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No Waste Wasted in Milton Keynes
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Future of Food
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The People Powering Nuclear's Future
As nuclear continues to grow in the UK energy mix, Aniqah Majid speaks to industry experts and ea...
Designing the End of Nuclear
Nuclear plants run for generations and can take just as long to dismantle. Aniqah Majid reports o...
The Downstream Challenge of Cultivated Meat
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The Refrigerants Keeping Food Fresh...and Warming the Planet
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Trinidad and Tobago: Ten years on
A decade after joining IChemE, the Trinidad and Tobago Member Group has grown into a vital profes...
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Spinning a New Future for Packaging
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The Cornwall Lithium Revival Powering UK’s Green Future
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The Science of Flow: How Rheology Is Changing Medicine, Manufacturing and More
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Young engineers call for more industry support at the 2025 YEAIS
Aniqah Majid joins the innovators competing to take home an IChemE award
INWED 2025: Schoolgirls’ confidence mushrooms after YEAIS recognition
Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day, Aniqah Majid spoke to three inspiring A-level st...
A Cell-cultivated Meat-y Issue
The UK’s first cultivated meat product isn’t for humans – it’s for pets. But as dogs dig in witho...
Inside the Alcohol-free Beer Revolution
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Bringing AI to carbon capture: how Imperial College is revolutionising plant operations
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Trump's New World Orders
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A Greener Way to Treat Industrial Wastewater
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Is all the Ti in China?
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Managing Ageing Assets as Part of the Clean Energy Transition
As the UK reduces its reliance on coal and oil, Aniqah Majid speaks to the Health and Safety Exec...
Saving Time and Energy with Process-focused AI Simulations
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A Chemical Engineer’s Festive University Challenge
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WSP Lifts Top Prize at 2024 IChemE Global Awards
Clean water system picks up Outstanding Achievement award on a night celebrating the best in ch...
Why Bhopal Remains Toxic 40 Years on
40 years since the tragedy that killed thousands, the Indian government has moved forward plans t...
The Dangers of Becoming too Remote
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Safe AI Innovation Needs Robust Regulation
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How Your Magazine is Made: Paper and Ink
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CO2 to SAF: A one-step solution
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‘For diverse energy solutions, we need diverse talent’
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Not All Plastics Are Made Equally Recyclable
Aniqah Majid looks at the multiple plastics clogging up the waste management system and whether t...
Carbon Capture – is it Worth it?
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Direct Air Capture: The State of Play and What’s to Come
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The Novelist Looking for a Chemical Engineering Reaction
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Microplastics Explainer
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ONR considering further action over Sellafield blunder
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Egypt to launch gas exploration of 18,000 sqm of the Mediterranean
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Heavy metal contamination leaves water ‘undrinkable’ in Norwegian town
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Chemical engineers say hydrogen is ‘essential’ to the future energy mix at IChemE conference
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North Sea emissions down six years in a row
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Carlsberg Britvic to close down Marston’s Brewery
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Innovative ‘aerogel’ can clean up marine oil spills
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LNG Canada to expand operation and double international natural gas exports
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‘Cutting-edge’ lithium extraction plant gets the green light in Cornwall
A NEW lithium extraction facility in Cornwall has been approved by the UK government with the pro...
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UK water regulator approves £3.4bn funding package for PFAS and data centre infrastructure
OFWAT has provisionally approved a £3.4bn investment package for several projects led by water co...
Spanish energy firm breaks ground on ‘Europe’s largest’ green hydrogen plant
EUROPE’s largest planned green hydrogen plant is on the move, with Spanish energy firm Moeve rece...
UK ministers in talks to raise water bills for industry
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Natural gas production begins in Australia’s Beetaloo Basin
AFTER decades of development and planning, natural gas production has begun in Australia’s Beetal...
AI identifies 800 plant proteins to replace synthetic emulsifiers
AN AI model was able to identify nearly 800 plant proteins that could be used to replace syntheti...
Kenyan President orders Tata Chemicals out of the country
TATA CHEMICALS, the chemical manufacturing subsidiary of Tata Group, has failed to benefit Kenya ...
MIT spinout to expand pathogen-fighting microbe solution for crops
ROBIGO, a biotech spanout from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has secured more ...
BP appoints new chair in continued restructure
Energy giant BP has found a new chair in ex Balfour Beatty boss Ian Tyler following the dismissal...
Lotus plant inspires development of ice and water repellent coatings
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Eni to bring its fusion power to Europe by 2040s
INTERNATIONAL energy firm Eni says it plans to open a commercial fusion plant in Europe by the 20...
Hitachi uses AI to develop ‘optimal’ battery coating process
ELECTRONICS manufacturing firm Hitachi High-Tech, a subsidiary of Hitachi Global, has developed a...
Microplastics found to increase uptake of PFAS in vegetables
THE level of PFAS (Polyfluorinated alkyl substances) adsorption in vegetables could be impacted b...
Russian scientists make new critical mineral discovery
A RARE-EARTH rich mineral has been discovered by a team of Russian scientists in Kola Peninsula i...
Romania starts shutting down sole nuclear power station over drought
EXTREME WEATHER has sent the European energy sector into uncertainty, with Romania beginning to s...
Drones identify methane emissions in UK landfills
THE UK’s Environment Agency has trialled drones in detecting and identifying methane emissions in...
North Sea operators not moving fast enough with well decommissioning
DESPITE a record number of well decommissions in the North Sea in 2025, “activity needs to increa...
Chocolate bar created with 100% British ingredients
BERKSHIRE-GROWN cocoa beans have been used at the University of Reading to make a 100% British ch...
Trump spends US$4bn on offshore wind buybacks
The US government has paid out US$1.2bn to German energy company RWE to give up its wind power pr...
Bath researchers develop energy efficient membrane for solvent purification
A TEAM of researchers from the University of Bath and an international research group KU Leuven, ...
Biotech partners with Heriot-Watt to turn whey into fuel
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Stanford researchers fight viruses with AI
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Nylon recycling startup acquires production facility in Spain
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BP Q2 profits surge amid sell-offs
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Fusion industry attracts record US$4.5bn in race to commercial scale
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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
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Johnson & Johnson to pay out US$5.5bn in talc cancer case
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Engineers deploy ‘first-of-its-kind’ electrified heating system for cement works
LOW-CARBON technology firm CoolBrook and partners ABB will deploy electrified industrial heating ...
Lancashire chemicals plant linked to PFAS contamination announces closure
A CHEMICALS manufacturing plant based in Lancashire is to shut down amid a damning investigation ...
IChemE’s spring conferring ceremonies celebrate professional achievement
IChemE’s recent spring conferring ceremonies across the UK brought together members, volunteers a...
British Steel is now owned by the public
THE UK’s largest primary steel producer, British Steel, has been brought under public ownership b...
