"In the open R&D model, achieveme-nts come in a more efficient way and at lower cost. It is inconceivableas w-hy we wouldn't choose to adopt this model"said Dr. Martin Atkins,Chief S-cientist at BP China. Last May,
Dr. Atkins was awarded the 2006 China International Co-operation Award by the Ministry of Science & Technology for his dedication to improving cooperation between Brit-ain and China in chemical engineering. This February, he attended the Transnational Corporations Forum 2008 in Beijing and shared, with an audience from China and abroad, BP's successful R& D cooperation "open model".
As the UEFA Euro 2008
TM
kicks off this summer, Castrol will be embraced in the exciting atmosphere of sporting passion with all football fans. As a main sponsor of the game, Castrol shares with football the passion, the spirit of teamwork, and performance driven by analysis, technology & innovation. For decades, Castrol has highlighted its product strengths and brand competitiveness by supporting top tier sporting events globally.
A UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change recognized that reducing CO
2
emissions from power plants will be vital and that technologies such as CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) will have a key role in meeting the challenge. Separating CO
2
from industrial and energy-related sources, transporting it to a storage location and isolating it from the atmosphere is the key to large-scale de-carbonisation and sustainable long-term use of fossil fuels. Now the idea is no longer a dream. The technology is ready to go.
When the morning sun beams onto the graceful architecture of the 307.2 square meter Solar Sail, BP's brand-new solar power demonstration project, sunlight begins its daily journey
permeating into the project's solar cells and silicon crystals, powering the Guangdong Science Center through the streng-th of sunshine.
