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Эта страница на русском здесьCommission awards 2003 Prizes to the best European projects in Renewable Energy
On the occasion of the European Conference for Renewable Energy, on 20 January were handed over in Berlin the 2003 EU Awards of the Renewable Energy Campaign for Take-Off. For the 4th consecutive year, the Commission rewarded the efforts made in ... More... >>
Russia will not ratify Kyoto protocol, says adviser
Russia will not ratify the Kyoto protocol to cut global emissions of greenhouse gases "in its present form", a Russian presidential adviser announced on Tuesday. "In its current form, the Kyoto protocol places significant limitations on the econom ... More... >>
Global warming 'will hurt Russia'
A failure by Russia to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol would risk unleashing dangerous climatic changes at home, two of the country's top climate scientists have warned. The caution came during a conference on global warming in Moscow that ends on Frid ... More... >>
IEA published report
International Energy Agency has conducted research on current state of development of renewable energy in Russia. This report contains reviews of RE resources, available technologies, modern developments and existing projects in Russia. This study ... More... >>
Greenhouse gas 'plan B' gaining support
19:00 10 December 03 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition. The Kyoto protocol is dying a death of a thousand cuts. Last week, the US reiterated that it wants nothing to do with the sole international agreement designed to save the wor ... More... >>
N. American solar, wind power will double in 10 years
Electricity generated from solar, wind and other non-traditional sources will probably double in the next 10 years, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a report to be released today by Navigant Consulting Inc. The study, funded largely by U.S. a ... More... >>
Iceland wants to become world's first hydrogen-powered economy
Iceland could become the world's first economy free from the fossil fuels that add to global warming if it manages to produce enough hydrogen using renewable energy sources to run fuel cells, an official said here. "Iceland has the goal to have becom ... More... >>
Tidal energy turbine launches
The Ј3m turbine has been built into the seabed about a kilometre and a half (one mile) offshore from Lynmouth. The single 11 metre-long rotor blade will be capable of producing 300 kilowatts of electricity and will be a test-bed for further tidal tur ... More... >>
Canada may offer rebates for energy-saving homes
A Canadian government committee approved a plan to offer an average rebate of C$1,000 ($737) to residents who make their houses more energy-efficient, the Globe and Mail said, citing unidentified people familiar with the plan. The program to upgrade ... More... >>
Hydrogen is no gas, yet
Toyota in May recalled its fuel-cell hybrid vehicle in Japan when one of the cars sprung a leak from its hydrogen tank. Last week, researchers from the California Institute of Technology, in a Science magazine report, argued that large amounts of hyd ... More... >>
Power in a load of old rot
15.05.2003 By ELIZABETH BINNING Hamilton ratepayers will benefit from a new electricity scheme which transforms methane gas from rotting landfill rubbish into cheap power. The scheme, which is expected to be running by the end of the year, will pr ... More... >>
Alchemy with light shocks physicists
Claims of "unexpected and stunning new physical phenomena" are rare in the abstract of a reputable scientific paper. But the latest report by photonics crystal pioneer John Joannopoulos and his group at MIT, soon to be published in Physical Review Le ... More... >>
Take water and potash, add electricity and get - a mystery
By Robert Matthews, Science Correspondent (Filed: 18/05/2003) British researchers believe that they have made a groundbreaking scientific discovery after apparently managing to "create" energy from hydrogen atoms. In results independently verified ... More... >>
Your sweater could one day provide all the power
Your sweater could one day provide all the power you need to run your MP3 player, mobile phone or palmtop computer - as long as you're not standing in a darkened room. The idea comes from scientists in Germany, who have developed synthetic fibres th ... More... >>
Solar cells aiming for full spectrum efficiency
Buildings of the future could be "clothed" in a flexible, power-generating material that looks like denim. The Canadian company developing the material says it can be draped over just about any shape - greatly expanding the number of places where sol ... More... >>
Wind-powered building design revealed
Buildings with integrated wind turbines could generate at least 20 percent of their own energy needs, and perhaps all. They would be more power efficient than ordinary wind farms or solar powered constructions, say UK researchers. An international ... More... >>
Paint that cools your home in the heat of the summer and warms it up in winter
Paint that cools your home in the heat of the summer and warms it up in winter has been developed by researchers in China. Not only will the paint reduce your heating bills, it will also change the colour of your home to match the season. Developed ... More... >>
Mini nuclear reactor could power apartment blocks
A nuclear reactor designed to generate power in the basement of an apartment block is being developed in Japan. In the past few months government-backed researchers have been testing a fail-safe mechanism for the reactor, which will close down automa ... More... >>