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Green powerless in chemicals

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Center for Resource Solutions awarded late last month their annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 25 organizations/companies who either purchase, supply or develop...

Published 17 Nov 2008 17:28 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: DOE, green, Investments, General, studies and reports, R&D, EPA, Government, power, energy, Award, purchase

Ethanol to power in Pakistan

There's an interesting story about Pakistani sugar cane growers making ethanol to power an electricity generation station from the Associated Press of Pakistan . Could this model be used elsewhere? Thanks to rsteenblik . Read More...

Published 10 Sep 2008 10:27 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, biofuels, power, Sugar, cane, Pakistan

E.ON responds to "green" to ship trees post

I've just had an email from Emily at E.ON about the wood burning power plant it wants to build near Bristol, UK . It set some of my worries to rest. Some specifics would be nice, but I guess it is early days for the project. Here's the reply in...

Published 22 Aug 2008 13:50 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: UK, biofuels, power, Trees, E.ON, Bristol, station

Now its "green" to ship trees to power stations

Now it is "green" to ship trees to power stations and burn them, according to E.ON in this report from Cleantech . E.ON, which is planning a timber fired electricity generation station in the Port of Bristol. Is it sustainable? What area would...

Published 21 Aug 2008 12:32 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: UK, Environment, green, power, Trees, E.ON

Switching to switchgrass isn't easy

Switching to switchgrass isn't going to be easy, according to this useful piece from redorbit. Worth reading. Read More...

Published 2 Jul 2008 11:24 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuel, Agriculture, biofuels, technology, Science, power, switchgrass, cellulosic, plants, indianna, Panicum, gatum

More sunny news

There are too many solar news this week to put them in my Weekly News Roundup. But first, according to a recent report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) , the US solar energy market last year saw photovoltaic manufacturing increased...

Published 30 May 2008 10:59 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Company initiatives, Products, Investments, R&D, power, solar, investment, energy, photovoltaic, silicon

Gas policy to favour fertilisers

India’s draft natural gas utilisation policy is expected to prioritise the requirements of the fertiliser sector over petrochemicals. The enormous volumes of gas generated from the fields of the east coast and west coast India would be first given to...

Published 29 Jan 2008 7:49 by India Chemicals Blog

Filed under: Companies, Refining, Petrochemicals, Government Policy, fertiliser, gas, power, LPG

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