Energy in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

India ratifies nuclear liability convention

The ratification may attract international nuclear suppliers to invest in the country

News Snippets

Pressure tactics

Nanogenerators now use pressure to produce electricity

Trying to switch

Sunlight kills cancer

Gas on demand

Depleting gas resources can be overcome by creating natural gas... artificially!

Solar cooler

A MODEL OF COOPERATION

CHILE

Mobile batteries

A clean drive

Restoring power

Assembling power

The world's largest barge-mounted power plant will be operational in Pakistan by 1999

ARGENTINA

Trouble for SOHO

MONEYMAKERS

Umbrella for the Earth

Windfall

The year 1998 saw a record production of wind energy

Cheaper solar energy

Recycling cell

Costa Rica

The three musketeers

Biggest windfarm

Growing with the wind