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Senior Job Opportunities at Cogen for Africa Project
INVITATION FOR
TENDERS
Feasibility Study for Six (6) Small Hydropower Projects in Kenya and Tanzania
Deadline: 31st
March 2008 at 1400hrs
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Request for
Consultancy Services - REEEP
The International Secretariat would
like to announce a Request for Consultancy Services from experienced
organizations to:
Conduct Impact Assessment Studies on Completed REEEP Funded
Projects.
There are currently 30 completed projects, distributed globally, that will be
eligible for Impact Assessment as of April 2008.
It is expected that the project
impact assessments will be carried out by organizations or a consortia
consisting of a group of experts who have not had any direct or indirect
involvement with, or benefits from, REEEP Programmes. It must also be noted that
the organization selected to carry out the impact assessment will be subject to
a moratorium of 2 years before they can apply for project funding under future
REEEP Programme cycles.
The organization should have a presence in most of the countries where the
completed projects were implemented, be experienced in conducting such studies,
and also be familiar with REEEP and its objectives.
Interested contenders are asked to
contact the REEEP Programme Office by 14th March 2008 (via email only:
mark.george@reeep.org) to
1) Submit a corporate profile and
details of related work previously performed and to
2) Request the REEEP Terms of Reference for Quantification of Impacts - proposal
to be submitted to REEEP by 28th March 2008.
Call for
Papers - International Journal of Fluid Mechanics
The International Journal of Fluid Mechanics (IJFM) publishes papers on Fluid
Mechanics. This is a refereed international journal published twice in a year by
Serial publications. This journal publishes original research papers of high
scientific quality in Fluid Mechanics. The main objective of this journal is to
disseminate knowledge and information in Fluid Mechanics by focusing both on
theoretical and experimental research. The IJFM invites original contributions,
which have not been previously published in any language and are not being
considered for publication elsewhere. All articles in the journal are published
in English. Authors have to submit their papers to the Chief Editor by email
only. More...
ICS UNIDO Fellowship in Biofuels
The ICS-UNIDO has opened
a fellowship position for 2008 within the sub programme on biofuels.
Two different fellowship schemes foresee 1) lab based training
through involvement in research activities and 2) office based
training through involvement in development of ICS-UNIDO decision
support tools and technology survey preparation.
The thematic topics as generally defined in the ICS-UNIDO work
programme relate to:
- new catalytic systems for biodiesel production
- added-value chemicals based on by-products of biofuel production
- thermal biomass conversion techniques and synthetic biofuels
- extraction of and transformations based on plant substances
- conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to industrial polymers
Fellows are welcome to propose a more specific area of research in
this framework or adjacent fields to be close to the needs/interests
of their institution/country, so that ICS-UNIDO can then see how to
harmonize it with the existing activities of the host laboratories.
The application should include a candidate's CV and a brief
statement of purpose including the proposed topics. Best candidates
will be selected on the basis of the excellence of scientific record
and suitability of the thematic background.
ICS-UNIDO will provide a net stipend of 1800 euro/month for fellows
with PhD and 1500 euro/month for fellows without PhD (MS or
university degree). Moreover, round trip travel expenses to Italy
from the country of origin and health insurance are covered. The
duration of the fellowship can be 4-8 months starting at March-April
2008.
For more information, please contact:
Sergey Zinoviev
Associate Scientific Officer
Pure and Applied Chemistry
ICS-UNIDO
AREA Science Park
Padriciano 99, 34012, Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39 0409228112
Fax: +39 0409228115
E-mail:
sergey.zinoviev@ics.trieste.it
Deadline for Submission of Application: 10th February 2008
West Africa Biofuels
Summit 2008
Symposium & Exhibition
on Biomass for Energy & Poverty Reduction
22nd -24th April 2008, Abuja, Nigeria
www.westafricabiofuels.net
Theme: Developing Biofuels in West Africa: ‘Feedstock, Technologies
& Finance’
The International Summit on Biofuels is organized to discuss
technology, feedstock, policy, finance, regulation and other issues
related to biofuels in West Africa and other parts of Africa. The
theme is Developing Biofuels in West Africa: Feedstock, Technologies
& Finance
Renowned experts and speakers will be addressing the conference.
This international summit is organized by Jakolgate International
Ltd in association with Raw Materials Research & Development Council
(RMRDC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Energy
Commission of Nigeria and CEJAB AFRICA, which is an organization
actively involved in the promotion of cleaner technologies in
various end-use sectors.
The summit is
being planned to evaluate and chart a brighter future for West
Africa in the biofuels world. West Africa is well positioned to be
the biofuels centre for Africa, if she maximizes the potentials
inherent in biofuels. The summit has been designed as an annual
event to discuss and chart a new course for biofuels development and
sustainability in West Africa.
Also, the summit will be a major event for industry specialists,
researchers, academics, practitioners & students interested in the
advances in and applications of bioenergy for development.
The participants will have an opportunity to present and observe the
latest research results, success stories and ideas in these areas.
This summit aims to cover both technological as well as
non-technological issues related to this new business paradigm.
Call for Papers
The organizers are currently soliciting papers for West Africa
Biofuels Summit 2008. If you are interested in presenting a paper
orally or in poster format, please visit the website
www.westafricabiofuels.net or contact Jakolgate Int’l Ltd for
submission guidelines.
Preliminary dates:
Final date for submission of abstracts: 12 February 2008
Notification of authors: 22 February 2008
Final date for submission of full papers: 21 March 2008
Summit Topics
The organizers are specifically interested in papers related to the
following topics:
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Efficient policy tools and steering instruments
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Biofuels case studies in Africa
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Environmental issues (raw materials, by-products and emission)
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Certification and standardization of biomass for energy
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Financing of biofuels projects
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Biofuels as a means to mitigate the greenhouse effect/International
climate projects
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Recent research and development on biofuels
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Biomass potentials (resources, energy crops)
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Biofuels logistics (supply systems, storage of biomass)
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Production/refining of solid/liquid/gaseous biomass fuels
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Biofuels innovations (technology, processes, small/large scale)
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Market development, trends and forecasts
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Biomass burning technologies (combustion, co-firing, retrofitting)
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Biopower Waste-to-energy
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Tax legislation on biofuels
Submissions on other relevant topics may also be considered.
Submissions will be evaluated by a scientific committee.
Please visit
www.westafricabiofuels.net for more information and submission
guidelines or send your mail to
abstract@westafricabiofuels.net or
jakolgate@gmail.com
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