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PROCESS INDUSTRIES

Forecast for 2010
In 2010, we expect that the hard hit chemical industry will stabilize and return to profitability. Many plants or processes that were idled during the current economic recession may reopen and transition cost-reduction efforts into efficiency improvements that focus on sustainability. Read Article

Oil Industry Blasts House Climate Bill.
Oil refiners would get two percent of the permits for free and would have to acquire the remaining permits from companies and industries that do not need them. Read Article

Dredging of Pollutants Begins in Hudson.
G.E. is supervising and paying for the cleanup, which federal officials have estimated could cost more than $750 million. Read Article

Nuclear Cleanup Awards Questioned.
Firms Cited for Errors Get Funding. Read Article

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Forecast for 2010
Financial forecasts for 2010 estimate that the information technology and data center industries may grow as much as 20 – 25% during the year given the ever-increasing demand and customer base. Read Article

EPA Announces Energy Star label for Computer Servers.
Computer servers that earn the Energy Star label will be 30 percent more energy efficient than standard servers. Read Article

New study of green data centre trends finds increased concern over regulations across Europe.
European survey clearly shows that there is a high level of concern about the impact of Green regulations on data center facilities.Read Article

Intel’s $2.5B plan.
Intel’s investment is part of a $7 billion commitment to refurbish manufacturing plants in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico to produce smaller, faster computer chips for wireless devices, computers and other applications still being invented. Read Article

 

 

ENERGY and RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Forecast for 2010
Proposed energy projects using wind, biomass, geothermal, landfill gas, trash-to-energy, hydropower, and solar resources will be widespread and will greatly expand in 2010 due to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and Executive Order 13423, which are challenging industries to develop and use clean and renewable energy resources while creating and retaining jobs. Read Article

Stimulus cash for biofuels raises hopes for industry.
$786.5 million to be awarded for biofuels research and commercialization. Read Article

Entrepreneurs chase heat for geothermal power plant.
The company, called Mt. Princeton Geothermal LLC, focuses on fault lines running near hot springs, and they plan to pull heat from the water to generate 15 megawatts of electricity in what would be Colorado’s first geothermal power plant. Read Article

Chicago May Get Largest U.S. Urban Solar Plant.
A former industrial park is the proposed site of a $60 million project to add 10 MW of solar photovoltaic panels. Read Article

 

 

FOOD PROCESSING

Forecast for 2010
With economic recovery now in sight, we expect that the focus in the food industry will be growth. Sustainability issues continue to be of primary importance and GHG will be a considerable factor for the food production industry. Read Article

BASF, Monsanto in race for modified corn.
Two plant science companies with facilities in the Triangle are part of a small group pursuing a major prize: growing the first drought-tolerant corn plant. Read Article

Climate change makes seeds ‘crown jewels’ of diversity.
Crop and climate experts are emphasising the need for crop diversity to protect food security in the face of climate change, as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates its first anniversary. Read Article

PepsiCo to introduce compostable crisp bag for SunChips.
As a first step, the outer layer of packaging on 10.5 oz size SunChips snacks bags will be made with the plant-based renewable material, polylactic acid (PLA). Read Article