UK government shies away from PFAS ban
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Google and RWE invest in fusion project in Europe
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Sizewell B operations extended for another 20 years
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Researchers develop self-powered floating water purification capsule
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Private consortium commits £35bn to UK SMR rollout
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Hyundai Engineering win major gas contract in Kazakhstan
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Anthropic launches AI tool to speed up drug discovery
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Solar overtakes coal in US electricity mix for first time
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Declining STEM graduate numbers could cost major economies trillions, report warns
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Norwegian offshore workers threaten strike over pay
Almost 8% of Norway’s offshore oil and gas workers could take strike action after pay talks betwe...
Mushroom and AI-focused startups secure £58m for water innovation
UK STARTUPS specialising in water and wastewater treatment have secured a massive £58m (US$78m) i...
Synthetic diamonds used to kill off bacteria in food and drink
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Equinor signs five-year deal to supply gas to Germany
Equinor has struck a deal with Dutch-owned Eneco to supply natural gas from the Norwegian contine...
Spain allocates hydrogen grid capacity as blending rollout begins
HYDROGEN will make up 2% of Spain’s gas supply after grid operator Enagás awarded network capacit...
UK to get first graphite recycling plant for battery materials
NORTH AMERICAN materials company Orbia is set to open a first-of-its-kind graphite recycling pilo...
Hyosung scales up renewable sugarcane-based feedstock production
SOUTH KOREAN industrial giant Hyosung is ramping up production of the sugarcane-based 1,4-Butaned...
Lab-grown chocolate could be supermarket ready by 2027
CHOCOLATE could soon be produced using lab-grown ingredients, including cocoa butter, according t...
Johnson Matthey to supply biomethanol technology for China plant
ENGINEERING firm Johnson Matthey has partnered with Chinese green energy developer Guangdong Liqu...
Shell buys Canadian shale producer for US$16.4bn
ENERGY giant Shell is expanding its oil and gas operations in Canada’s Montney shale basin with t...
Europe’s first nylon biorecycling plant to open in UK
A DEMONSTRATION plant capable of recycling “hundreds of tonnes” of post-consumer nylon is set to ...
Finnish cleantech launch green fertiliser pilot
A FINNISH cleantech company specialising in nutrient recovery from waste streams has launched a p...
German drugmaker launches AI research centre in London
GLOBAL pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim is establishing its flagship AI and machine le...
Solar curbs fossil fuel reliance on global electricity demand
CLEAN POWER met all new global electricity demand in 2025, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, acc...
Evonik expands biotechnology capabilities in Slovakia
GERMAN chemical giant Evonik is investing €80m (US$94m) to expand its biotechnology capabilities ...
UK gas field to be used to mine bitcoin
THE UK’s largest onshore gas field could be used to mine bitcoin and power data centres in a move...
Solar-powered airship reaches new heights
AN AIRSHIP running solely on solar power flew over Brazil for more than 88 hours, marking a “defi...
Renault to slash 20% of engineering jobs
FRENCH carmaker Renault is set up to cut up to 2,400 engineering jobs globally as it restructures...
India aims to cut steel emissions by a quarter over next decade
STEELMAKING in India is set for a major shift, with the government pledging to reduce emissions b...
Researchers tackle fatty problem in vegan cheese
VEGANS and curious consumers alike may soon find a plant-based cheese that comes closer to the re...
Port Talbot receives £64m boost for floating offshore wind
PORT TALBOT is set to become a hub for floating offshore wind (FLOW) after securing £64m (US$86m)...
MIT researchers develop AI tool to monitor material defects
RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an AI-based tool to hel...
UK’s largest plastic recycling centre to open in Colby
A MAJOR new plastic recycling facility designed to handle large-scale waste streams in the food a...
UK energy leaders back continued North Sea gas production
UK ENERGY leaders have called for continued North Sea gas production, arguing it remains essentia...
Cheltenham schoolboys win Davidson Inventors Challenge with water treatment tool
A TEAM of five students from Cheltenham won the final of the Davidson Inventors Challenge after d...
TotalEnergies drops US offshore wind for US$1bn gas deal
FRENCH energy giant TotalEnergies will no longer pursue offshore wind projects in the US after se...
UPDATE: NASA confirms April Artemis II launch
THE FIRST crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years is now scheduled to launch in April af...
Space semiconductor research hub opens in south Wales
A NEW research facility has opened in south Wales to support the development and scale-up of semi...
University of Bath researchers break down PFAS with sunlight
AN INTERNATIONAL team led by researchers at the University of Bath has developed a carbon-based p...
US-Iran tensions trigger global energy market turmoil
PRICE hikes have hit the global oil and gas industry following escalating tensions between the US...
UK’s first geothermal plant opens in Cornwall
AFTER more than a decade of development, Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has opened its Unit...
NASA reviews moon rocket Artemis II amid helium flow issues
NASA’S ARTEMIS II is being wheeled back in for repair because a disruption of helium flow to the ...
UK must prioritise domestic gas production, say industry leaders
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AstraZeneca to invest US$15bn in China manufacturing and R&D
PHARMACEUTICAL giant AstraZeneca has announced plans to invest US$15bn in China, deepening its pr...
US seeks global critical minerals alliance to curb China dominance
THE US has launched a global initiative with more than a dozen countries to ramp up critical mine...
Liquid metal powers hydrogen from water
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NWF targets CCS and hydrogen in ‘cleaner, greener’ investment plan
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UK and Japan strengthen ties with gene therapy investment
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Investors challenge bp over oil and gas spending
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Dow cuts 4,500 jobs as automation and AI expand
US CHEMICALS giant Dow will cut 4,500 jobs, around 13% of its workforce, as part of a restructuri...
From lab to market: The scaleup hurdles facing The Apprentice’s Browtasia
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UK unveils £15bn plan to retrofit 5m homes with clean energy tech
The UK government has unveiled a £15bn (US$21bn) plan to retrofit around 5m homes with low-carbon...
Lignin-based sunscreens show promise as sustainable UV protection
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UK strikes deal with Europe for 100 GW North Sea wind farm
TEN European countries, including the UK, have committed to developing up to 100 GW of offshore w...
MP Chris McDonald hails clean energy as economic opportunity of the century at IChemE debate
CLEAN energy will provide the UK with the economic opportunity of the century, according to MP Ch...
Trinity spinout scales DAC technology in Ireland
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Scotland invests £1m in whisky carbon capture firm
A SCOTTISH company specialising in capturing CO2 from the whisky industry has secured £1m (US$1.3...
Nominations open for 2026 Danckwerts lecture
A LEADING chemical engineer is sought to deliver the next Danckwerts lecture, held this year in c...
IChemE members recognised in 2026 New Year Honours
THREE IChemE members have been honoured for their contributions to the chemical engineering profe...
