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THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 17.10.09

2009-10-15T09:33:00.001+05:30

Employment News issue dated 17.10.09 contains several attractive advertisements from some of the leading PSU/GOVT. Departments as below:-
IDBI Bank Limited requires 1920 posts of Executive, Assistant Manager, Manager etc.
Union Public Service Commission notifies National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2010.
Pallavan Gramin Bank requires Officer Scale-I and Clerk-cum-Cashier.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ranipet requires 204 Artisans.
Food Corporation of India invites applications for various posts.
UCO Bank requires 261 Specialists Officers.
Department of Atomic Energy, Heavy Water Board, Mumbai needs Technical Officer, Scientific Officer, Station Officer etc.
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board invites applications for the posts of Dy. Director, Assistant Director, Joint Director etc.
Pondicherry University requires Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors.
National Authority of India invites applications for various posts.
The Indian Navy invites applications from unmarried Male Candidates to join the Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala, Kerala under 10+2 (Technical) Cadre Entry Scheme.
Uttarakhand Public Service Commission invites applications for various posts.
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology invites applications for the posts of Registrar, Dy. Registrar and Asst Registrar.
Railway Recruitment Board, Ahmedabad declares the result of online examination held on 13.09.09.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Andhra Pradesh invites applications for the posts of Programme Coordinator, Programme Assistant, Jr. Assistant etc.
Indira Gandhi National Open University offers admission to various Certificate, Diploma and post Graduate Diploma courses.
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow needs Subject Matter Specialist, Programme Assistant, Stenographer etc.
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala offers admission to Master of Science in Information Technology and M.Phil. in Ecological Informatics.
Employment News issue dated 17.10.2009 contains advertisement for job vacancies of more than 85 Govt. Departments.

for more info visit http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/

Release & Integration controller – Team Leader - Vestas R&D openings

2009-10-12T18:10:00.003+05:30

Department : LAC Turbine Control

Position: Release & Integration controller – Team Leader

Experience : 5 – 10 Years

Qualification :

Academic

B.E / B. Tech / M.E / M. Tech – Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science

Technical / Professional

· Project Management

· Design, implementation and integration of model based control software developed in Matlab/Simulink

Skill Required

Need to Have

Matlab/ Simulink experience
Matlab embedded coder
Scripting in Matlab
C, C++ experience
Good knowledge in basic engineering is essential.

Nice to Have

Project manager
Matlab scripting
Matlab TLC scripting
Wind turbine experience
Experience on multi cultural/national projects
Knowledge of dynamical mechanical systems

Relevant Industry

WTG Industries, Aerospace, Heavy Engineering Industry, Automobile

Job Description

· Team leader for LAC Turbine Control and Operation, Control Software in Chennai

· Turbine Control software release support

· Model based control software integration into C/C++ based architecture

· Software architecture change implementation

· Parameter management

· SPR support

If you interested in the position do mail your updated profile to

rucha@vestas.com
naraj@vestas.com

Module based control tools Engineer- opening - Vestas Technology R&D, India

2009-10-12T17:59:00.000+05:30

Department : LAC Turbine Control

Position: Module based control tools Engineer

Experience : 5 – 10 Years

Qualification :

Academic

B.E / B. Tech / M.E / M. Tech – Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science

Skill Required

Need to Have

Matlab/ Simulink experience
C, C++, C# experience
Data analysis tools development.
Good knowledge in basic engineering is essential.

Nice to Have

Matlab embedded code
Scripting in Matlab
Python scripting
Experience on multi cultural/national projects
Knowledge of dynamical mechanical systems

Relevant Industry

WTG Industries, Aerospace, Heavy Engineering Industry, Automobile

Job Description

Data analysis tool design, implementation and maintenance
Model based control development tool chain support

If you interested in the position do mail your updated profile to

rucha@vestas.com
naraj@vestas.com

or mail me.

Test & Verification Engineer - Vestas R&D, India - Openings

2009-10-12T17:56:00.000+05:30

Department : LAC Turbine Control

Position: Test & Verification Engineer

Experience : 5 – 10 Years

Qualification

Academic

B.E / B. Tech / M.E / M. Tech – Electrical / Electronics / Computer Science

Technical / Professional

Industrial experience as system architect and/or test and verification engineer

Skill Required

Need to Have

Matlab/ Simulink experience
C, C++ experience
Model Based control
Software unit and integration test
Good knowledge in basic engineering is essential.

Nice to Have

Wind turbine experience
Formal software test and verification education
Software test and verification experience
Experience on multi cultural/national projects

Relevant Industry

WTG Industries, Aerospace, Heavy Engineering Industry, Automobile

Job Description :

Model based unit test implementation in Simulink
Integration test scripting
Test reporting
Software problem solving (SPR) in Simulink and C/C++ environment

If you interested in the position do mail your updated profile to

rucha@vestas.com
naraj@vestas.com

Development / Sr. Development Engineer ( 2 Positions) - Vestas R&D, India -Openings

2009-10-12T17:55:00.000+05:30

Department : LAC Turbine Loads

Position: Development / Sr. Development Engineer ( 2 Positions)

Experience : 3 Yrs – 5+ Yrs

Qualification

Academics / Professional:

· Masters in Structural Dynamics or Civil / Mechanical Engineering (or)

· PhD

Technical:

· loads analysis and optimization;

· loads certification

Quality and accident related loads investigations

Skill Required

Need to Have

· Structural Loads analysis

Good Knowledge in Basic Engineering is essential

Nice to Have

Experience with Wind Turbine Controls
Wind Energy experience

Relevant Industry

WTG Industries, Aerospace, Heavy Engineering Industry, Automobile

Job Description :

· Site specific loads analysis and optimization

· Site specific loads certification

· Quality and accident related loads investigations

SBU and CIM loads support

If you interested in the position do mail your updated profile to

rucha@vestas.com
naraj@vestas.com

'சு'தந்திரம்

2009-08-15T11:17:00.002+05:30

THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 08.08.09.

