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The relationship between corn, ethanol and autofuel replacement US-style

There is a direct relationship between the volume of corn converted to ethanol with the % of gasoline replaced in the US. Its shown more clearly if you click the line which contains the mysterious word Thi at the bottom of this poor thumbnail. I've...

Published 30 Apr 2009 17:20 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Corn, technology, fuel, Motor, percentage, replacement
Check out Green Energy World Map

Where in the world is Al Gore?? Unfortunately, you will not be able to track him down with this new green search engine (complete with map) site but the cool thing about "reegle" is that users can click on a specific location and get the latest...

Published 30 Apr 2009 16:33 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: General, renewable energy, website, search engine
Interactive US map of advanced fuels

I saw this map from the Natural Resources Defense Council on Robert Rapier's i-r-squared blog and couldn't resist it. I guess it is incomplete, but it looks pretty good. Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 13:31 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, natural, Maps, map, Resources, Council, Defense
BASF sees "weak demand", traders see recovery

BASF, the world's largest chemical company, said today that they see "weak demand for chemical products" continuing through 2009. In response, plants and sites "will be closed or sold where necessary". These are clear statements...

Published 30 Apr 2009 12:42 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: China, BASF, Economic growth, Oil markets, Futures trading, Leverage, chemical demand, Dalian Futures Exchange
NW Biodiesel Network Forum in May

I've just come across the NW Biodiesel Network. It will be holding a forum in Seattle on May 2 0. The East Side Chapter has meetings at the North Bend Railroad Depot every second Wednesday. (Which looks a lot better than it sounds) Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 11:30 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Biodiesel, Conference, seattle, Trade Association, event, state, Washington, NW, Network
It really is a Mad World

As the potential swine flu pandemi threatens more lives - and even more damage to the global economy - it's time to watch American Idol re-runs. It would be great if we could all collectively retire to some paradise island where Manchester Utd and...

Published 30 Apr 2009 2:47 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, Economics, Managing people, Company Strategy, Chelsea, Manchester Utd, swine flu, American Idol, iTunes, Affluenza, Adam Lambert, Oliver James
Price is king even in green

Be green all you want but admit it - the amount in your wallet (especially at times like this) is more important than your green conscience. A study from consulting firm Deloitte confirmed the same sentiment among shoppers although Deloitte said some...

Published 29 Apr 2009 20:59 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: green, studies and reports, recession, poll, shopping
Rotterdam oil storage running out of space

Today saw further anecdotal evidence of speculative crude oil buying. A senior manager at the Port of Rotterdam told Bloomberg that oil inventories were the highest he had seen since he began work there in 1985. Rotterdam can hold 75 million barrels....

Published 29 Apr 2009 20:16 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: Economic growth, Oil markets, Futures trading, crude oil prices, Port of Rotterdam
Arizone gets into the sun market

It's about time that Arizona invests in solar technology given that they have plenty of raw materials to start with. Nonprofit group Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) is spending $4 million for five new solar investments and the establishment of their...

Published 29 Apr 2009 19:36 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Investments, solar, Arizona
Is it better to be right for not quite......

......all the right reasons than to be wrong altogether? Sounds a dumb question, perhaps - unless you take particular pride in being one of those know-it-alls. The point I am trying to make (and assuming that chemicals pricing doesn't collapse beforehand...

Published 29 Apr 2009 15:33 by Asian Chemical Connections

Filed under: US, China, Europe, Middle East, Olefins, Polyolefins, Projects, Business, Oil & Gas, Naphtha & other feedstocks, global recession, China to export deflation, China's economy, swine flu, CBI Research & Consulting, BTX
Exporting is no fun anymore

Japan and Germany are the great exporting countries of the industrialised world. They didn't have the consumer booms seen in the USA and UK. Yet their economies are plunging, as export opportunities dry up. Yesterday , the Japanese finance minister...

Published 28 Apr 2009 22:06 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: USA, UK, exports, Economic growth, Currencies, Japan, Financial Events, Germany
Solar energy still bright

Investments might be down a bit this year but it seems the outlook for the solar energy industry is still pretty darn bright, according to this study from SRI Consulting . SRI said the global solar energy market is projected to more than double to reach...

Published 28 Apr 2009 21:22 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, Investments, General, studies and reports, solar, silicon, incentives
Move away DEET! Here comes catnip insect repellent

For the first time in eight years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a new biopesticide , this time made from catmint plant - a feline's favorite catnip, according to its developer DuPont. The refined Oil of Nepeta cataria can reportedly...

Published 28 Apr 2009 19:19 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, Products, DuPont, insect repellent, biopesticide, catnip
Cow dung brick from Indonesia

First we had the elephant dung paper products , and now Indonesia's Prasetiya Mulya Business School developed high-quality bricks made from abundantly available cow dung. The school won this year's top $25,000 top prize at the 10th annual Global...

Published 28 Apr 2009 18:50 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Products, General, cow, Award, students, dung, ventures, bricks
Plastic coat for baby alpaca

Newborn alpaca (aka cria) Nerissa has her photo in the Times newspaper (no photo in the online article ) today in this fetching waterproof plastic coat. Her owner, Jenny MacHarg tells the Blog that, "Nerissa has lots of different coats and they seem...

Published 28 Apr 2009 14:05 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: plastics, trivia, polymers, animals, alpaca

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The relationship between corn, ethanol and autofuel replacement US-style

Check out Green Energy World Map

Interactive US map of advanced fuels

BASF sees "weak demand", traders see recovery

NW Biodiesel Network Forum in May

It really is a Mad World

Price is king even in green

Rotterdam oil storage running out of space

Arizone gets into the sun market

Is it better to be right for not quite......

Exporting is no fun anymore

Solar energy still bright

Move away DEET! Here comes catnip insect repellent

Cow dung brick from Indonesia

Plastic coat for baby alpaca