THE UK’s largest oil and gas producer is cutting 250 jobs in Aberdeen and reviewing its support for the Viking CCS project, blaming the government’s fiscal rules and regulations.

8th May 2025

Research & Development

Fake lily pads could be second Sun for lithium manufacturers

A TRIAL to boost critical minerals production has shown that fake plastic lily pads could be a second Sun for lithium manufacturers.

8th May 2025

Industry

Call for manufacturing support as Ørsted shelves UK’s huge Hornsea offshore wind project

THE UK’s renewables trade group has urged the government to do more to support domestic manufacturing after one of the UK’s largest planned offshore wind projects was cancelled because of increases in supply chain costs and construction risks.

7th May 2025

Energy

Scotland approves ‘UK’s largest’ green hydrogen project

The UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen plant is slated for construction, with developers Statera Energy saying it will be “the largest project of its kind” in Europe.

6th May 2025

My Chemical Engineering Hero is: Martin Ruhemann

Adrian Finn remembers Martin Ruhemann, a man who overcame extraordinary adversity to shape the future of chemical engineering with both brilliance and humility

Process

Practical Process Control Part 20: Regression Analysis

Inferential properties, or soft sensors, are key to modern process control. Myke King explains regression analysis as a precursor to their design

Industry

Salt of the Earth: Part 1

Martin Pitt considers the chemical engineering history of common salt

Chemicals

Engineering a Future Without PFAS: The Path to Sustainable Alternatives

The shift from PFAS is both a regulatory need and an opportunity for industries to lead in sustainability. Environmental scientists from Stockholm University argue that engineers will be crucial in developing PFAS-free solutions that maintain performance and safety

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

George E Davis – Meet the Daddy

For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.