Biomass production unsustainable for industry energy demand, report says
GLOBAL biomass production could become unsustainable if it is to meet the current power demands o...
University of Manchester spinoff commercialises direct lithium extraction technology in the UK
A SPINOFF from the University of Manchester is commissioning a commercial-scale direct lithium ex...
UK renewable planning approvals double in past year
THE NUMBER of wind, solar and battery projects in the UK almost doubled over the past year due t...
HSE highlights ‘inadequate’ offshore isolation practices
OFFSHORE oil and gas operators must improve their process isolation practices or risk serious acc...
Harbour Energy enters Gulf of Mexico with US$3.2bn LLOG acquisition
BRITISH oil and gas producer Harbour Energy is entering the US Gulf of Mexico through the US$3.2b...
NSTA launches second round of carbon storage licences
THE NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY (NSTA) has opened a second licensing round for carbon storage,...
RWE gets go-ahead for 1 GW offshore wind farm in the UK
GERMAN energy firm RWE has secured UK government approval to build an offshore wind farm with a c...
UK processes first can of highly reactive plutonium for permanent disposal
PLUTONIUM has safely been stabilised and prepared for permanent disposal by the UK’s Nuclear Deco...
Great British Energy invests £300m to boost offshore wind supply chains
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY (GBE), the UK’s state-owned energy company, has announced a £300m (US$400m) ...
Grangemouth ethylene plant saved with £150m investment
THE UK’s last ethylene plant will continue operating for at least five more years following a £15...
Thousands of cancer therapies to be produced using recycled uranium
URANIUM recovered from spent nuclear reactor fuel will be reprocessed to support the manufacture ...
Grangemouth to welcome industrial-scale biorefinery
CHEMICALS producer Celtic Renewables has taken a further step towards building an industrial-scal...
Drax to open first data centre and scale back pellet production
DRAX, the UK’s largest renewable power station operator, plans to expand its Selby, North Yorkshi...
ExxonMobil to slash low-carbon spending by US$10bn
EXXONMOBIL will cut its low-carbon spending by US$10bn as it shifts investment back towards upstr...
Drax shuts down Canadian pellet plant amid tightening UK sustainability rules
DRAX, the UKs largest power station, will shut down one of its wood-pellet mills in Canada after ...
Wood to deliver engineering to bp gas field in Trinidad
BRITISH engineering firm Wood is set to deliver key operational upgrades for a brownfield site on...
Climeworks opens ‘world’s largest’ DAC research centre
CLIMEWORKS has opened its Direct Air Capture (DAC) Innovation Center in Zurich, Switzerland, whic...
Breakthrough bone marrow model could reduce need for animal testing
RESEARCHERS have replicated the body’s blood-producing system by creating a bone marrow model mad...
Two new gas discoveries mark Equinor’s biggest North Sea finds this year
OIL AND GAS giant Equinor have discovered two major gas and condensate wells in the Sleipner area...
Deep-sea mining found to significantly reduce life on the seabed
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£1bn investment aims to build UK’s first fully renewable-powered data centre network
FUTURE data centres in the UK could be powered entirely through domestic renewable energy, accord...
UK satellites track global water flows to strengthen climate modelling and industrial risk planning
TWO UK-built satellites have been launched into orbit to improve monitoring of the planet’s water...
PFAS reduction and carbon storage take centre stage in UK’s new environmental roadmap
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Harbour Energy slashes 100 offshore jobs due to windfall tax
HARBOUR ENERGY, the UK’s largest independent oil and gas producer, says it will cut around 100 ro...
INEOS and Rolls-Royce SMR win big at 2025 IChemE Global Awards
ENGINEERING giants INEOS and Rolls-Royce SMR took home the biggest honours at this year’s IChemE ...
MIT spin-out develops novel extraction tech to unlock US lithium reserves
A SPINOUT from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a new lithium extrac...
World’s largest bioethanol CCS plant opens in US
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UK commits £75m to phasing out animal testing
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Veolia unveils £1bn pipeline of low-carbon heat networks for the UK
FRENCH utilities giant Veolia is developing a £1bn (US$1.3bn) pipeline of low-carbon heat network...
UK Budget: Government to permit more North Sea drilling while rejecting calls to end windfall tax
OIL AND GAS drilling will continue in the North Sea under a new plan announced in the UK governme...
Apsey awarded honorary professorship from University of Exeter
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ABB wins electrification contract for SSAB’s fossil-free steel mill
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UK ‘most expensive place in the world’ for nuclear
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UK publishes Critical Minerals Strategy 2035
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IChemE’s Oil, Gas and Energy Transition SIG tackles hydrogen and affordability in first meeting
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IChemE provides vital IT equipment for school in Tanzania
SUJI SECONDARY SCHOOL is a small institution of about 500 students in the Pare Mountains, situate...
Students get hands-on with chemical engineering at IChemE’s DiscoverChemEngLIVE event
CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERS from industry and academia gathered in Rugby for IChemE’s Discover...
US commits US$100m to modernise ageing coal plants amid rising power demand
THE US government has announced a US$100m investment to refurbish and modernise the country’s exi...
UK’s first large-scale plastic film recycling centre to be built in Darlington
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MIT researchers develop microscopic implants to treat brain inflammation
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South Korea power station collapse kills three
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Cambridge startup takes age-halting therapy to space
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European carbon capture developers shake up food-grade CO2
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Breakthrough in fusion: UKAEA suppresses plasma instabilities in world’s largest spherical tokamak
SCIENTISTS at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully stabilised plasma instabil...
Global coal use at an all-time high in 2024
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US and Australia strike US$8.5bn critical minerals deal
THE US and Australia have joined forces to develop a pipeline of critical minerals projects worth...
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in the Amazon
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UK pledges 400,000 clean energy jobs by 2030 in £100m skills drive
THE UK has pledged to create 400,000 jobs by 2030 through its Clean Energy Jobs Plan, reinforcing...
Net zero shipping deal tanks following Trump attacks
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TCE Advances 2025 live blog
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Hydrogen ambitions meet real-world challenges at IChemE All Ireland Member Group workshop
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No survivors from blast at Tennessee explosives site
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Ørsted to cut a quarter of workforce amid global setbacks and offshore wind refocus
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India’s first methanol from captured CO2 marks breakthrough for Carbon Clean and NTPC
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Scottish Highlands freeport secures £25m investment to become global clean energy hub
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MOF pioneers win 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for breakthroughs in carbon capture and water treatment
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CFS secures US$1bn deal with Eni to deliver fusion energy
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Engineering skills shortage poses “real threat” to UK circular economy
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Siemens expands partnership with AI firm for “simulation-driven” manufacturing
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Johns Hopkins unveils breakthrough chipmaking process for smaller, cheaper microchips
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Apsey comes full circle: IChemE immediate past president welcomes new chemical engineers to Exeter, 25 years after graduating
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UK’s largest battery storage project secures £1bn in funding
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Ozempic manufacturer to slash 9,000 jobs worldwide
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Inadequate process safety led to Queensland clinker explosion, report finds
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Engineers called to lead as PFAS and climate dominate IChemE water talks
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Cleantech develop kiln for limestone-based direct air capture
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Chemical companies urge MPs to be lenient with PFAS ban
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Drax under investigation over sources of the wood it burned for power
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Campaigners launch legal challenge against HyNet hydrogen scheme
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Government takes control of UK’s third-largest steelworks amid spiralling debts
THE UK’s third-largest steelworks has been placed under government control after efforts to secur...
