Organized by the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia with support from RSEQ, the ICIQ summer school once again proved successful

Summer School Success

Trends in Green Energy
Renewables accounted for 60 % of newly installed capacity in Europe and over 50 % of US added capacity in 2009

ChemPubSoc Europe Impact Factors
The results are in – ChemPubSoc Europe's journals all have impact factors to be excited about

Biogas-Upgrading Project in China
Xebec will build system to purify landfill gas at a municipal landfill located in Changsha County, Hunan Province, P.R. China

Algae Biofuels Program
Greenhouse simulates real-world conditions for research and development

Ultrapure Hydrogen
By useing electricity provided by renewable energy sources hydrogen and chemicals are produced in a single process

Australian-Chinese CO2-Storage Project
Australian-Chinese joint demonstration project will store 2,000 m.t. of CO2 underground

2009 ISI Impact Factors
Excellent results for Wiley's and Wiley-VCH's 2009 ISI Impact Factors

Electric Water
Mixing brine and fresh water could become a new way to generate power based on the thermodynamic principle of entropy

Power Boost
Using carbon nanotubes as a battery’s electrode gives a tenfold increase in power by weight, compared to lithium-ion batteries.