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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
Bursting solar deals

If I'm an alternative energy investor, should the surge in solar projects make me think twice in investing in this industry? They reminded me of the dot.com and housing boom before their bubbles burst. The same sentiment is partially echoed in this article published last week in ICIS Chemical Business...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-07-2008
Solar updates

ICIS Chemical Business , the magazine I work for, recently published two very nice articles about the photovoltaics market. According to Dede Williams , Germany is facing feedstock shortages and competition from cheaper regions, while Ed Zwirn reported a global overview of the industry. And with that...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-23-2008
Green funds bought Texas recycler

It's a good year for recyclers and waste treatment services as green investors seem to be on the lookout for this type of businesses. Just today, the Abu Dhabi-sourced Masdar Clean Tech Fund and US-based Virgin Green Fund completed the buyout of Texas petroleum and metal recycling business of DuraTherm...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-07-2008
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
Heinz' green potatoes and tomatoes

Heinz is planning to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2015 some of them via its potatoes and tomatoes operations. Some of the initiatives include converting potato peels into biofuels as well as recycling 90% of the water used in daily potato production; expanding domestic source of its...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-27-2008
Wind racing the sun

Wind energy investments seem to be neck and neck with the solar market. This week alone I came across three wind energy investment announcements: Fluor building the world's largest offshore wind farm in the UK; GreenHunter Wind Energy planning to develop China's first wind energy project; and...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-16-2008
More solar power boost

For just one day of green news scanning and out came five solar articles (I'm sure I missed several more). No wonder the solar industry has one of the fastest growth among other industrial markets. 1. Kohl's will convert more than 50 of its existing New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland locations...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-13-2008
Stock picks: Solar in, biofuel out

2008 could still be a bad year for ethanol stocks but brighter for solar, according to this excerpt from the Wall Street Transcript's Alternative energy report . In the report, Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James & Associates said the solar sector will continue to thrive despite the US recession...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-13-2008
Lanxess' Singapore promise

Lanxess said in its press announcement last week that the company will be a good neighbor in Singapore by installing the latest environmental safety technology in its new butyl rubber plant in Jurong Island. The company expects to spend up to $70 million, about 10-15% of its total investment in the project...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-04-2008

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