Mars trials gene editing to boost climate resilience in cacao crops
US CONFECTIONARY giant Mars is using novel gene-editing tools to research how to future-proof cac...
STAX Engineering brings Californian capture and control technology to UK ports
CALIFORNIA cleantech STAX Engineering is set to bring its innovative emissions control and captur...
RAE launches global review to guide investment in engineering safety and skills
A NEW data-driven platform assessing engineering skills and capacity across more than 100 regions...
Biochar made from human excrement can ‘alleviate’ global fertiliser challenges
US RESEARCHERS think they have the answer to developing low-carbon crop fertiliser – and it stink...
UK bioethanol industry faces collapse as government refuses support
ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS (ABF) has shut down Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, fo...
AI-driven discovery makes plastics four times tougher
US RESEARCHERS have used artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify additives that ...
Ocean carbon capture raises concerns over marine stress, say UK scientists
CAPTURING CO2 directly from seawater could negatively impact marine organisms and put them under ...
East Palestine train derailment causing PTSD and major depression in residents
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) and major depression have been found in residents of Ohio, ...
Merck slashes jobs amid pharma cost-cutting
US PHARMACEUTICAL giant Merck & Co plans to cut around 6,000 jobs, mirroring similar cost-saving ...
UK takes ‘huge’ step in mine water research
MINE WATER could offer a viable renewable heat source for the UK, as new research emerges from th...
Scotland greenlights biggest offshore wind farm in the world
SCOTLAND has granted consent for SSE Renewables to build a 4.1 GW offshore wind farm off the East...
HyNet CCUS expansion to boost UK workforce to 2,800 in northwest
TWO CARBON capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects have been added to the UK’s HyNet decarboni...
First reactor since Fukushima: Japan probes returning to nuclear power
MORE than a decade after the meltdown of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese energy firm Ka...
bp discovers its largest oil and gas field in more than 25 years
BP HAS made its largest oil and gas discovery since 1999 – a giant find off the coast of Brazil.
Three dead following blast at biofuels plant in Nebraska
THREE people, including two young girls, died as a result of an explosion at a biofuels plant on ...
Johnson Matthey to open its first hydrogen internal combustion engine plant
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) is set to open its first hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) plant f...
Novel modelling technology enhances safety predictions for underground nuclear waste storage
SIMULATIVE modelling technology has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute ...
US and UK companies join forces to develop maritime carbon capture technology
A BREAKTHROUGH shipboard system developed by US firm STAX Engineering and UK climate tech Seaboun...
Government fuels green skills drive for Aberdeenshire’s oil and gas workers
AROUND 200 oil and gas workers in Aberdeenshire, Scotland will receive “tailored” skills training...
UK government announce first ten projects in £2bn hydrogen programme
TEN commercial-scale green hydrogen projects have gotten the green light for construction, paving...
McVitie’s owner invests £68m to reduce CO2 emissions
SNACK giant Pladis, which owns some of the UK’s most popular food brands, including McVitie’s and...
Seaweed farm grown between North Sea wind turbines collects first harvest
A FLOATING seaweed farm wedged between offshore wind turbines in the North Sea has reaped its fir...
Sheffield steel to add 200 jobs from Taiwanese investment
SHEFFIELD’S steel sector is expected to add more than 200 jobs over the next three years after Ta...
University of Southampton celebrate graduation of first chemical engineering students
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for seven chemical engineering students from the University of South...
Japanese oil giants develop waste plastic-to-oil facility with Mura Technology
OIL and petrochemical companies Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and ENEOS have launched a f...
Tata begins construction of Port Talbot electric arc furnace
TATA Steel today began construction of its first electric arc furnace (EAF) at the Port Talbot st...
Chemical engineering returns to University of Exeter after 25-year hiatus
The University of Exeter is set to welcome its first cohort of chemical engineering students in o...
Young engineers call for more industry support at the 2025 YEAIS
From hydrogen production to vaccine cooling systems, attendees of the YEAIS explored cutting-edge...
Robot-built solar satellites poised to beam constant power from space
THE UK Atomic Energy Agency (UKAEA) has shown that remotely operated robots could build gigawatt-...
University of Surrey researchers develop ‘breathing’ batteries
SCIENTISTS at the University of Surrey have developed “breathing” batteries that use novel cataly...
Liberty Steel UK debts put 1,450 jobs at risk
A SOUTH YORKSHIRE steelworks operated by international manufacturer Liberty Steel is at risk of c...
Equinor resumes construction of 2.1 GW wind project after Trump ban
NORWEGIAN energy giant Equinor has resumed construction of its 2.1 GW wind project in New York af...
Climeworks to cut 10% of staff amid slowdown in cleantech confidence
SWISS direct air capture (DAC) startup Climeworks is cutting 106 jobs, including 78 in Switzerlan...
Battery storage facility given greenlight in Tees Valley
A 100 MW-capacity battery energy storage system (BESS) is set to be built in Tees Valley at the T...
INEOS launch first CO2 carrier for North Sea CCS project
BRITISH chemicals company INEOS has partnered with maritime business Royal Wagenborg on the launc...
Solar power used to power steamboat in world-first
A spinout from ETH Zürich has developed a solar-powered fuel compatible with a 110-year-old steam...
Korean energy firm hunts for gas off Australia’s East Coast
SOUTH KOREA’S state-owned energy company has partnered with ConocoPhillips in a new offshore gas ...
Nottingham scientists work with industry to create bacteria-killing paint
SCIENTISTS at the University of Nottingham in the UK have developed a paint-on resin that has bee...
Pioneering UK engineering university celebrates first graduates
AN ENGINEERING university in Hereford which teaches without the need for lectures or exams has ce...
UK and Norway join forces to Power a Clean Energy Future in the North Sea
THE UK and Norway have struck a clean energy deal that will support the development of renewables...
Scotland approves ‘UK’s largest’ green hydrogen project
The UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen plant is slated for construction, with developers Sta...
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal set to reduce China’s rare earths dominance
AFTER months of negotiations, the US and Ukraine have reached an agreement to equally share profi...
