of Punjab, India, plans to produce about 1,000 MW of green energy from livestock residues by 2015, as large quantities of cattle manure became a main pollutant in the region.
Ireland-based Biotricity, which supplies and installs energy saving systems and wind turbines, has declared its plans to build a biomass facility worth €40 million in Co Offaly, Ireland. The plant will create about 200 job opportunities for construction of the proposed facility and about 65 people will be employed at the facility during the first year of operation.
Campbell Soup is planning with BNB Napoleon, a subsidiary of Exton, Pennsylvania-based BNB Renewable Energy, to construct a solar project worth $21.6 million in Napoleon to supply electric energy for its food production unit.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the global wind industry will go through a low-phase in 2010. This outlook was based on the capacity of new megawatts installed this year.
Amonix, which designs and produces concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy systems, has started construction of a 214,000-square-foot plant located on North Pecos Road in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Abbey Renewables has announced a proposal to construct a £13 million solar farm spanning 35 acres in Wilburton. Nick Sutton, the managing director of the company stated that the project would generate clean electricity to serve the demands of about 1,200 homes and the area could still be used to graze livestock. He added that for the past six months, the company has been planning for the new solar farm that complies with the new government regulation.
Enerkem, a company that converts waste into biofuel, reported that its US-based affiliate has completed the requirements of the US federal environment assessment to get approval for the construction of a waste-to-ethanol plant.
An open-loop geothermal system will be installed in Colorado's Capitol building, which will use a $4.6 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the Energy Recovery Act.
MeyGen, a tidal energy syndicate consisting of International Power, Morgan Stanley, and Atlantis Resources, has entered into a deal with UK-based Crown Estate to construct a tidal power project with a capacity of 400 MW, in the Inner Sound in Pentland Firth of Scotland.