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Busting solar myths

Wind turbine syndrome, vibro-acoustic disorder, and now solar blindness...Fact or fiction? The myth busters may have to work on these ones but for now, other myths in the solar energy area are being dispelled by the company Sunrise Solar . Myth 1: Solar electricity cannot provide a significant part of...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2008
Stronger US wind power

Here's a nice cool story from the New York Times about a certain Nebraska town and its growing pride in their windy condition. Ainsworth, Nebraska, according to the article, became the state's first major wind farm with 36 wind turbines erected in late 2005. Nebraska Public Power District, the...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
China and biomass

Speaking of China again, it seems that biomass could answer (partially at least) two of the country's biggest problems: pollution and energy source. According to this study from AMBIO (a nonprofit publication of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), China could reduce pollution as much as 46-60...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-23-2008
Chemicals from glycerine

It's been a while since I visited the glycerine industry but it seems that research for new applications for the product is ongoing despite the market's pricing (and supply) volatility. Chemical engineers at Rice University have developed a fermentation process that can convert the biodiesel...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-03-2008
Green burnout for the blog

For those who can't get enough of solar information (I have), here's another solar study from research firm Clean Edge and green-economy organization Co-op America. The study finds, among others, that solar photovoltaic prices are projected to decline from an average 15-32 cents kWh today to...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-30-2008
Hot air news

My pile of wind news is bursting at the seams so I'd better released them now... Major wind energy generator GE said it achieved more than 115 million hours of operation through its installed global fleet of 1.5 megawatt wind turbines. The company also said today that federal tax incentives for wind...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-18-2008
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 74% led by thin-film production. Big-box retail stores...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-30-2008
Trashy stories from Reuters

Caught your attention didn't it? Here's several titillating articles (especially if you're in the waste business) from Reuters on the growing issues and potential profitability of rubbish. 1. Trash and burn: Singapore's waste problem - With growing population and little land mass, Singapore...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-23-2008
Battle of the wind

Soaring demand for alternative energy would probably see more intellectual property (IP) suit such as this one from General Electric (GE) against Japan's biggest wind power turbine maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. According to this Reuters report , GE filed a complaint with the US International...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-10-2008

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