UK government pledges to create high-skilled jobs in support of £17bn semiconductor industry
A “cutting-edge” semiconductor facility – featuring technology previously used only in Japan – ha...
Woodside greenlights US$17.5bn Louisiana LNG project
AUSTRALIAN energy giant Woodside has finally secured the funding to see through its mammoth Louis...
Stanford scientists recreate pain outside the human brain
STANFORD researchers have grown one of the most important neural pain pathways outside the human ...
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Former bp boss: UK must ‘step up’ on climate action as US cuts back renewables funding
FORMER bp boss Lord John Browne of Madingley has urged the UK to become a global leader in climat...
Surrey students’ clean water system wins Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025
YEAR 12 students from Surrey have scooped the top prize at the Davidson Investors Challenge 2025,...
Flixborough waste-to-energy facility given greenlight
THE UK government has approved a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility at the Flixborough industrial est...
Manchester Prize winner uses AI to improve battery materials
THE FIRST Manchester Prize has been awarded to Polaron, a startup which uses generative AI to “sp...
UEL to use River Thames to power campus
NATURAL heat from the River Thames will be used by the University of East London (UEL) to power i...
Trump’s hardline tariffs on steel ‘damaging’ for UK suppliers says trade body
DONALD TRUMP’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports “will be damaging” for UK suppliers and US ...
Government promises to support UK oil and gas amid North Sea exploration restrictions
THE UK government looks set to follow through on its manifesto promise to ban new oil and gas exp...
Sainsbury’s launch fleet of food waste-powered delivery trucks
FOOD logistics trucks for Sainsbury’s will soon be powered by the company’s own food waste in an ...
Anglo American sells off nickel business for US$500m
UK mining giant Anglo American has sold its Brazilian nickel business for US$500m in the wake of ...
bp slashes investment in renewables to focus on ‘high-margin’ fossil fuels
BRITISH energy giant bp is slashing its investment in renewables in favour of priortising its oil...
Climate Change Committee sets ‘ambitious’ UK carbon target for 2040
ELECTRIC vehicles (EVs), carbon capture, and hydrogen take centre stage in the Climate Change Com...
University of Birmingham secures £800k for fusion innovation
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM has secured £800,000 (US$1m) to develop tritium breeding technology ...
Amazon locks in additional 476 MW of clean power from Iberdrola
SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has agreed to supply Amazon with an additional 476 MW of clean pow...
Experts urge UK to stay on track with CCUS funding amid government doubts
EXPERTS have urged the UK to maintain its commitment to carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS)...
Materials Processing Institute unveils £1m sustainable cement centre
A STATE-OF-THE-ART sustainable research and development centre led by the Materials Processing In...
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Welcome to the The Chemical Engineer magazine's live blog for the Frank Morton sports day 2025, h...
FDA approves ‘first’ of new class of non-addictive drugs for severe pain
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a non-opioid drug for severe post-surgical...
German carbon capture startup produces first batch of DAC concrete
GERMAN startup NeoCarbon has produced its first batch of industry-grade concrete using CO2 seques...
US researchers develop semimetal more conductive than copper
STANFORD researchers have developed a semimetal more conductive than copper, paving the way for a...
Rolls-Royce lands £9bn deal for UK nuclear submarine fleet
ROLLS-ROYCE has secured a “landmark” partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop a ...
UK green Energy Skills Passport launched to support industrial heartlands
UK OIL AND GAS workers now have a streamlined path to green jobs with the launch of the governmen...
Australia invests A$2bn to ‘supercharge’ green aluminium industry
AUSTRALIA’s energy-intensive aluminium producers are being urged to go green, with the government...
Heinz and Hanson Cement to benefit from £52m UK clean energy plan
The UK government has awarded funding worth £52m (US$64m) to 25 companies operating in the countr...
UK launches Steel Council to rebuild ‘vital’ steel industry
UK STEEL leaders have come together with the government to develop a Steel Council to revitalise ...
UK assembles myth-busting ‘nudge unit’ to dispel heat pump misinformation
UK MINISTERS are hoping to increase heat pump adoption with the help of a myth-busting “nudge uni...
Energy-from-waste industry faces stricter rules following UK incineration crackdown
ENGLAND’S burgeoning energy-from-waste industry is expected to face a raft of new requirements as...
Eni launches Europe’s ‘most powerful’ supercomputer to aid decarbonisation efforts
ITALIAN oil giant Eni has switched on its next generation supercomputer, ranked the most powerful...
Grid operators submit £67bn plan to revamp UK transmission network
MAJOR grid operators are set to add almost 70 GW of new power as part of a major upgrade of trans...
bp to develop largest offshore wind business with £4.5bn joint venture
BP HAS struck a deal with Japanese energy company JERA to combine their respective offshore wind ...
US and UK invest US$52m in landmark joint venture to advance fusion technology
ENERGY bodies from the US and UK have committed US$52m in a joint venture to upgrade an experimen...
UK unveils clean power plan to tackle ‘volatile’ fossil fuel market
THE UK has committed £40bn (US$50.5bn) to an ambitious clean energy plan to curb its “over-relian...
Saudi Aramco strikes deal with Linde and SLB to build one of world’s largest CCS facilities
SAUDI ARAMCO has struck a shareholder deal with energy firms Linde and SLB for a carbon capture a...
MIT engineers develop catalyst that converts methane into ‘useful’ polymers
CHEMICAL engineers from MIT have designed a catalyst that can convert methane into polymers, in a...
German researchers to convert wood waste into biohydrogen
GERMAN engineers have developed a biotechnological process to convert old wood waste into biohydr...
Shell and Equinor combine UK North Sea assets
OIL AND GAS giants Shell and Equinor will combine their offshore assets in the UK North Sea to cr...
Scottish researchers use sawdust to develop ‘high-value’ chemicals
A SCOTTISH biotech is using woodchips and sawdust to develop petrochemical alternatives for high-...
Heidelberg Materials takes over historic US cement company in US$600m deal
BUILDING conglomerate Heidelberg Materials has acquired US legacy cement producer Giant Cement Co...
WSP lifts top prize at 2024 IChemE Global Awards
CANADIAN engineering firm WSP scooped the top prize at the IChemE Global Awards for its work in t...
UK’s Manchester Prize focuses on clean energy innovation in second round
ROUND TWO of the UK government’s Manchester Prize has been launched, with this year’s focus on AI...
Imperial College secures £3m grant to advance engineering biology innovation
ENGINEERING biology startups in the UK will have the opportunity to accelerate their commercial g...
Robots found to perform chemical research ‘faster’ than humans
AI-DRIVEN robots can carry out complex chemistry experiments “faster” than humans, according to a...
AstraZeneca to boost US R&D with US$3.5bn investment
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is investing US$3.5bn into expanding its research and de...
Australia funds project to grow plants on the moon
PLANTS could soon be grown off Earth thanks to a team of Australian researchers who plan on sendi...