2009-08-06T07:18:00.000+05:30

Employment News issue dated 08.08.09 contains several attractive advertisements from some of the leading PSU/GOVT. Departments as below:-

State Bank of India invites applications for the appointment of 11000 Clerical Cadre posts.
Border Security Force, Kolkata requires 1416 Constables (General Duty).
Northeast Frontier Railway requires 1130 Constables.
Sashastra Seema Bal requires 468 Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, ASI and Head Constables.
Indira Gandhi National Open University requires 444 Jr. Assistant-cum-Typists, Stenographers, Data Entry Operators, Assistant Registrar etc.
Advanced Training Institute for Electronics & Process Instrumentation offers admission to Higher National Technician Certificate Course (2009-10).
ESIC Model Hospital cum ODC, MIDC, Mumbai requires 243 posts of Para Medical Staff.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur needs 130 Dy. Registrar, Asst. Registrar, Medical Officer, Jr. Asst etc.
Parliament of India invites applications for the posts of Dy. Curator, System Analyst and Technical Assistant.
Gurgaon Gramin Bank requires 91 Officer Scale-I and Clerk-cum-Cashiers.
Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar invites applications for the posts of Chief of Accounts & Financial Advisor, Sr. Admin Officer, Administrative Officer, Sr. Accounts Officer etc.
Technology Development Board needs Dy. Legal Advisor, Section Officer and Accounts Officer.
DOEACC Society, Chandigarh offers admission to various Technical courses.
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad requires Executive Engineers, Jr. Engineers, Sr. Engineers etc.
Rajiv Gandhi University Rono Hills, Doimukh requires faculties for various disciplines.
RITES Limited requires Engineers, Jr. Manager and Technical Assistants.
Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board invites applications for various Scientists posts.
The English and Foreign Languages University invites applications for the posts of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor etc.
NSIC Technical Services Centre, Okhla offers admission to various Technical courses.
Employment News issue dated 08.08.2009 contains advertisement for job vacancies of more than 81 Govt. Departments.

For more details visit http://www.employmentnews.gov.in/

Nordex bags 90 MW contract

2009-07-22T20:10:00.000+05:30

Nordex AG is making steady progress in Turkey. After opening a local company based in Istanbul in April this year, Nordex has bagged “a firmly financed contract for a total volume of 90 MW”.

Starting in winter 2009, Nordex will be constructing the Brahma wind farm comprising 36 N90/2500 turbines for power station operator Bilgin Enerji.

The company said Bergama will be the largest Nordex wind farm in Turkey and one of the largest in the country. In all, 36 wind turbines are being installed at heights of up to 650 meters, where high wind speeds averaging around 9 m/s prevail.

Norded shared that the Turkish company will be calling down the turbines under the terms of a master contract signed with Nordex in spring 2008 and providing for a total volume of 210 MW. It has additionally booked a premium service package.

Bergama is the second project on which Bilgin and Nordex are working together: The Mazi III wind farm, comprising nine N90/2500 turbines, is currently being constructed.

Nordex is planning to feed up to 200 MW of new power into Turkey’s national grid by the end of 2009.

Source : WEU

Solar Eclipse -Video [NASA]

2009-07-22T06:34:00.002+05:30

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7537247.stm

Thanks:BBC

Is Britain ready for huge increase in wind power?

2009-07-21T20:12:00.000+05:30

Around 400,000 new employment opportunities are expected in a massive expansion of renewable energy as Britain strives to meet two demanding climate change targets. The plan is to cut the UK’s carbon emissions by 34% on 1990 levels by 2020 and derive 15% of all energy from renewable sources by the same date.

The British government is set to share its “The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan” and Renewable Energy Strategy, setting out how Britain plans to meet a European Union target of getting 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.

“What we’re trying to set out on Wednesday (July 15) ... is a route map, ...a sense of how do we go from here to 2020 and beyond,” Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told the BBC.

As per the strategy paper, Britain needs to spend more than £100 billion on renewable energy infrastructure by 2020 (including 7,000 wind turbines).

A new report has indicated that Britain’s energy system is already capable of taking a large amount of wind power.

Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, RSPB and WWF, who commissioned the report, are calling on the UK Government to put in place funding and incentives to encourage investment in much more wind power and to grant priority access to the energy market and the electricity grid.

It highlighted that the National Grid is more than able to manage the variable input created by wind power, as it is already designed to manage fluctuations in demand and supply. The report shows that there is no technical reason why a significant amount of energy generated by wind cannot be used to supply the National Grid.

A section of the media has also highlighted that the government’s plans to concentrate on wind power is a challenging task.

