OCETA CleanTech e-News
August 2009
Energy Generation

Glass leaf 'sweats' to generate electricity
Artificial photosynthesis has yet to be cracked, but electrical engineers in the US think that synthetic leaves could be used to generate electricity in a different way – by sweating...[Details]

Biomass stove could convert sound into electricity
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are leading the project currently undergoing testing in the UK and Nepal...[Details]

Energy Management and Efficiency

Ontario Supports Battery Developer
Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty visited Electrovaya yesterday and announced an investment of up to $16.7 million to support battery research and pre-commercialization activities at Electrovaya...[Details]

Materials

Ford Looks to Use Renewable 'Liquid Wood' in Vehicles
As part of its commitment to increase the use of renewable materials in vehicle components, Ford's European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany, is investigating an innovative, new wood-plastic-compound (WPC)...[Details]

Transportation

Future trucks
Cleaning up the kings of the road...[Details]

Ontario Government Making It Easier To Buy Electric Vehicles
Government aims to have one out of every 20 vehicles driven in Ontario to be electrically powered by 2020...[Details]

NYK Line reveals model for low-emission cargo ship
Japanese shipping giant expects to reduce GHGs by 70 percent through efficient design, as well as solar, wind and fuel cells...[Details]

Waste Management

CarbonTech putting car shreds, municipal waste to new use
Glendale, Ariz.-based CarbonTech is exclusive licensee of a process to process that shredder residue and municipal solid waste into three products: a clean coal equivalent, steam, and recovered metals trapped in the waste stream using an exothermic reactor...[Details]

EWI Receives $1,150,000 Payment For Prototype Tire System
The TR900 is based on EWI's patented Reverse Polymerization(TM) process and will be designed to break down at least 900 tires per day and recover carbon black, oil and steel, while producing its own power from the off-gases...[Details]

Water and Wastewater

Wastewater Produces Electricity And Desalinates Water
A process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from China and the U.S....[Details]

New "Green" Solution For Sewer Pump Stations Lowers Operating Costs, Improves System Performance
Users will receive fast returns-on-investment by eliminating costly, energy demanding vacuum truck costs, preserving money and time for more critical maintenance issues...[Details]

Other News

APPLY NOWCanada's Top 10™ Competition: Deadline extended to September 14
The Canada's Top 10™ Competition fills an important need to help growing Canadian companies within the life sciences, cleantech and technology sectors to secure investment and strategic partnerships. All regions across Canada and the U.S. have the potential to benefit economically through the increased attention from investors and potential strategic partners...[Details]

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Ontario Enhances Support For Innovative Companies
Ontario Government Launches Emerging Technologies Fund...[Details]

Clean Energy Fund Deadline September 14th, 2009
The $1 billion Clean Energy Fund is funding demonstration projects in Renewable Energy and Clean Energy Systems. The scope includes the integration of these systems into the built environment and innovative community-scale projects...[Details]

Canada poised for boom in 'clean tech'
Venture capital is at a crossroads, a leading industry figure says, and Canada is well-positioned to reap the benefits...[Details]



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