UK and US partner up to bolster global nuclear power
THE UK and the US have forged a new partnership to speed-up the deployment of nuclear technology ...
Norwegian researchers pioneer CCS process for post-combustion CO2
RESEARCHERS from SINTEF have developed a “simpler” low-cost carbon capture and storage (CCS) syst...
BioNTech to acquire Chinese oncology startup for almost US$1bn
RESEARCHERS from SINTEF have developed a “simpler” low-cost carbon capture and storage (CCS) syst...
UK government to fund almost 5,000 STEM postgraduates
THE NEXT generation of UK scientists and engineers will receive a £500m (US$637m) funding boost f...
Cleantech uses ‘reversable rusting’ to develop 100-hour battery
A MASSACHUSETTS energy firm has developed an iron-based battery that can store electricity for fo...
Rolls-Royce sells stake in SMR business to fund nuclear expansion
ROLLS-ROYCE has sold a stake of its small modular reactor (SMR) subsidiary to legacy partner ČEZ ...
UK invests £50m in “lifesaving” medicine manufacturing facility
THE NHS is set to benefit from an increased supply of oncology and autoimmune disease treatments ...
Engineers must take action to reverse damage to planet, says IChemE climate briefing
ICHEME has urged its members to use their unique expertise to arrest and reverse the “damage to t...
Veolia to build Africa’s largest seawater desalination project
FRENCH utilities giant Veolia has struck a deal to develop Africa’s largest seawater desalination...
Siemens buys out AI software engineering firm for US$10bn
GERMAN-OWNED Siemens is set to acquire the leading American AI firm Altair for US$10bn, further e...
Saudi Aramco appoints Wood to ‘million-hour’ gas production project
SAUDI ARABIA’s state-owned oil firm Aramco has appointed Wood to deliver engineering works of sev...
IChemE sets up new SIG to support members of the oil and gas industry
ICHEME has launched a new special interest group (SIG) to support members in the oil and gas sect...
High energy prices threaten the future of the UK steel industry
CONTINUED high energy prices could signal the death knell for the UK’s steelmaking industry, acco...
‘World’s first’ lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory to be built in the US
SILICON VALLEY startup Lyten has announced plans to build a lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in...
UK launches 2050 infrastructure strategy to speed up energy transition
REDUCING the UK’s lengthy grid connection backlog is a key focus of a government initiative to bo...
Safe AI innovation needs robust regulation, warns IChemE roundtable
Industry leaders come together for a roundtable discussion on AI’s use in plant operation and the...
Biotech secures £9m to expand collagen-based biomaterial for the fashion industry
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE spinout PACT has secured £9m (US$12m) to scale the production of its “ver...
Oxford spinout develops ‘atomic scissors’ for energy efficient chemical recycling
FOOD-GRADE plastics could be made from 100% recycled content, according to Oxford spinout Repolyw...
Equinor becomes second largest shareholder of leading Danish renewables firm
NORWEGIAN energy company Equinor has bought a 10% stake in Danish multinational Ørsted, one of th...
Rio Tinto snaps up US lithium manufacturer in US$6.7bn deal
RIO TINTO is acquiring US company Arcadium Lithium for US$6.7bn, bolstering the mining giant’s en...
Chevron agrees US$6.5bn sale of Athabasca Oil Sands Project and Duvernay shale assets
Chevron agrees US$6.5bn sale of Athabasca Oil Sands Project and Duvernay shale assets
Sussex brewery to cut 90% of emissions with ‘pioneering’ heat pump
A SUSSEX-BASED brewery is set to cut its CO2 emissions by 90% using a “pioneering” steam-generati...
Australia’s coal mine expansions ‘disastrous’ say environmental bodies
ENVIRONMENTAL and economic bodies have condemned the Australian government’s decision to approve ...
Microsoft strikes US$3bn deal to source AI power from retired nuclear plant
MICROSOFT has struck a 20-year deal worth US$3bn with American energy company Constellation to so...
HSE fines Scottish solvents manufacturer for Walkerburn explosion
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined solvents manufacturer Rathburn Chemicals £40,000 ...
Adnoc to acquire German chemicals giant Covestro for €15.9bn
THE Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is set for a €15.9bn (US$18bn) takeover of German chem...
‘Poignant day for the British Steel industry’ as Port Talbot’s last blast furnace closes
TATA Steel’s last blast furnace at Port Talbot will cease operations this afternoon, marking the ...
RSC calls for more UK investment in chemistry labs
TECHNOLOGICAL innovation in the UK is “stuck” as startups struggle to access the appropriate rese...
Drax earmarks US$12.5bn for US BECCS expansion
UK-BASED renewable energy company Drax is expanding into the US with a new bioenergy with carbon ...
Plans to headquarter GB Energy in Aberdeen welcomed
KEIR STARMER has announced that the UK’s state-owned energy company GB Energy will be based in Ab...
Australian researchers use liquid metal catalysts to develop low-carbon ammonia
RESEARCHERS from a Melbourne university have developed a low-carbon method of making ammonia usin...
Northvolt cuts 1,600 in Sweden amid financial struggles
GREEN BATTERY manufacturer Northvolt has plans to cut 1,600 jobs across its operations in an ongo...
World-first as UKAEA deploy autonomous robot to operate at JET
AN AUTONOMOUS robot has carried out maintenance works at the Joint European Torus (JET), marking ...
Kraft pulping cleantech secures €1m for lignin separation technology
CHEMICAL pulping cleantech LignEasy has secured €1m (US$1.1m) to scale up its innovative separati...
Biffa and Encyclis win approval for HyNet waste-to-energy CCS plant
BIFFA and waste-to-energy (WtE) firm Encyclis have secured local planning approval to build a car...
TEPCO restarts removal of radioactive debris from Fukushima
SMALL-SCALE removal of radioactive debris has restarted at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site, ac...
INEOS cross-border CCS storage project completes ‘successful’ pilot phase
INEOS has completed the pilot phase of its European cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
Evonik targets €1.5bn sales boost with sustainable research strategy
GERMAN specialty chemicals firm Evonik expects to generate an additional €1.5bn (US$1.7bn) in sal...
Scientific committee warned ‘staggering’ deindustrialisation is leaving parts of the UK behind
IChemE brings together MPs and industry leaders to discuss how chemical engineers can contribute ...
Eli Lilly invests US$1bn in ongoing Irish expansion
AMERICAN pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has invested US$1bn into the expansion of its manufactu...
NSW government greenlights million-panel solar project
A MILLION-PANEL solar farm, expected to power 229,000 homes, has been greenlit for construction b...
ExxonMobil, bp, and Chevron among oil and gas giants investing in University of Aberdeen energy initiative
ENERGY giants have invested £600,000 (US$786,000) in the University of Aberdeen’s energy initiati...
