The Bureau of Patents of the Intellectual Property Office has awarded a patent to geothermal leader Energy Development Corp. for its on-line Steam Purity Monitoring system, an EDC press release said.

The system, developed by EDC’s geoscientists and technical services engineers, and installed in all the company’s project sites since 1996, provides quick, reliable and continuous real time data of geothermal steam supplied during normal plant operations for immediate response to system upsets.

Job opportunities
eyed after study

The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and the Carl Lopez Micro Finance Foundation will conduct a case study on the water systems of Barangay Banago, Bacolod City to determine possible livelihood opportunities for the fisher folks, a press release from the group said.

SEAFDEC is aimed to design effective and sustainable stock enhancement programs through scientific approaches.

Dianne Turmon, a socio economist and Dr. Jobert Gaitan, a technologist went to the area for observation and evaluation on January. 14, 2010.

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