Hinkley Point C costs rise again to £26bn
THE COST the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has risen again, this time by £3bn (US$3.7bn), and startup will be delayed by a further 15 months. EDF has blamed Covid for the changes.
May 2022Issue 971
THE COST the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has risen again, this time by £3bn (US$3.7bn), and startup will be delayed by a further 15 months. EDF has blamed Covid for the changes.
MEMBRANE reactors, chemical looping processes and thermochemical splitting of water by advanced nuclear reactor are among dozens of hydrogen projects that have received a share of £44m (US$55m) in development funding by the UK Government.
AUSTRALIA’S oil and gas trade group has said the country should develop new fields to boost energy security in the wake of the crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
AUSTRALIA’S University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW) and University of Newcastle have received more than A$200m to help industry rapidly commercialise technologies for clean energy and recycling.
In the face of rising pressure, are there any alternatives to imposing a UK windfall tax on the oil and gas sector?
Amanda Jasi speaks to Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold about how chemical engineering can help humanity survive and thrive
Martin Pitt celebrates the life of John W Hinchley
Kathryn Hadler tells Amanda Jasi about the exciting prospect of extracting and processing resources in space
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
From fuel hero to climate zero: Claudia Flavell-While on the turbulent life of Thomas Midgley
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth