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Philippines to try and harness sea currents for energy
Manila (AFP) May 19, 2008 The Philippines will try to generate electricity from sea currents under a project funded by an Italian grant, an official said Monday. A turbine on a barge would be moored in the Tanon Strait to see if the currents there could be used to power streetlights in a Cebu town, said Science and Technology Undersecretary Graciano Yumul. The barge would lie between the central waters of the islands of Cebu and Negros and the project would hopefully generate 50-100 kilowatts of electricity, Yumul added. The 80-million-peso (1.9-million-dollar) grant from the Italian government will be used to buy the turbine from an Italian firm specialising in experimental technology. Yumul hoped that the project, to be installed late this year, would help the Philippines in its quest to develop environmentally-friendly energy sources that lessen dependence on expensive imported fuel. Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Improved Ion Mobility Is Key To New Hydrogen Storage Compound
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2008A materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store relatively large quantities of hydrogen within its crystal structure for later release. |
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