UK declares biggest nuclear revival in 70 years with plans for new reactors and fuel production
THE UK government wants to build a new large-scale nuclear plant and will invest £310m (US$394m) ...
News - Industry
BP wins approval to convert Kwinana into a biorefinery
BP has been granted approval to produce biofuels as its former Kwinana refining site in Australia.
Alcoa set to end 60 years of production at Kwinana alumina refinery, impacting 1,000 workers
ALUMINIUM producer Alcoa will fully curtail production at its 2.2m t/y alumina refinery in the Kw...
Australia selects six projects to kickstart green hydrogen industry
AUSTRALIA has shortlisted six large-scale electrolysis projects under a A$2bn (US$1.34bn) scheme ...
UK publishes a “blueprint” for becoming a carbon capture leader
THE UK government’s CCUS Vision is a “blueprint to deliver a world-leading UK carbon capture indu...
Safety issues to the fore at IChemE-hosted roundtable on battery energy storage systems
SAFETY concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries dominated a recent IChemE-hosted roundtable dis...
UK government announces £400m hydrogen support measures
THE UK government has announced support for 11 commercial green hydrogen projects which will see ...
UK’s Redcar ‘hydrogen village’ trial cancelled due to insufficient feedstock supply
THE UK government will not be proceeding with a controversial hydrogen trial in Redcar. Northern ...
Engineering employers must support neurodivergent people to make sector more inclusive, report says
A REPORT published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) says that there is an u...
European Commission proposes EU-UK tariff delays on electric vehicles as it announces €3bn for battery manufacturing
MANUFACTURERS on both sides of the Channel are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the Europea...
UK government lays out national vision for engineering biology industry
THE UK government has said it will invest £2bn (US$2.5bn) over the next ten years in engineering ...
ExxonMobil starts drilling at prolific lithium resource site as it targets energy transition leadership
EXXONMOBIL’s plan to become a leading lithium producer moved a step closer with the first phase o...
Air Liquide wins contract for Teesside waste-to-jet-fuel plant
AIR LIQUIDE has been awarded a contract to help build a £1.5bn (US$1.9bn) plant in Teesside, UK t...
NuScale cancels first planned SMR nuclear project due to lack of interest
NUSCALE has cancelled the first project for its pioneering small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) te...
Grangemouth set to cease refining operations as ‘major questions’ asked
GRANGEMOUTH refinery in Scotland could cease operations in 2025 and become a fuel import terminal...
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