News research August 19, 2011 Master list: Number Title 1 First Solar Hybrid Power Plant Opens

ns in Israel 2 Scientists find that bacteria-based Nanowires could lead to natural, chemical free nanotechnology 3 Catalyst that makes hydrogen gas breaks speed record 4 Electricity Exports continue to benefit Ontarians Date June 11, 2009 August 8, 2011 August 14, 2011 August 11, 2011 Link http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/first-solarhybrid-power-plant-by-aora.php http://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-leadto-all-natural-chemical-free-nanotechnology/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/11081114 2803.htm http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/08/electricity-exportscontinue-to-benefit-ontarians-1.html Tag

News 1: Title: First Solar Hybrid Power Plant Opens in Israel Date: June 11, 2009 Category: Solar energy and power system Website: Treehugger Photo:

Description: A system, Solar Flower that is the combination of solar power and a hybrid micro-turbine has been installed in Kibbutz Samar in Israel and it produces electricity 24 hours without connecting to a grid. Since the solar power is sufficient in Israel, the desert country, Solar Flower produces sufficient solar energy to 70 homes as test subjects in the city. Link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/first-solar-hybrid-power-plant-by-aora.php News 2 Title: Scientists find that bacteria-based Nanowires could lead to natural, chemical free nanotechnology Date: August 8, 2011 Category: Biology and nano Website: Treehugger Photo:

Description: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing nonchemical based, all-natural nanotechnology. The bacterium, geobacter sulfurreducens could lead to non-toxic biosensors, solid-state electron that work in tandem with biological systems and this new discovery is a paradigm shift in biology which shows the ability of protein filaments to conduct electrons. Link: http://inhabitat.com/bacteria-based-nanowires-will-lead-to-all-natural-chemical-freenanotechnology/ News 3 Title: Catalyst that makes hydrogen gas breaks speed record Date: August 14, 2011 Category: Chemistry Website: Science Daily Photo:

The part of the catalyst that cranks out 100,000 molecules of hydrogen gas a second packs electrons into chemical bonds between hydrogen atoms, possibly hijacked from water. (Credit: PNNL Description:

Looking to nature for their muse, researchers have used a common protein to guide the design of a material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas. The synthetic material works 10 times faster than the original protein found in water-dwelling microbes, the researchers report in the August 12 issue of the journal Science, clocking in at 100,000 molecules of hydrogen gas every second.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110811142803.htm News 4 Title: Electricity Exports continue to benefit Ontarians Date: August 11, 2011 Category: Energy and policy Website name: Newsroom Photo: None. Description:

Ontario's electricity market generated over $29 million in July by exporting electricity to other states and provinces, bringing total net export revenues to over $191 million this year. This revenue helps Ontario: Keep costs down for families Build and maintain a clean, reliable and modern electricity system
Link: http://news.ontario.ca/mei/en/2011/08/electricity-exports-continue-to-benefit-ontarians-1.html