Source : WEU

Taregna in Bihar best place to see solar eclipse: NASA

2009-07-21T20:02:00.002+05:30

PATNA: More than a thousand years after astronomer Aryabhatta (or Aryabhatha, 476-550 AD) set up a camp to study movement of stars, all roads

lead to the same Taregna village this year to witness the total solar eclipse, the longest in the 21st century, on Wednesday.

'Taregna', the name of the village about 30 kms south of Bihar capital Patna, has a startling phonetic similarity with 'tare ginna', the Hindi equivalent of 'counting of stars'.

The village, adjudged the best place to view the celestial phenomena by the NASA, was expected to host about two lakh scientists, researchers and 'astro-tourists' from across the globe to witness the eclipse.

The duration of the eclipse in Taregna will be 3 minutes 48 seconds. However, the maximum duration of the eclipse would be six minutes 38 seconds, as visible from the Pacific Ocean.

Divisional Commissioner Sunil Barthwal said the state government would provide the visitors with all facilities.

The scientists said they would be studying atmospheric ionization, geomagnetism, asteroids, animals and avian behavioural changes as well as impact on micro-organisms during, before and after the eclipse.

The scientists were also expected to discover asteroids, which existed only in the world of hypothesis, they said.

Most of the rooms in the hotels in Patna have been booked in advance by the scientists, researchers and tourists. Teams of experts from Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators (SPACE), a Delhi based NGO, and NASA, are also reaching here, officials said.

The Patna planetarium is receiving heavy rush for buying special spectacles at Rs 20 per piece as people don't want to miss the opportunity, sources said.

Tour operators have made special arrangements to cash in on this occasion and have already received a overwhelming response.

Cox and Kings, the reputed travel agency, has claimed that a group of both amateur astronomers and others have booked a Boeing-737 for the two-hour journey from Delhi to Gaya in Bihar, specially to watch the solar eclipse which will begin at 5.30 am and last for about two hours.

But there is also a cloud of uncertainty. Scientists were concerned about the visibility of the cosmic event as it is monsoon and whether the horizon would be cloud free during the time of the eclipse, just after sunrise, in Indian locations like Taregna.

According to legends, Taregna had a camp set up by Aryabhatta to watch the celestial bodies. He was probably in Patliputra when he wrote 'Aryabhatiya', his lone work to survive, containing his theories on mathematics and astronomy. The first Indian satellite, launched on April 19, 1975, from erstwhile Soviet Union, was named after the great astronomer.

Source : ET

"22nd July Predication- Solar Eclipse & Eclipse Quake !!!"

2009-07-19T22:14:00.003+05:30

We just wanted 2 let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in the month of July. There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami or earthquake hitting on July 22nd. It is also when there will be sun eclipse. Predicted that it is going 2 be really bad and countries like Malaysia (Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Si Lanka, India, Indonesia , Philippines are going 2 be badly hit. Please try and stay away from the beaches in July. Better 2 be safe than sorry. Please pass the word around. Please also pray for all beings.

Quake and Tsunami Predicted July 22 2009

21st century's longest Total Solar Eclipse on 2009 July 22

The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, and the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Totality will be visible in many cities such as Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Thimphu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai, as well as over the Three Gorges Dam. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including most of South East Asia and north-eastern Oceania. This solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. The North Iwo Jima island is the landmass with totality time closest to maximum.

The eclipse quake theory is as follows, When the gravitational force of the sun and moon are both pulling on a plate that has not had series of recent earth quakes, the extra pull is all that is needed to "pop the seam" and cause a major quake.

Japans tectonic plates

6+ Magnitude Quake on July 22 2009 at 3:00PM Local Japanese time. This will be follower by two level 5+ Earthquakes and a Tsunami between 5:00PM and 7:00PM. The tsunami will start out in the pacific ocean (to the South East of Japan ... Along the fault line) and hit all the islands to the south west of Japan, Indonesia and even reach New Zealand. The major quakes will actually be along the fault lines in the Ocean.

the theory that the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon pulling together will do the following things.
1. Lift the tectonic plates
2. Cause the tide to rise more than usual
3. Cause an underground molten magma tide to dip and raise the plates following the water tide.

Taken all the time data from the Nasa eclipse site into an excel spread sheet four the four tectonic plates in the region. assumed an hour delay for each event following the lunar eclipse, and then summed the values. I assumed that the events would last longer for the fluids, water and molten magma than for dry land. and then summed the values four all 4 plates where Japan sits.
The blue path above shows the lunar path that will achieve the full solar eclipse at around 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Red dots show where the solar eclipse will be full.

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The theory is based on gravitation pull and the earth's tectonic plates

A solar eclipse means that the moon is blocking the sun. The moon has enough gravitational pull to cause the tides an other natural phenomena on earth. The sun has enough gravitational pull to keep the earth in orbit. The theory is that during a solar eclipse, the moon has the Sun's added pull on the earth's tectonic plates. When the Sun and Moon are together on one side of the planet, they pull together and lift up the earth's tectonic plate, just beneath the eclipse. This causes the plate to shift upward, and then an earth quake when the lifted plate gets the little extra push (lift) it needed to move over its neighboring plate. The theory may be hair brained, or it might actually have some pull to it. (pun intended) I'd like to do a simulator game to find out.

Online Documents for the Eclipse Quake Theory
The closest thing you find online (in reference to the eclipse earthquake theory) is this one: India planetary angular momentum theory.
The problem is, its not exactly the same theory... its not a "solar eclipse" causing the earthquake, its the moon inline with the gravitational pull of the other planets.