German DAC startup opens lab to develop ‘high quality’ carbon capture sorbents
GERMAN-BASED startup NeoCarbon has opened a chemical laboratory at its Berlin site to test out th...
UK renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m homes
THE UK government has promised to “go even further and faster” to deliver the power needed to bec...
Shell to cut 20% of exploration jobs as it transitions away from fossil fuels
SHELL is slashing around 20% of jobs in its integrated gas and upstream business as part of restr...
Dutch pilot plant turns CO2 into fish and chicken feed
LIVESTOCK and fish could soon be eating protein made from CO2 and hydrogen thanks to the launch o...
Linde will supply clean hydrogen to Dow’s ‘world-first’ net zero ethylene cracker
LINDE will build a US$2bn facility that will supply clean hydrogen to Dow’s ethylene cracking pla...
Essar plans for Stanlow refinery to run solely on hydrogen
STANLOW refinery could operate solely on hydrogen in the near future as Essar moves ahead with de...
Nuclear-power container shipping could be possible within the decade
NUCLEAR-POWERED container ships could be moving cargo in and out of Europe by the end of the deca...
EDF Renewables earmarks more than 300 MW of UK battery storage projects
EDF RENEWABLES UK is set to double its battery storage capacity to more than 300 MW with several ...
MIT researchers develop mineral to prevent cracks in fusion reactors
FUSION reactors’ lifespans could be extended by more than ten years thanks to researchers from th...
Arch and CONSOL merge to create US$5.2bn global coal giant
NORTH AMERICAN coal companies Arch Resources and CONSOL Energy are combining in an all-stock merg...
UNSW Sydney launches decarbonisation institute to support industry and government net zero plans
AUSTRALIA’s University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has launched a new institute dedicated to...
BHP workers at world’s largest copper mine claim pay dispute ‘victory’
UNION workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile, the largest copper mine in the world, have...
Saudi Aramco agrees US$702m deal with Sumitomo Chemical for majority stake in Petro Rabigh
OIL AND GAS giant Saudi Aramco will become the majority stakeholder of Petro Rabigh in a deal wor...
Government release ‘emergency’ £13.5m to tackle Tata Steel Port Talbot job losses
WORKERS and local businesses effected by energy transition of Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steel plan...
Australian researchers develop technology to power mobile phones with CO2
ELECTROCHEMICAL conversion could soon turn CO2 into a “valuable” power source for laptops and pho...
Australian industry calls for government to ‘act soon’ on green metals production
AUSTRALIA’S energy and mining industry leaders have called for the government to “act soon” on it...
Three UK water companies face £168m fines for sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water face hefty fines after a “catalogue of fail...
UK RNA sector risks major skills gap, report says
UK INNOVATION in RNA therapeutics, crucial in the development of Covid vaccines, could be stalled...
bp expands operations in the Gulf of Mexico with sixth oil field
BRITISH multinational bp is adding a sixth oil field to its operations in the Gulf of Mexico, bri...
Offshore wind the winner in UK’s record-breaking £1.5bn renewable energy auction
FUNDING for the UK government’s next renewable energy auction has skyrocketed to £1.5bn (US$1.9bn...
UK researchers develop fridge-free hydrogel to store vital medicines
UK SCIENTISTS have developed a water-based gel that can store vital medicines, including the diab...
Australia invests US$42m in CCS projects tackling hard-to-abate industries
THE AUSTRALIAN government has awarded A$65m (US$42m) worth of grants to carbon capture projects u...
Shell and ExxonMobil sell offshore North Sea assets in US$246m deal
SHELL and ExxonMobil have agreed to sell their joint Dutch North Sea venture to Canadian company ...
Woodside to become ‘global LNG powerhouse’ with US$900m Tellurian acquisition
AUSTRALIAN energy company Woodside aims to become a ‘global LNG powerhouse’ following its agreem...
US EPA to fund US$4.5bn worth of emission reduction projects
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has announced grants worth more than US$4.5bn for clima...
UK climate efforts ‘not enough’ says CCC in new report
THE UK is set to miss its 2030 net zero targets despite meeting all previous ones, according to t...
Wood to design US$40m plastic food packaging plant in Singapore
JAPANESE chemicals manufacturer Kuraray has appointed Wood to design a packaging production plant...
ArcelorMittal trial novel plasma technology for circular CO2 steelmaking
STEEL producer ArcelorMittal is trialling a novel technology that uses plasma to convert CO2 into...
Every water and wastewater company in England and Wales under investigation for sewage spills
OFWAT is now investigating all 11 water and wastewater companies in England and Wales for wastewa...
BHP suspends Western Australia Nickel operations, affecting 3,000 jobs
AUSTRALIAN mining group BHP is suspending its Western Australia nickel operations, putting 3,300 ...
CSB releases final report on fatal bp-Husky Toledo refinery explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued its final report identifying the “critical” safety ...
AI and sustainable materials dominate Royal Academy of Engineering awards
BIOTECHNOLOGY, energy, and sustainable materials took centre stage at the Royal Academy of Engine...
Marathon Oil to pay US$242m for Clean Air violations
US PETROLEUM company Marathon Oil has reached a US$241.5m settlement with the Environmental Prote...
ITER postponed by a decade in €5bn overhaul
INTERNATIONAL fusion project ITER has been pushed back by almost ten years after leaders decided ...
Frances Arnold awarded ACS ‘highest honour’
NOBEL prize-winning chemical engineer Frances Arnold has been handed the American Chemistry Socie...
Moderna secures partial victory in Covid vaccine dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech
MODERNA has won part of its UK patent case against Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech over th...
Shell adds CCS projects to Canada energy and chemicals complex
SHELL is expanding CCS capabilities at its refinery and chemicals complex in Alberta, Canada with...
Wood wins Centrica contract to ready Rough for hydrogen storage
UK engineering firm Wood has been awarded a design contract from Centrica to redevelop its Rough ...
Adnoc enters ‘concrete negotiations’ with Covestro for €14.4bn buyout
AFTER more than a year of courting, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has entered “concr...
Oxford spinout to build sustainable aviation fuel demonstration plant in Yorkshire
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD spinout OXCCU has selected px Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park in East Yorkshi...
German wind turbine manufacturer develops 500 kW green hydrogen electrolyser prototype
GERMAN manufacturer Nordex Group is advancing green hydrogen production in Spain with the develop...
US Department of Energy commits US$213m for construction of organic acids facility
THE US Department of Energy (DOE) has made a conditional commitment of US$213.6m to sustainable c...
Rio Tinto says steel industry will need ‘every technology in the book’ to decarbonise
MINING company Rio Tinto says the steel industry will need “every technology in the book” to deca...
Governments urged to do more as ambitious timeline for fusion set at FUSION24 conference
FUSION has garnered something of a reputation in the energy industry for always being 30 years aw...
