2009
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Hannover offers deals to energy companies
Companies in the energy sector who are looking for a subsidiary in Germany or central Europe are getting a unique offer in Hannover. It’s one of Germany’s foremost centres in the field of geo-sciences, gas and oil drilling and geothermal energy.
World’s first osmosis power station
The Norwegian company Statkraft opened the first prototype osmosis power station in the world. The prototype generates energy by using the power that is released when freshwater blends with seawater. For more than ten years Statkraft researches osmosis as a renewable and emissionfree energy source.
Lee Wilkinson new Sales Director at GTE
Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (GTE), a leader in energy and aviation products and services, announced the hiring of Lee Wilkinson as Sales Director for the company’s European power generation market.
Draka expands subsea power solutions
Draka Offshore announced the expansion of their subsea power manufacturing capabilities for the Offshore Wind Energy, Oil & Gas, and subsea power distribution markets.
Space technology for production of algaefuels
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed a process both for the production of algaefuels as for cheap clearing of sewage with the use of space travel technology. This is done by letting the algae grow in plastic containers filled with sewage.
Breakthrough bio-ethanol production from agricultural waste
By incorporating one bacterium-gene in yeast, researchers from the TU Delft have realized three important improvements in the production of bio-ethanol from agricultural waste: more ethanol, less acetic acid and the elimination of the side product glycerol.
Top Performing Global Energy Companies
Major oil companies maintained their stronghold as the world’s top-performing energy businesses, according to the 2009 Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings.
World Energy Congress Montréal 2010
The Montréal 2010 World Energy Congress (WEC) unveiled the complete program for the next edition to be held September 12-16. 2010. The event is the largest international gathering on all energy sources.
Improvement amount of energy from water
Blue energy’ is a relatively new but promising sustainable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki from the University of Twente and Wetsus improved the most used method in The Netherlands to generate blue energy.
Alternative energy systems can’t replace fossil fuels
Two prominent environmental/economic think tanks jointly released a new study on alternative energy systems.