Making the simulator

The TGEA model earth would be a basic dts sphere. It would then have some curved meshes (dts objects) mounted to on it to simulate the shifting continental plates. The model earth and moon would respond to real game physics for gravity to simulate an orbit. The dts mesh plates would also respond to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. In the TGEA simulation, the sun could simply be be a fixed gravitational spot (and source of light).

some plates are known to be on top, and others to be on the bottom where they meet, so this is kind of important. To do it right, the tectonic plate meshes would need to have collision detection much better than a simple bounding box. It can't be built to actual scale (distance between a scaled down version of the earth and moon is too great for a basic TGEA map), and the physics can only approximate the real pull... but a basic approximation of the theory could be done.

Earth Plate Tectonics

Then you feed in the eclipse data so the moon is orbiting correctly... and let the simulation begin on a certain date. Eclipse and earth quake data below.

Quote:
On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in India and crosses through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. After leaving mainland Asia, the path crosses Japan's Ryukyu Islands and curves southeast through the Pacific Ocean where the maximum duration of totality reaches 6 min 39 s. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes most of eastern Asia, Indonesia, and the Pacific Ocean.

eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

Thanks : NASA

AND TO Mr. N. RAGHAVENDRA for sending this information through mail.

EMPLOYMENT NEWS ISSUE DATED 18.07.09

2009-07-16T07:03:00.000+05:30

Employment News issue dated 18.07.09 contains several attractive advertisements from some of the leading PSU/GOVT. Departments as below:-
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited requires 482 Artisans.

Union Public Service Commission declares the results of Combined Medical Services Examination, 2009.

Eastern Railway requires 383 Act Apprentices.

Public Service Commission, Uttar Pradesh requires more than 310 posts of Lecturers, Principals, Vice Principals, Female Medical Officers, Scientific Assistants etc.

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research invites applications for the posts of Registrar, Dy. Librarian, Asst. Registrar, Scientific Officer etc.
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya offers admission to M.A, Ph.D and M.Phill etc.

Indian Space Research Organisation requires 220 Assistants and Junior Personal Assistants.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited requires 210 DGMs in Telecom Management Services and DGMs in Telecom Accounts and Finance Services.

Staff Selection Commission declares the final result of Junior Engineers (Civil and Electrical) Examination, 2008.

Reserve Bank of India Services Board, Mumbai requires 79 Officers in Grade-B.

Tripura University needs Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors.

Jharkhand Space Applications Centre needs Professionals.

Staff Selection Commission notifies Auditors and Accountants in Indian Audit and Accounts Service under C & AG of India, Special Recruitment Examination, 2009.

Indian Army invites applications from Married/Unmarried Male and Unmarried Female candidates for Grant of Short Service Commission in the Indian Army.

Parliament of India invites applications for the posts of Executive/Legislative/Committee/Protocol Assistant, Jr. Library Assistant, Jr. Proof Reader etc.

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur needs Research Engineer, Assistant Registrar, Programmer, Technical Assistant etc.

National Institute of Ocean Technology invites applications for the posts of Project Scientists, Project System Administrator, Project Assistant, JRF/SRF etc.

Bureau of Indian Standards invites applications for the posts of Assistants, Stenographer, Technical Assistant, LDCs etc.

Employment News issue dated 18.07.2009 contains advertisement for job vacancies of more than 102 Govt. Departments.

For more details visit : Employment News

SMILE DAY

2009-06-21T06:40:00.003+05:30

I do like to invite to join and smile and make other's to smile.....

To know more about smile
http://www.smile.org.in/

Climate Change: There is a solution... Pass it on!

2009-06-15T22:11:00.002+05:30

The global wind energy industry has launched a new public awareness campaign called "Wind Power Works. Pass it on" which aims to catalyze wide spread support for wind energy and call on policy makers to commit to significant carbon emissions reductions to combat climate change.

As the countdown to Copenhagen continues and fears grow that the Climate Summit will not make the deep cuts in carbon emissions required, the new campaign sounds a more positive note.

Launched on the Global Wind Day (15 June), the campaign urges people all round the world to generate the power of change and to send a message to world leaders that they can make the deep cuts needed and still power the world.

The 'Wind Power Works. Pass it on' campaign involves downloading a virtual wind turbine onto users' desktops to show their support for wind energy and deep emissions cuts. These turbines will demonstrate how many homes can be powered and how much CO2 can be saved through wind energy.
The more wind turbines downloaded, the stronger the call to world leaders to agree the reductions necessary to avert climate change and to make wind energy part of the solution.

Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said, "We have the technology to transform the global energy system, and we can do so rapidly. That's an important message for our leaders to hear so that they commit to making the cuts so desperately required, and we want it delivered in the strongest terms possible."

Wind power is the only clean technology which is ready now and which can be immediately and rapidly deployed virtually anywhere in the world. It is already the fastest growing new generation source both in Europe and the US, and has the capacity to provide up to 12% of the world's energy needs by 2020, saving over 10 billion tons of CO2 in the process.