IChemE’s 83rd president Mark Apsey MBE calls on chemical engineers to ‘transform our industries’
The climate took centre stage as Mark Apsey MBE used his presidential address as a rallying call ...
TotalEnergies UK snaps up gas-fired power plant in £450m deal
TOTALENERGIES has struck a deal with US investment firm EIG to buy out all shares of its UK power...
King Charles to become Patron of the Royal Academy of Engineering
King Charles has agreed to become patron of the Royal Academy of Engineering, strengthening the l...
Green hydrogen hub greenlit for New South Wales in A$207m deal
AUSTRALIA is powering on with its commitment for regional green hydrogen, with the New South Wale...
AI could impact almost half of chemical engineering jobs, report says
CHEMICAL engineers’ workloads will be transformed by generative AI, allowing workers more time fo...
UKAEA appoints AtkinsRéalis to design ‘key element’ of fusion research facility
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced the development of a new industrial-sized fa...
C-Capture uses ‘next generation’ carbon capture tech for UK hard-to-abate industries
UK-BASED startup C-Capture has developed an alternative to traditional carbon capture methods whi...
UK workers set to benefit from ‘energy skills passport’ backed by oil, gas, and wind industries
EMPLOYERS in the oil, gas, and wind sectors have partnered with energy initiatives to develop a s...
Norfolk Southern bill for East Palestine train derailment hits US$1.7bn
THE US government and freight operator Norfolk Southern (NS) have reached an agreement to resolve...
enfinium commits to net zero by 2033 ahead of summer carbon capture project
ONE of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy companies, enfinium, has committed to using carbon captur...
TPC Group slapped with US$30m fine for Texas chemical blast
THE Texas Petrochemical Company (TPC) Group has been ordered to pay US$30m in criminal and civil ...
Moderna wins Covid vaccine patent case in ongoing Pfizer, BioNTech battle
MODERNA has won the latest round of its long-running legal battle with Pfizer and its German part...
University of Leeds facility to accelerate new-era nuclear research in the UK
NUCLEAR researchers and scientists in the UK will have access to a new “cutting-edge” facility at...
Australia plans for natural gas drilling despite net zero commitments
THE AUSTRALIAN government has revealed plans to increase natural gas drilling and exploration, st...
Shell to sell Singapore petchem assets in ongoing effort to decarbonise the region
OIL AND GAS company Shell is set to sell off all its petrochemical and refinery assets in Singapo...
High Court rules UK climate plan ‘unlawful’ – again
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have won their case against the UK government for a second time over its cli...
Thyssenkrupp sells stake to Czech billionaire in green steel reprogramme
GERMAN engineering conglomerate Thyssenkrupp saw its share price rise more than 10% after announc...
G7 countries enact coal exit plan but Greenpeace label it ‘too little, too late’
THE days of coal-fired electricity are numbered after G7 nations agreed to phase out production o...
Fight for Port Talbot steel jobs ‘is not over’ say unions despite Tata Steel final decision
UNIONS have promised strike action after Tata Steel rejected their plan to keep one blast furnace...
US polluters will pay for PFAS contamination cleanup following EPA ruling
PFAS polluters have been targeted by new legislation introduced by the US labelling two widely us...
Australia invests A$400m in alumina amid global critical minerals race
AUSTRALIAN aluminum manufacturer Alpha HPA is set to benefit from a A$400m (US$258m) government c...
ExxonMobil to shut down French steam cracker and cut 677 jobs
ENERGY costs continue to pummel the European oil and gas market, with ExxonMobil announcing plans...
Coal-to-nuclear could add US$275m to local communities, US report finds
CONVERTING the US’ ageing coal-powered plants to nuclear could drive economic growth and preserve...
US approves Texas offshore oil port despite environmental outcry
THE US has given the greenlight for Enterprise Products Partners to begin construction on a deepw...
East Palestine train derailment: Norfolk Southern agrees to $600m payout
FREIGHT train operator Norfolk Southern (NS) has agreed to pay a settlement of US$600m to residen...
US environmentalists call for ‘total ban’ on PFAS usage in response to new standard
THE LONG-AWAITED US standard for PFAS in drinking water has been met with a lukewarm response fro...
UK and US join forces to strengthen global AI safety
THE UK and US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on research and poli...
Researchers design ‘highly selective’ catalyst that turns CO2 into green fuel
AN INTERNATIONAL research team has developed a copper-based material that can turn CO2 into metha...
UK announces £16.6m funding to bolster semiconductor innovation for green technologies
THE UK’s semiconductor industry is set to benefit from a £16.6m (US$21m) cash injection that will...
US-designed natural gas reactor heats up alternative propylene production
US RESEARCHERS have designed a reactor that produces propylene from natural gas, potentially prov...
enfinium partners with Hitachi Zosen Inova for UK’s first waste-to-energy carbon capture pilot plant
WASTE-TO-ENERGY company enfinium has selected Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install a carbon captu...
AstraZeneca to buy next-gen cancer therapy company for US$2.4bn
ASTRAZENECA is set to acquire Canadian cancer therapy firm Fusion Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth...
SSAB and Exxon among project partners in US$6bn US decarbonisation scheme
SWEDISH conglomerate SSAB and ExxonMobil are among the companies selected by the US to deliver va...
Unilever cutting 7,500 jobs and splitting off ice cream division
BEN & JERRY’S and Marmite owner Unilever is set to split off its ice cream division and axe 7,500...
UK CCUS strategy ‘outdated’ for current industry use
THE UK’s current carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) strategy is overpromising and failing ...
Tata Steel to close Port Talbot coke ovens over ‘worsened’ condition
TATA STEEL’S beleaguered Port Talbot steelworks in Wales has suffered a further operational blow ...
Scottish biotech firms to benefit from £847,000 investment
BIO-BASED manufacturing companies in Scotland are set to reap the benefits of an £847,000 (US$1.1...
Regulators urged to embrace systems thinking to deliver on net zero
WELL-DESIGNED green regulation can help the UK deliver on its net zero commitments, while also dr...
Greenlight for construction of world’s first fusion power plant
FUSION energy startup Longview Fusion Energy Systems has officially contracted EPC firm Fluor to ...
NatPower plans to deliver £10bn worth of battery storage projects to the UK
RENEWABLES project developer NatPower has promised to invest £10bn (US$12.8bn) to deliver the UK’...
Evonik to slash 2,000 jobs in cost-cutting overhaul
GERMAN chemical company Evonik plans to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide after it reported a net loss of ...
Type One Energy to build stellarator prototype with plans to commercialise fusion energy
A STELLARATOR fusion pilot plant has been earmarked for construction at a former coal-fired power...
Water scarcity competition offers US$119m incentive to rethink desalination
XPRIZE has launched a five-year competition aimed at improving large-scale clean water access.
