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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
Aniqah Majid spoke to University of Birmingham spinout Evophase about its location-specific wind ...
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
Aniqah Majid speaks to the University of Bath’s John Chew about the damaging impact remote and hy...
Safe AI Innovation Needs Robust Regulation
Aniqah Majid joined industry leaders as they came together for an IChemE roundtable on AI’s use i...
How Your Magazine is Made: Paper and Ink
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CO2 to SAF: A one-step solution
Oxford spinout OXCCU has launched a demonstration plant at London Oxford Airport to trial its one...
‘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?
Aniqah Majid talks to industry experts about the state of CCUS in the UK and finds out why econom...
Predicting Direct Air Capture Performance, Come Rain or Shine
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Direct Air Capture: The State of Play and What’s to Come
An introduction to direct air capture
The Novelist Looking for a Chemical Engineering Reaction
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Microplastics Explainer
MICROPLASTICS are being found across the world and even in our bodies. Want to know what they are...
The Problem of Waste Plastic and Why Pyrolysis Oil Might Just Contain the Answer
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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...
TCE Frank Morton 2025 live blog
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.