The campaign wind turbine game can be downloaded at www.windpowerworks.net/passiton, which also houses a short video and campaign material. The campaign is also supported on Facebook and Twitter and encourages people to start their own virtual wind farms or join existing ones and to pass the idea on. All campaign material will be available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

Do visit here

RISO: Ph.D. in solid state electrochemistry – removal of pollutants from exhaust gasses

2009-06-07T07:04:00.000+05:30

Do you want to help develop innovative and environmentally friendly energy technologies for the future?

The Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division at Risø DTU is among the world’s research leaders in solid oxide fuel cells – a technology for clean and efficient production of electricity. In addition we have activities within a number of related topics in functional ceramics, including electrochemical flue gas purification.

Harmful emissions from Diesel fired engines are an increasing environmental problem. While three-way catalytic converters are efficient in removing pollutants from exhaust gasses from petrol fired engines, problems still remain for Diesel engines. An attractive possibility is to use electrochemical cells to remove the NOx and soot. We have recently been granted a major project from the Danish Council for Strategic Research which will address the key issues needed to bring the technology to a proof-of-concept state.

Project description
The aim of the Ph.D. project is to develop new electrode materials for a ceramic electrochemical cell for flue gas purification. Topics include:
synthesis and structural characterization of novel electrode materials, using e.g. X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis
electrical and electrochemical characterization using conductivity measurements, cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy
test and characterization of cells using scanning electron microscopy and mass spectrometry.
Qualifications
Master degree in engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry or similar
strong background in electrochemistry or solid state chemistry
ability to work independently, to plan and carry out complicated tasks, and to be a part of a large, dynamical group
good communication skills in English, both written and spoken

We offer
We offer an exciting and challenging job in an international environment.
Good possibilities for professional and personal growth.
A family friendly organisation with flexible working hours.

Terms of employment
The terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff at Risø DTU. The Ph.D. stipend has a fixed duration of 3 years. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.
Application
We must have your online application by 1 August 2009. Please open the link "apply online" and fill in the application form and attach your application and CV.

Further information
Please contact Senior Scientist Kent Kammer Hansen, +45 4677 5835, for further information.

Additional information about Risø DTU and the Fuel Cells and Solid State Chemistry Division can be found on risoe.dtu.dk.

Source : RISO

A PhD scholarship within the DTU Climate Centre/Technical and Economic Assessment of Climate

2009-06-06T07:06:00.001+05:30

A PhD scholarship within the DTU Climate Centre at System Analysis Division, Risø DTU is available from September 2009.

The DTU Climate Centre at Risø conducts and coordinates interdisciplinary climate-related research including measurement and assessment of climate change, adaptation strategies and mitigation of greenhouse gases. The centre cooperates with leading international and Danish universities and research centres and combines research and application-oriented consultancy offered to authorities and the private sector.

The project
"Global Modelling and Assessment of Energy- and Climate Change Policies".
Global climate change emerges from worldwide GHG emissions over century scales, and very large and fast GHG emission reductions in the energy sector are needed in order to avoid dangerous anthropogenic climate change. The PhD project will include the implementation and further development of a global energy economic model and the application of the model to the assessment of technological options and costs of climate policies in different parts of the world. The project will also include a theoretical and applied assessment of international economic climate change policy mechanisms including tradable emission permits, CO2 taxes, climate finance, and technology transfer. The effectiveness of these different mechanisms will be assessed in the model.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a master's degree in a relevant topic.

We offer
We offer an exciting and challenging job in an international environment with good possibilities for professional and personal growth and a family friendly organisation with flexible working hours.

Terms of employment
The terms of employment will be in accordance with those of the scientific staff at universities. The PhD stipend has a fixed duration of 3 years. The place of work is Risø DTU in Roskilde.

The scholarships for the PhD degree are subject to academic approval, and the candidates will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes of DTU. Information about the general requirements for enrolment and the general planning of the scholarship studies is included in the general rules of DTU, which may be obtained by application to the PhD programme office at tel: +45 45 25 11 76.

Application
We must have your online application in English by 22 June 2009. Please open the link "apply online" and fill in the application form and attach your application, Bachelor and master diploma and CV.

Further information
Please contact Professor Kirsten Halsnæs, kahl@risoe.dtu.dk, +45 4677 5112 for further information. Additional information about Risø DTU and the Energy Systems Analysis Programme can be found on risoe.dtu.dk.

Source : RISO

The Danish wind industry had a 5.7 billion Euros export in 2008

2009-05-25T14:16:00.000+05:30

The Danish Wind Industry Association has just published the annual industry statistics for 2008 which show that the industry last year had a 5.7 billion Euros export of wind technology and had 28,400 employed in the sector at the end of 2008. Thus 2008 was again a record year for the wind industry and it is now among the biggest export industries in Denmark.

Since then the financial crisis has turned the "world upside down" - and 2009 looks far more bleak than just a few months ago.

Growth Boom

- 2008 was a good year for the industry and we are very happy and proud of the fine result which shows that the wind industry had a total export of 5.7 billion Euros, says Jan Hylleberg, CEO of the Danish Wind Industry Association.

The wind industry's high export figures correspond to a growth of approx. 20 pct. compared to 2007, where the industry exported a total of 4.7 billion Euros of Danish wind turbine technology abroad. This means that the wind power industry exports amounted to 7.2 pct. of the total Danish exports in 2008.

