Bioelectricity
Laércio Couto receives World Bioenergy Award 2010
Bioenergy doesn’t have to consume resources – on the contrary, it can save important environmental assets. Brazilian researcher Laércio Couto and his team have proved just that, and for this work he is the first recipient of the World Bioenergy Award.
Weltec BioPower sells two biogas plants
Following the market entry in France in 2009 with the establishment of two biogas plants, Weltec BioPower has received two further orders from the neighbouring country.
Qatar Foundation enters solar energy sector
Qatar Foundation announced its entry into the solar energy sector through the creation of a joint venture company which in the first phase will produce solar grade polysilicon.
Garrad Hassan announces new service
International renewable energy consultancy, Garrad Hassan, announces a specialist service suite for developers of small-scale wind and solar photovoltaic projects.
Wind power capacity increasing
More new wind power capacity was installed in the EU in 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
MWM shipped 15 gas gensets to Bangladesh
With its 15 large gas gensets, the natural gas-powered plant in Ashugong, Bangladesh, will generate a total of 60 MWel, all of which will be fed into the public grid.
QuantaSol adopts dilute nitrides to boost absorption and solar efficiency
QuantaSol Ltd, an independent designer and manufacturer of strain-balanced quantum-well solar cells has exclusively licensed advanced materials growth technology from the University of Houston to make its manufacturing process simpler and cheaper, while further improving solar cell efficiency.
