North Sea emissions falling short of long-term targets, warns NSTA
EMISSIONS reductions from oil and gas assets in the UK North Sea are falling too slowly to meet l...
News
Latest News
UK’s largest battery storage project secures £1bn in funding
SCOTTISH battery storage firm Fidra Energy has secured over £1bn (US$1.4bn) in funding from the N...
Merck scraps £1bn R&D hub amid fears UK is ‘uninvestable’
US PHARMACEUTICAL giant Merck has axed plans to launch a £1bn (US$1.35bn) research & development ...
Ozempic manufacturer to slash 9,000 jobs worldwide
EUROPEAN pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk plans to cut over 10% of its global workforce, as comp...
IChemE affiliate member showcased in OpenAI video series on education
AN ICHEME affiliate member has been selected by ChatGPT developer OpenAI to showcase how universi...
Kraft Heinz break-up aims to revive struggling brands
US FOOD giant Kraft Heinz will divide into two standalone companies by mid-2026, aiming to revers...
Industry
North Sea emissions falling short of long-term targets, warns NSTA
EMISSIONS reductions from oil and gas assets in the UK North Sea are falling too slowly to meet l...
Merck scraps £1bn R&D hub amid fears UK is ‘uninvestable’
US PHARMACEUTICAL giant Merck has axed plans to launch a £1bn (US$1.35bn) research & development ...
UK cement industry ‘increasingly under threat’ as domestic production falls to record low
UK CEMENT production has plunged to a record low, prompting a stark warning from the industry’s t...
Process
Cleantech develop kiln for limestone-based direct air capture
A CARBON removal company based in the US and UK has harnessed the “natural chemistry of limestone...
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...
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...
IChemE
Engineers create conference to advance industrial digitalisation
Ruth Powell talks to the co-chairs of the Advances in the Digitalisation of the Process Industrie...
IChemE creates new home for researchers and innovators
ICHEME has launched a new special interest group (SIG) for engineers involved in research and inn...
Training for emerging technology and new managers
ICHEME has launched training courses for engineers improving safety in emerging industries, as we...
Research & Development
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...
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...
Policy
“Abject failure” as plastic treaty collapses
EFFORTS to agree a global treaty to end plastic pollution have once again collapsed – this time i...
UK sets out 300-year nuclear waste strategy
THE UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has relaunched its clean-up strategy for the count...
UK spending review boosts CCS and R&D funding but industry awaits industrial strategy details
CARBON capture and storage (CCS) and research and development (R&D) received fresh funding commit...
Risk & Safety
Inadequate process safety led to Queensland clinker explosion, report finds
AN INVESTIGATION into a generator explosion at a coal-fired power station in Queensland, Australi...
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...
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 ...
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