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GE and Westinghouse set to gain from Indian nuclear liberalisation
According to a report by Reuters on 26 August 2011, India’s main opposition party has agreed to back a bill which will further open up India’s nuclear power industry to foreign companies. The bill will clarify the liability issue in the event of an accident and will act as an impetus for US nuclear companies to take a part of the $150 billion sector. President Obama’s visit in November is expected to bring news of a major Indian/US nuclear deal.
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Japan enters oceanic energy generation game
According to a report in the Japanese online news service, The Daily Yomiuri, on 26 August 2010, Japan intends to fund an oceanic power generation programme with ¥13 billion. The report indicated that the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will request ¥1 billion in the next budget to kick the scheme off. If all goes well the Ministry expects for an oceanic plant to become operational in 2012 with tests to start in 2011.
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Norway and the UK to collaborate on renewable energy
On 25 August 2010, Norway’s Oil and Energy Minister and the UK’s Energy Minister signed a deal to collaborate on renewable energy projects and support. The deal seeks to:
* Encourage the wind energy industry to exchange information on the development of offshore North Sea wind energy projects in order to learn from each other and lower costs for industry across the entire value chain,
* Support and follow closely the work of National Grid and Statnett on the feasibility study for an interconnection between the UK and Norway,
* Work together to encourage uptake of renewables and access to green energy in developing countries, including through REEEP and IRENA.
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Israel Aerospace Industries UAS fuel cell breakthrough
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Horizon Energy Systems (HES) announced on 23 August 2010 that it had successfully integrated Horizon’s AEROPAK fuel cell as a next-generation power system for IAI’s Bird Eye 650 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Without increasing take-off weight, Horizon’s newly launched fuel cell now enables IAI’s mini-UAS to achieve 6-hour flights, a more than two-fold improvement compared to flights powered by lithium batteries.
“The Bird Eye 650 UAS already offers a high level of operational flexibility with the latest generation autonomous flight and mission capabilities. We put tremendous effort in researching ways to find a power source that can match this impeccable aircraft. We have now equipped it with a state-of-the-art fuel cell system which will clearly make the Bird Eye 650 the best in its class,” said Alex Grinberg, R&D Director of UAS program at IAI MALAT Division.
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DLR to build Antares H2 fuel cell aircraft successor
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) announced on 11 August 2010 that it is developing the Antares H3 in cooperation with Lange Research Aircraft GmbH. The Antares H3 is a higher-performance successor of the Antares DLR-H2, the world's first piloted aircraft capable of performing a complete flight powered by fuel cells alone. The Antares H3 will set new range and endurance benchmarks. The project started in August 2010 and the first flight is scheduled to take place in 2011.
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