- It went well for the export of Danish energy technology and it went particularly well for the wind industry's exports in 2008 as it accounted for more than 70 pct. of the total Danish exports of energy technology, notes Jan Hylleberg and continues:

- It is particularly derived from the fact that Danish suppliers are increasingly exporting components and services to foreign producers. The Danish producers have been global for years. Now the Danish suppliers are greatly after it and it is a trend I think we will continue to see.

We want to preserve the red-white lead

The Danish wind turbine industry is the world's wind hub and the center for knowhow of wind energy. But if this position and the resulting high export must be maintained, there are two main challenges that must be met.

- The wind industry has an urgent need to test and demonstrate its technology in Denmark. It is therefore crucial for the industry's future, that there are the right places for testing prototypes and enough of them very soon, says Jan Hylleberg and adds:

- We also hope that there will soon be a renewed long term political focus when it comes to planning for renewable energy towards 2020. We need the support for the Danish development of wind power to be reconfirmed and translated into concrete planning so that our industry again can show the newest and best technologies at work on Danish soil as an integral and effective part of the Danish energy supply, and last but not least, wind turbines are essential in order for Denmark to realize its EU renewable energy targets.

The wind industry trade statistics show that by the end of 2008 there were more than 28,400 employees in the wind energy industry. In 2007, 23,500 were employed in the industry and thus employment in the industry has increased 20.9 percent.

The global financial crisis and a lower than expected market growth; however, has meant that the industry has been forced to adjust production capacity in Denmark and therefore the number of employees. The Danish Wind Industry Association estimates against this background that there will be approx. 26,000 employees in the industry at the end of the second quarter 2009.

- We hope and believe that the Danish wind industry at present has made the necessary adjustments to the number of employees, however if the market will not recover again soon, it might be necessary to adapt the work force even more" ends Jan Hylleberg.

Turnover: National turnover rose to 7.2 billion Euros in 2008 against 5.7 billion Euros in 2007.
Increase of nearly 1.5 billion Euros or 26 percent.

Turnover: Global sales rose to 11.4 billion Euros in 2008 against 8.8 billion Euros in 2007.
Increase of 2.6 billion Euros or 29 percent.

Export: Exports rose to 5.7 billion Euros in 2008 against 4.7 billion Euros in 2007.
Increase of 1 billion Euros or 20 percent.

Employment: Employment rose to 28,400 employees by the end of 2008 from 23,500 employees in 2007.
Increase of 4,900 employees or 20.9 percent.

Employment today: about 26,000 by the end of the second quarter 2009.
Increase of 2500 employees compared to 2007 or about. 11 percent.

Source : RBN

The Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship for Indian Students at Stanford University, 2009

2009-05-22T09:47:00.002+05:30

Reliance Industries Limited has created the Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowhip to support Indian nationals living in India with financial need in obtaining an MBA at Stanford. This scholarship is dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders in India who are committed to the country’s human and socio-economic progress. Students will receive full financial support for the two-year Stanford MBA Program and for all fees associated with applying and attending.

Who can apply?
Indian nationals who are graduates and wish to pursue an MBA abroad. As part of the MBA admission process, you will be required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Also, within two years of completing their Stanford MBA studies, Reliance Dhirubhai Fellows are required to return to India for a period of at least two years employment in the public or private sector.

Application
Candidates will be selected based on criteria like merit, commitment to developing India and financial need. Standford will select five Reliance Dhirubhai Fellows based on primary admission criteria including intellectual vitality, demonstrated leadership potential and personal qualities and contributions

For further information, log on to: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=su-rel

Deadline : 1 June, 2009

TN Wind Energy Target short by 100million units

2009-05-18T13:13:00.002+05:30

Chennai, May 17 Electricity generation from wind mills installed in Tamil Nadu fell sharply to 16.71 million units on Saturday, compared with 34.72 million units the previous day. On Thursday, the windmills in the State generated a record 41.16 million units — the highest so far this season (summer).

Tamil Nadu has installed wind power capacity of 4,126 MW, which is over 70 per cent of the wind power capacity in the entire country.

The State has always been handsomely rewarded for using this resource.

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) had targeted to get 484 million units of electricity from the wind mills. By May 16, it has got 384 million units.

However, given the fickleness of wind-electricity, one has to keep one’s fingers crossed.

Power hungry

Tamil Nadu has been reeling under acute power shortage and the TNEB has been able to keep (scheduled) load shedding at levels between 900 MW and 1,050 MW only by purchasing power at very high costs from other States, mainly Chhattisgarh.

The industries in the State suffer a four-hour power cut, between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., but many manufacturing units complain of intermittent, unannounced power outages.

In an informal meeting on March 31, Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister, Mr Arcot N. Veerasami, had said the power cut would be off from May 10, when wind power would have started to kick-in.

Wind power generation began earlier this year, thanks to good winds, but there has been no respite from power cuts.

Source : BL

ONGC to step up investment in non-conventional energy sources

2009-05-16T08:51:00.000+05:30

Hyderabad, May 13 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) is in the process of stepping up investments in the next two-three years to tap into the huge non-conventional energy sources, while focusing on extracting more out of new shallow and existing deepwater wells.

The Director (Exploration), ONGC, Dr D.K. Pande, told Business Line that the work on exploiting coal bed methane (CBM), gas hydrates and coal gasification, along with wind and solar energy sources, will see an initial investment of about Rs 500 crore.

“In fact, once we finalise a contract, we will be able to sell CBM,” Mr Pande said.

