A very busy week last week with lots of bioplastic and recycling news from the plastic show NPE2009;
green chemistry news from the American Chemical Society's annual Green
Chemistry and Engineering conference; and the House debates (and
finally approval) on the American Clean and Energy Security (ACES) bill.
This week, ICIS Chemical Business is also featuring white biotechnology as preview to the annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing (WIBCC) conference by BIO which will be held on July 19-22 in Montreal, Canada. I will be attending the show and hopefully get lots of tweets and blogs posts to share.
For now, here are this week's news roundup:
Carbon capture deal
IFP and ENEL signed a deal to test the first-generation post-combustion capture process, developed by IFP, on a pilot unit to be built by ENEL at the coal-fired power station in Brindisi (Italy). IFP has developed a first-generation flue gas scrubbing technology using chemical solvents.
Battery safety R&D award
Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery developer EnerDel has been awarded up to $3.3 million for a cost-share research project under the U.S. Department of Energy. The EnerDel will focus on the development of innovative technologies to eliminate overcharging in lithium-ion cells.
IBM forms green coalition
IBM has created an industry alliance called Green Sigma with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management.
This week, ICIS Chemical Business is also featuring white biotechnology as preview to the annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing (WIBCC) conference by BIO which will be held on July 19-22 in Montreal, Canada. I will be attending the show and hopefully get lots of tweets and blogs posts to share.
For now, here are this week's news roundup:
Carbon capture deal
IFP and ENEL signed a deal to test the first-generation post-combustion capture process, developed by IFP, on a pilot unit to be built by ENEL at the coal-fired power station in Brindisi (Italy). IFP has developed a first-generation flue gas scrubbing technology using chemical solvents.
Battery safety R&D award
Advanced lithium-ion automotive battery developer EnerDel has been awarded up to $3.3 million for a cost-share research project under the U.S. Department of Energy. The EnerDel will focus on the development of innovative technologies to eliminate overcharging in lithium-ion cells.
IBM forms green coalition
IBM has created an industry alliance called Green Sigma with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management.
Pepsico's green Chinese plant
PepsiCo opened its first overseas "green" plant in China today in the western city of Chongqing as it reiterated plans to invest $1 billion in the country. The LEED-certified facility is said to be the first "green" beverage plant ever built in China.
New PET recycling company
Plastic Technologies has formed a new company, PTI Recycling Systems to market a new has been formed to market LNOc rPET production process to the global marketplace. The process efficiently turn post-consumer PET containers into reusable food-grade resin.
GE's new green Tech center
GE Energy opened a new Technology Center in Belfort, France, which will house up to 400 engineers from 15 different countries, who will work to develop the most advanced technology to help customers address environmental and energy challenges.
And from ICIS news (requires subscription):
The US House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to approve a massive climate-change bill that proponents said will create jobs and advance energy independence and opponents warned would drastically raise the nation's energy costs and eliminate jobs.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fined the North American operations of BP $650,000 and US major Dow Chemical $166,465 for pollution violations at facilities in Texas.
The US Chemical Safety Board will seek stakeholder input on how the board should establish a new reporting requirement - probably by early 2010 - for serious chemical accidents.
EU environment ministers reached an agreement on a new Industrial Emissions Directive
legislation aimed at reducing industrial emissions and agreed to extend the phase-in period for the directive.
PepsiCo opened its first overseas "green" plant in China today in the western city of Chongqing as it reiterated plans to invest $1 billion in the country. The LEED-certified facility is said to be the first "green" beverage plant ever built in China.
New PET recycling company
Plastic Technologies has formed a new company, PTI Recycling Systems to market a new has been formed to market LNOc rPET production process to the global marketplace. The process efficiently turn post-consumer PET containers into reusable food-grade resin.
GE's new green Tech center
GE Energy opened a new Technology Center in Belfort, France, which will house up to 400 engineers from 15 different countries, who will work to develop the most advanced technology to help customers address environmental and energy challenges.
And from ICIS news (requires subscription):
The US House of Representatives voted narrowly on Friday to approve a massive climate-change bill that proponents said will create jobs and advance energy independence and opponents warned would drastically raise the nation's energy costs and eliminate jobs.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality fined the North American operations of BP $650,000 and US major Dow Chemical $166,465 for pollution violations at facilities in Texas.
The US Chemical Safety Board will seek stakeholder input on how the board should establish a new reporting requirement - probably by early 2010 - for serious chemical accidents.
EU environment ministers reached an agreement on a new Industrial Emissions Directive
legislation aimed at reducing industrial emissions and agreed to extend the phase-in period for the directive.
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