Getting Power From Coal Without Digging It Up. An Alberta project will transform coal deep beneath the ground into gas.

Converting coal in the ground directly into clean-burning gases could have huge environmental benefits--not the least of which would be the avoidance of destructive mining operations. The problem is, technology for underground coal gasification is still in its early stages. More here.

A Cheaper Hydrogen Catalyst

Read here about the new development in catalysts for fuel cells. Next step towards the hydrogen economy?

VESTAS Graduate Programme + A Global Energy Case Competition for MSc Students of Business and Engineering

VESTAS GRADUATE PROGRAMME

If your graduation is within reach, we would like to encourage you to consider Vestas’ Graduate Programme as your first job. It’s a 2-year international programme with three modules rotating in three different countries and is structured to provide you with competences that will bring you even further in your future career. You get the opportunity to work in Denmark, China, USA, India, UK, Spain, Germany, Singapore or even Australia. Read more on vestas.com/graduateprogramme and watch our film about life as a graduate in Vestas.

If you have any questions regarding your application that you can’t find on our website, please send a mail to the Graduate Programme team on this e-mail: graduateprogramme@vestas.com

Positions for March 2010 will be launched 14 September 2009

NEW Application deadline: 12 October 2009

NEWS - VESTAS WINNOVATION 2009 - COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL MASTERS BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS:

Vestas invites you to contend with students from top programs around the world in The Winnovation Challenge 2009. Vestas challenges students around the world in a case competition and the 30 students with the best ideas are flown to Århus, Denmark, for a final event. Apply now for your chance to meet Vestas executives in Århus, Denmark, and turn your plan into reality.

Go to http://www.vestas.com/winnovation for full registration details and competition rules. Application materials must be received by October 19 (US: October 26). Final competition will take place in Århus, Denmark, on December 3-4. The winner will receive two airline tickets for a trip around the world.

If you have any questions about this competition that cannot be found on the website, please contact us at winnovation@universumusa.com .

3rd European Renewable Energy Policy Conference

The 3^rd European Renewable Energy Policy Conference will provide a major platform for interaction between the European Renewable Energy Industry and the newly elected European Parliament as well the new European Commission. The conference will debate the necessary steps to make the binding 20 % renewable energy target by 2020 become a reality and will highlight the leadership of the European renewable energy industry in the global arena.

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14 Hydrogen buses in Berlin!

The BVG is testing altogether 14 hydrogen-powered buses in regular service to try out new forms of drive technology.
Protection of the environment and of the world in which we live is something that concerns us all. BVG with its fleets of buses and trains has a special role to play in this context.

When all is said and done, everyday there are around 1,200 large and small yellow busses out and about on the city streets. If you add all the driven bus kilometres together, they could go round the earth about eight times a day. As far as exhaust levels go, the introduction of the EURO 5 engines in our buses has already completed a major step in the right direction.

The anticipated introduction of the EURO 6 standard from 2012 will bring exhaust levels down much further. By then, a great deal of effort will have to go into research and development. Which is why BVG is currently testing 14 hydrogen-powered buses in regular service. This gives BVG the world's largest hydrogen-powered bus fleet.

The buses are operating in Spandau and Charlottenburg, on routes X49, 130 and 131, and can be recognized from the "bump" on the roof that accommodates the hydrogen tanks. By the way, no-one needs to be apprehensive about using a hydrogen bus: the system is as safe as a diesel bus.

Renowned German and international vehicle manufacturers, oil and energy corporations and technology development firms are working together with BVG on the project "Clean Energy Partnership" (CEP) to test car, bus and fuel station operations in Berlin.

BVG is also involved on a European level: in the context of the EU-funded project HyFLEET:CUTE, BVG is currently testing hydrogen operations with excellent results.


Source: http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17154/name/News/article/77438.html

Throw out the combustion engine and put an electric one!

Article about a guy who changes combustion engines in cars for electric ones (unfortunately in Polish). Original link. Google translate - quite good translation, at least you can understand the whole point :).