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From garbage to gas to cash

"In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows." - Woody Allen. And that's how garbage is being revolutionized by following Woody Allen's sage (or should we say green) advice. There are so many developments now of turning trash into cash, garbage...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-15-2008
GREEN = INNOVATION

ICIS Chemical Business (the magazine I work for) published yesterday its feature on Innovations and most innovations nowadays it seems is focused on the environment. Specialty chemicals company Rhodia is certainly on top of this trend as they talked about how sustainability issues are largely affecting...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-14-2008
Bio-diapers on the market

I finally found a greener diaper product that could probably help an environmentalist mom's dilemma between choosing an inconvenient washable cloth or non-biodegradable/compostable disposable diapers. gDiapers , which is being marketed (limitedly) in the US by Australian founders Jason and Kimberly...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-18-2008
Washing machines of the future

Yesterday, all in the US were celebrating the Labor Day holiday and it was indeed a labor weekend for me. I agreed to help my sister with her house moving and not only did I find myself paper lining drawers and closet shelves, I also accompanied her into shopping for a new washing machine and dryer....

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-02-2008
Lanxess' green chemistry goals

If a chemical or chemicals can help make cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission; help create cheaper fuel cells or solar panels; or make existing or new sources of water drinkable, does this mean the chemical or chemicals can be categorized as green? Even if they are not made from plants, bacteria...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
Chicken gas powers Chinese farm

Biogas from chicken manure will now power a big chicken farm in Beijing using GE's Jenbacher gas engines . According to GE, the plant, with annual capacity of 14,600 megawatt/hour electricity, is the first of its type in China designed to help reduce suburban electricity shortage. With 3 million...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-05-2008
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
Carbon Market: The good, the bad and the money

After finding some of the pros and cons of cap and trade carbon schemes in the US, several studies were recently published on the carbon market's global bottomline: How much should energy-intensive industries pay for compliance. According to market analyst Point Carbon , global carbon markets could...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
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
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

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