“The Rs 500-crore investment will cover solar energy and possibly uranium extraction. While the Jharia mines will produce CBM, the gas hydrates project is being taken up in partnership with IIT, Kharagpur,” he explained.

Asked if work on deepwater wells had slowed down, Dr Pande said: “Availability of rigs has been a major constraint. We expect to firm up rigs during the year and begin work in the deepwater wells of Cauvery basin, Krishna-Godavari basin, Andaman and in the Konkan region in Kerala. We expect to speed up work at Cambay and in Assam.” “Significantly, according to estimates, there is huge untapped potential in the shallow and marginal wells. While ensuring that the existing wells sustain their production, the focus will be on tapping into shallow water wells,” he said.

While the CBM production is likely to be about 5,000 cubic metres, the gas hydrates project will be operational within two years.

Work is also under way for the underground coal gasification project in Rajasthan wherein ONGC is spending up to Rs 100 crore. In partnership with Schlumberger in Dehradun, he said the project mandate covers shared gas.

Referring to the potential to tap solar and wind energy, Dr Pande said that the corporation is generating 15 MW at Mangalore and is working on a solar energy project.

Energy consumption
Earlier, delivering a lecture on Hydrocarbon Exploration Riding Technology Wave at the National Geophysical Research Institute, Dr Pande said that the energy consumption patterns are poised for major changes over the next three decades. Dr Pande said new 4D seismic surveys combined with visualisation facility will help expedite exploration work.

Source : BL

Elecon Engg to invest Rs 100 cr in windmill biz,expects 20% growth

2009-05-16T08:37:00.001+05:30

Ahmedabad, May 15 Elecon Engineering Company Ltd, leading materials handling equipment, industrial gears and transmission products manufacturer, said it expected to grow by 20 per cent with sales target of Rs 1,150 crore, including around 8 per cent from exports, in 2009-10.

Elecon’s average growth over the last three fiscals was 32 per cent.

The company is investing nearly Rs 100 crore in the windmill gear business and foraying into manufacturing 1-2 MW capacity wind mill gear boxes as an import substitute, said Mr Prayasvin Patel, Chairman and Managing Director of the Vallabh Vidyanagar-based company, here. The company is also developing a wind farm at Narayan Sari in Kutch where it has bought land.

However, the wind energy business being a risky proposition due to unpredictability of wind, dependability on subsidies and other factors, this endeavour would continue to be only a part of Elecon’s business.

“We don’t want to become a major player in the wind mill business,” he added.

As on March 31, 2009, Elecon Engineering, which leads its sector with 26 per cent market share, had an order book of Rs 200 crore, including Rs 24 crore from international companies while its unexecuted order value was Rs 1,627 crore. Export order booking and invoicing target for gear division during 2009-10 is around Rs 90 crore and Rs 50 crore, respectively.

The company has received business-related inquiries worth Rs 3,000 crore.

Currently it is manufacturing two large marine gear boxes for the Indian Navy’s ambitious first indigenously-made aircraft carrier at Cochin Shipyard with delivery expected in the next six months.

In 2008-09, the company’s sales revenues were Rs 955.06 crore (Rs 826.43 crore). Its PAT was down to Rs 57.45 crore (Rs 67 crore) due to high interest rates and volatility of foreign exchange market, among other factors. The company is paying 75 per cent dividend, as in the last fiscal, Mr Patel added.

Source : BL

Risø DTU is the first in the world to connect polymer solar cells to the grid

2009-05-15T15:28:00.003+05:30

As the first in the world, a strong Danish research and industrial collaboration has connected a polymer solar cell plant to the grid. For a long time Risø’s solar energy programme has been conducting research into polymer solar cells, a cheap alternative to existing silicon-based solar cells. Research is now at such an advanced stage that a demonstration plant has been built at Risø DTU.

From the beginning Risø’s research into solar cells based on polymer materials has had a strong focus on production, demonstration and application. As part of an experiment made in cooperation with the companies Mekoprint A/S and Gaia Solar A/S the polymer solar cells have now been connected to the grid at Risø.

”The demonstration is an excellent example of how cooperation between research and industry promotes technology development and creates the initial basis for implementing new technology in society," says Henrik Bindslev, Director of Risø DTU.

The polymer solar cells for the solar cell plant have been produced in collaboration with Mekoprint A/S, who specializes in “roll to roll” production of flex-print and printed electronics.

After the production of the solar cells – and in collaboration with Gaia Solar A/S - Risø DTU has manufactured large panels upon which the solar cells are mounted. Gaia Solar A / S specializes in module construction of silicon solar cell panels and has built Risø’s polymer solar cells into their design. The panel is placed on a tracker which follows the movement of the sun. The generated power is added to the grid.

Already in June 2008, Risø presented the polymer solar cells at the Roskilde Festival in cooperation with Mekoprint A / S. At that time the price was 4.500 € / W, but a huge effort made the price go down to 22 € / W in January 2009 and further down to 15 € / W in March 2009. At the end of 2009 the price is expected to be 4-5 € / W.

Collaboration with the industry seeks to promote the industrialization of polymer solar cells in Denmark and if this succeeds, polymer solar cells can become a ground-breaking energy technology to be used in Denmark and also for export. With such a goal-oriented effort polymer solar cells can become another Danish sustainable energy technology with tremendous export potential.

