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.
The Chemical Engineer
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May 2022Issue 971
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Process developers awarded £44m to advance UK hydrogen economy
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 trade group says security fears should prompt fresh oil development
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.
Australian universities join forces to commercialise clean tech
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.
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