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  • Beware of wind energy side effects

    Aside from its unprofitability forecast, maybe Shell knows something about wind energy that we don't when they pulled out of their UK offshore wind farm investment. According to this article from New Scientist , a study shows that the moving blades from wind turbines can cause a drop in pressure...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-26-2008

  • Organics: A load of crap?

    According to researchers from the University of Copenhagen, there is no difference in taste and nutritional content between an organically grown fruit and vegetables, and food grown with the use of pesticides and chemicals. "Modern crop protection chemicals to control weeds, pests and diseases are...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-13-2008

  • Soapers respond to UW study

    The Soap and Detergent Association sent me an email regarding their response to the University of Washington study about supposed toxic fragrance chemicals found on leading laundry products and air fresheners. According to them, the study is just a rehash of past studies and that it lacks real-world...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-30-2008

  • 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 market studies

    Here are several draft-clogging press releases from market research (and consulting) firms as well as various organizations analyzing green trends, clean energy and other new green technologies. These research and consulting firms seem to be churning out new green studies every month or so. Frost &...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008

  • 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

  • The power of wind

    Wind power could be the next hot energy source according to the Department of Energy's (DOE) recently released report . The DOE said wind can provide as much as 20% of US electricity needs by 2030. In that scenario, installations of new wind power capacity would increase to more than 16,000 megawatts...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-14-2008
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