Source : RISO

Advanced experiment is to make wind turbines more efficient and quiet

2009-05-15T15:15:00.002+05:30

Tjæreborg Enge, 10 kilometres south of Esbjerg, is going to set the framework for some of the most advanced wind turbine experiments ever seen. A blade from one of the wind turbines in Tjæreborg Enge is removed and replaced with a test blade that has advanced measuring equipment. The measurements on the new test blade begin in May and aim at making the wind turbines of the future more efficient and quiet.

The experiments are going to provide an accurate picture of how the wind acts around a cross-section of a wind turbine blade. These air currents can be calculated and the calculations can be used for designing new blade profiles. Unfortunately the calculation models are not quite accurate, so a piece of the newly designed blade will have to be tested inside a wind tunnel. But these measurements are not entirely accurate either. For in the wind tunnel the blade is standing still during the measurements, while the blade rotates in real life, just as the atmospheric wind is different than the flow inside a wind tunnel. Moreover, the blade is elastic and therefore it moves. All these uncertainties will become significantly smaller because of the new experiments.

LM Glasfiber has produced the blade
The advanced test blade has been produced by LM Glasfiber. Seen from outside it looks like the blades that are already attached to the wind turbine. However, it carries measuring devices. More than 300 measurement points will be read 30 to 100 times per second and some of them up to 50,000 times per second. The only visible thing on the blade is 4 small pipes, pointing out from the front edge of the blade. They measure the wind which hits the blade on the place where the blade has a number of small holes (1 mm in diameter) making it possible to measure the pressure distribution on the blade.

The measurements will take 3-4 months starting in May 2009, after the test blade has been attached to the wind turbine. The measurements will be made in series lasting 3-4 days. When there are no ongoing measurements on the turbine, it will stand still or rotate quite slowly in order to protect the instruments. There will be no measurements during rainy or humid weather, as it may cause damage to the instruments.

Noise measurements
In periods noise measurements are carried out on the wind turbine, as the test programme also includes basic conditions concerning noise from wind turbines.

Finally, a few times laser beams will be used to measure the wind conditions. The laser system is a so-called LIDAR instrument, which is able to measure the wind speed at a point far from the instrument by means of a thin laser beam. This means that when placed on the ground the instrument can make measurements high above where the blades are rotating. A LIDAR throws a beam into the air and is not of any danger to humans or animals in the area.

Cooperation among Vestas, Siemens, LM, DONG Energy and Risø DTU
The research project ”Experimental rotor- and profile aerodynamics on MW wind turbines” is supported by the Danish energy research programme EFP-2007. The major Danish industries within wind energy take part in this project and support it financially. Participants in the project are Risø DTU, Vestas, Siemens, LM and DONG
Energy.

Source: RISO

ஓட்டு போடலையோ! ஓட்டு!!

2009-05-12T12:16:00.000+05:30

என்ன நடந்தாலும் பரவாயில்லை... ஓட்டு போட மறந்திடாதீங்க...

இத படிக்காதீங்க....(ஓட்டு போடுறதுனு முடிவு செஞ்சாலும் செய்யாட்டியும்...)

இந்த வருசமும் என் ஓட்டு போச்சு என்று புலம்பி கொண்டிருந்தவனையும் மிஞ்சும் அளவுக்கு புலம்பினான் இன்னொருவன்... உனக்கு பரவாயில்ல... ஓட்ட "சுவாஹா" பண்ணி உன்னை காப்பத்திட்டாங்க... எங்க நிலைமைய பாரு... நடக்குற கொடுமையெல்லாம் பார்த்துட்டு எந்த பொணந்திண்ணிக்கு ஓட்டு போடுறதுனு தெரியாம தவிச்சு கிட்டு இருக்கோம்.

இப்பத்தான் மொதமொத ஓட்டு போட வாய்ப்பு வந்திருக்கு... ஆனா இங்கே யாருக்கு ஓட்டு போட்டும் மக்களுக்கு பயனில்லை... ஓட்டு வாங்குறவ குடும்பத்து பிள்ளைகளுக்குதான் பயன் என்பது தெளிவா தெரிஞ்ச பிறகு ஓட்டு உரிமை மட்டும் எதுக்குனு தோணுது அண்ணே...

அந்த கொடுமைய விடுப்பா... அரை மணி நேரத்தில மூணு தடவ... தாங்க செஞ்சதா... தம்பட்டம் போடுற விளம்பரங்களின் கொடுமை தாங்கலப்பா... என்றபடி ஓடி வருகிறார் வீட்டில் டி.வி. பெட்டியை பார்த்து கொண்டிருந்தவர்.

ஓசியில... டி.வி வாங்குறப்ப யோசிக்கனும்... இப்ப புலம்பி என்ன செய்ய... அண்ணே... எங்க வீட்டுல இருக்கிறது... நான் சம்பாதித்து வாங்கினதுதானே,,,, ஆனா இருக்கிற சேனலெல்லாம் அவங்கது தம்பி... அத மறந்திடாதே!

49-ஓ வை இந்த வருசமாவது ஓட்டு இயந்திரத்திலேயே கொண்டு வந்திருவாங்கனு கனவு கண்டேன்... ஆனா அதுவும் கனவாவே போச்சு... - இது படிச்சுட்டு ஓட்டு போட பயந்திட்டிருந்து... 49-ஓ வை பற்றி கேள்விபட்ட கூட்டத்தின் பிரதிநிதி..

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