RUSNANO Announces New Co-Investor in Nanotechnology-Based Lighting Project

Summary posted by Meridian on 6/8/2009
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RUSNANO, the Russian corporation of nanotechnologies, a state-financed organization that co-invests in nanotechnology industry projects that have high commercial potential or social benefit, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a federal subject of Russia, will continue co-investing in nanotechnology projects, including ones to be located in Yakutia. The two countries announced recently that they will add another co-investor to their project, "Solid-State Lighting: New Generation of Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Nanotechnology-Based Lighting." The OJSC Republican Investment Company (RIC), the Sakha government's largest company, will provide US$20 million to help finance the project. Anatoly Chubais, CEO of RUSNANO, and Vyacheslav Shtyrov, President of the Republic of Sakha, also agreed to future cooperation in venture funds foundation and government procurement of nanotechnology-based products for Northern Regions and the Far East. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	RUSNANO Announces New Co-Investor in Nanotechnology-Based Lighting Project Summary posted by Meridian on 6/8/2009 Source: Nanowerk Author: n/a RUSNANO, the Russian corporation of nanotechnologies, a state-financed organization that co-invests in nanotechnology industry projects that have high commercial potential or social benefit, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a federal subject of Russia, will continue co-investing in nanotechnology projects, including ones to be located in Yakutia. The two countries announced recently that they will add another co-investor to their project, "Solid-State Lighting: New Generation of Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Nanotechnology-Based Lighting." The OJSC Republican Investment Company (RIC), the Sakha government's largest company, will provide US$20 million to help finance the project. Anatoly Chubais, CEO of RUSNANO, and Vyacheslav Shtyrov, President of the Republic of Sakha, also agreed to future cooperation in venture funds foundation and government procurement of nanotechnology-based products for Northern Regions and the Far East. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=11049.php As tagged by Meridian Institute: Energy: Climate Change, Energy Implications: Governance, Economic Competitiveness Materials And Manufacturing: Manufacturing Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry Environment: Green Nanotechnology Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Environment Economic Competitiveness Governance print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.