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...
News
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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
WHEY from cheese can be converted into bioethanol for fuelling cars thanks to the work of biotech...
Stanford researchers fight viruses with AI
A CHEMICAL engineer and a bioengineering graduate student from Stanford University have developed...
Nylon recycling startup acquires production facility in Spain
LONDON-BASED biorecycling firm Epoch BioDesign has bought a “mothballed” polymerisation plant in ...
BP Q2 profits surge amid sell-offs
OIL AND GAS giant BP has reported a Q2 profit of US$5.7bn, the highest quarterly profit for the c...
Industry
Burnham promises to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ amid speculation about oil and gas policy
ANDY BURNHAM has pledged to begin “reindustrialising Britain” in his first speech as UK prime min...
British Steel is now owned by the public
THE UK’s largest primary steel producer, British Steel, has been brought under public ownership b...
‘Jackdaw in line with net zero’, developer claims, while questions remain over emissions intensity
NORTH SEA oil and gas major Adura has said its plans to produce gas at the controversial Jackdaw ...
Process
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 ...
UK’s first geothermal plant opens in Cornwall
AFTER more than a decade of development, Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has opened its Unit...
Trinity spinout scales DAC technology in Ireland
IRELAND could see its first scaled direct air capture (DAC) system deployed, after capture firm N...
IChemE
IChemE Matters - July/August 2026
In this issue we welcome new IChemE president Ollie Folayan and Head of Policy and Mitchell Clark...
Folayan asks: ‘Who is coming next and are we doing enough?’
New IChemE president sets out agenda on skills, diversity and public engagement
Employer Partners: listening to the next generation
At IChemE, we spend a lot of time planning Employer Partner meetings around the workforce challen...
Research & Development
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
WHEY from cheese can be converted into bioethanol for fuelling cars thanks to the work of biotech...
Stanford researchers fight viruses with AI
A CHEMICAL engineer and a bioengineering graduate student from Stanford University have developed...
Policy
UK government shies away from PFAS ban
There will be no hard restrictions on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in UK manufactur...
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...
Risk & Safety
Johnson & Johnson to pay out US$5.5bn in talc cancer case
PHARMACEUTICAL giant Johnson& Johnson (J&J) has committed to pay out US$5.5bn to thousands of pla...
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...
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 ...
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