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Solar consumer products boom

Wal-Mart is expecting a bigger demand for solar-based consumer products and is already stocking its solar charger kits for sale next year, according to this press release from Canada-based ICP Solar Technologies , a manufacturer of proprietary solar panels and products. ICP said an estimated $1m worth...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-28-2008
Chems profit from the sun

Clean energy equates to profitability for several chemical companies. It seems more so when it comes to the solar market where the race is on to produce the cheapest and most efficient photovoltaic materials. For example, Germany-based Evonik is really giddy about the bright prospect of solar market...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-08-2008
Ikea to sell clean techs

Big house furnishing stores are already selling eco-friendly products such as bamboo floorings, recycled counter tops, energy-efficient appliances, etc. So it makes sense, I guess, for Swedish homeware retailer Ikea to soon start selling solar panels, maybe even lithium ion batteries for cars or even...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008
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
Video about eco-solutions

I came across this really cool YouTube video from GreenTechnology.com . It features one of CNN's EcoSolutions segment about developments of biobased or energy-reducing electronics by Sony as well as Mohawk carpets made from recycled plastic bottles. Based on watching this video it occurred to me...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-17-2008
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
Green chemicals bloom in May

It's that time of the month to check out some newly launched green-hot chemical products. More environment- and health-friendly plastics continue to be developed; the solar energy and hybrid transportation markets are getting new technology boosts; and in between are air pollution control and new...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-02-2008
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
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

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