http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/index.htmlNews items from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Loughborough UniversityEducation NewsenCopyright 2010Custom XSLThttp://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/Year2009/Axilica.htmlAxilica, a department spin-out company specialising in silicon design, are recognised for their innovation at the Lord Stafford Awards.http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/Year2009/bananas.htmlFormer CREST MSc student, Ken Aldonza has scooped one of the inaugural IDEAS Energy Innovation Awards for his banana ethanol .http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2009/165_Tony_Marmont.htmlAt this year's annual Energy Institute awards, Professor Tony Marmont was awarded the Individual Achievement Award in recognition of over three decades of work to promote new, non-polluting and sustainable ways of energy production.http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/http://confconnect.info/confconnect/ocs/index.php?conference=sose2010&schedConf=sose2010 June 22nd to June 24th 2010 Loughborough University http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/el/news/../research/centres/crest/index.htmlWith global wind power capacity now standing at over 120,000MW, the industry continues to expand rapidly. In response to the demand for more trained personnel across the sector in the UK and worldwide, CREST has updated its popular short course for 2010. Covering key aspects of the wind power industry, this 5-day course is designed to meet the needs of engineers and project developers but is also suited to non-specialists.