ICIS Blogs : power

Green powerless in chemicals

Green Chemicals — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:28:16 GMT

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...(read more)

Ethanol to power in Pakistan

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:27:01 GMT

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......(read more)

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

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:50:20 GMT

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...(read more)

Now its "green" to ship trees to power stations

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:32:21 GMT

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...(read more)

Switching to switchgrass isn't easy

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:24:04 GMT

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

More sunny news

Green Chemicals — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:59:55 GMT

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...(read more)

Gas policy to favour fertilisers

India Chemicals Blog — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:49:33 GMT

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...(read more)