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New Technology: DG Controller for Intelligent Hybrid-Renewable Generation Dispatch to Smart-Grid

Olson D., XTRLs International, US

XTRLs International has developed a new control technology for intelligent load-following and demand-response dispatch of customer-owned integrated Distributed Generation in smart-grid applications by Utility Distribution Companies (UDC), demand response aggregators or end-user customers. The DG [...]

Bioenergy production from wastes and wastewaters in China

Fang H.H.P., The University of Hong Kong, HK

China is investing billions of US dollars annually on renewable energy production. China is leading the world not only in wind and solar energy production, but also in harnessing bioenergy from wastes and wastewater. The [...]

Mobile Hybrid Structures: Feasibility and Advantages

Gizara A.R., Integrated Power Technology Corporation, US

Several novel configurations of mobile oceanic renewable energy systems are presented with emphasis on advantages over existing planned offshore development. Consideration of certain historic weather and levelized cost of energy data indicates profitable operation for [...]

Competitive Advantageous Green Energy Technologies – Photovoltaic, Geothermal & Wind

Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., Hullavarad N., Hullavarad S., University of Alaska Fairbanks, US

The objective of the study is to identify the changes in trends of non-fossil fuel energy industry demand, growth and opportunities. The study uses the databases such as patents, news events, income/financial statements to assess [...]

Interactions of Rocks with Supercritical CO2 and Water in Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Beyond

Petro M., PARC, a Xerox company, US

There is an abundance of heat but lack of fluids underground. Current drilling and fracturing technologies can provide necessary access to the hot rocks, creating so-called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Despite the 100-fold increase in [...]

Transport of Nanomaterials in Complex Media

Ubaque L.A., Vargas W.L., Universidad de los Andes, CO

An appreciable number of researchers have analyzed both the genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of nanoparticles in biological systems, noting extensive damage to most body organs, such effects are attributed to: i) the ease of transportation to [...]

A Regulator’s Approach to Nanomaterials

Takatori S., Wong J., California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), US

Policymakers and regulators appear to have a mistaken belief that a singular overarching definition of “engineered nanomaterials” is a requirement for any possible regulatory strategy. Previous attempts, most recently by the European Commission, have shown [...]

Characterization of a Vortex Shaking Method for Producing Airborne Glass Fibers for Toxicology Studies

Ku B.K., Deye G., Turkevich L.A., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), US

Current fiber measurement techniques arose primarily due to health concerns over asbestos exposure. Fiber toxicity appears to be mostly a function of fiber concentration, dimensions (diameter and length) and durability in the lungs. A fiber [...]

Cancer cell targeting of lipid gene vectors by protein corona

Caracciolo G., Pozzi D., Capriotti A.L., Cavaliere C., Cardarelli F., Bifone A., Laganà A., Sapienza University of Rome, IT

We investigated the compositional evolution of the protein corona of 1,2-dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) cationic liposomes (CLs) that efficiently deliver DNA in a wide variety of cell lines as a function of increasing human plasma (HP) [...]

Fungicidal nanoparticles of low toxicity from cationic lipid and polyelectrolytes

Melo L.D., Carmona-Ribeiro A.M., Universidade de Sao Paulo, BR

The assembly of the cationic lipid dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DODAB) and polyelectrolytes such as carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDDA) produced bactericidal nanoparticles in complete absence of antibiotics. In this work, these nanoparticles are evaluated regarding [...]