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UK government commits £200m for Acorn CCS cluster in Scotland
THE ACORN carbon capture and storage (CCS) cluster across Scotland will receive £200m (US$271m) of state funding, the UK government confirmed yesterday following this week’s spending review.
Type: News
Ineos to close world’s second largest phenol plant, blaming European energy costs and carbon tax
INEOS has announced it intends to close its phenol and acetone manufacturing plant in Gladbeck, Germany, blaming “sky high European energy costs” and “Europe’s punitive CO2 tax policy”.
Type: News
Phosphate Rocks Chapter 2: John
Chapter 2 in the serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry
Type: Feature
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 trade body that the sector is “increasingly under threat”.
Type: News
UK grid-scale battery storage gets £500m boost
THE UK National Wealth Fund (NWF) has joined two private investment firms in committing a total of £500m (US$671m) towards three grid-scale battery storage facilities across England and Scotland.
Type: News
ExxonMobil to close Fife ethylene plant within months, putting over 400 jobs at risk
EXXONMOBIL plans to shut its ethylene plant at the Mossmorran complex in Fife, Scotland by February 2026, putting more than 400 jobs at risk.
Type: News
Jackdaw downstream emissions to top 23m t CO2e, Shell confirms
GAS EXTRACTED from the Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea will be responsible for over 23m tCO2e of emissions over its 11-year lifetime, developer Shell has confirmed.
Type: News
Rory Stanley explains developments in line blinding systems for total isolation
Type: Feature
New alliance combatting environmental plastic waste
NEARLY 30 companies from across the plastic value-chain, including BASF, Dow Chemical, Shell, and ExxonMobil, have formed an alliance to combat plastic waste. Announced yesterday in London, UK the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) aims to reduce plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean.
Type: News
Coronavirus: the push to produce a vaccine
WITH more than 75,000 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection having killed more than 2,000 people in 26 countries, a race is underway to both contain it and develop a vaccine.
Type: News
Brexit: relief rapidly gives way to fresh concerns
Businesses and industry groups warn of costly administrative burdens and the impacts on supply chains.
Type: News
Robert Walker explains the lessons he learned in successfully enabling critical gas supplies to continue throughout the pandemic
Type: Feature
‘Biotech pioneer’ Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of fraud
ELIZABETH HOLMES, a former chemical engineering student who garnered praise as a Silicon Valley biotech pioneer, has been found guilty of fraud in a high-profile case in the US which raises serious questions about the ethics of entrepreneurship.
Type: News
Australian coal-plant closures spark energy security concerns
AUSTRALIAN energy providers AGL and Origin Energy have announced the early closures of coal-fired power stations, including the nation’s largest power station, as focus on clean generation increases and economic pressure mounts.
Type: News
‘Clear progress’ made since the North Sea Transition Deal
A YEAR after agreeing to the North Sea Transition Deal with the oil and gas sector, UK Government says industry has made “clear progress” in delivering on its commitments.
Type: News
Andrea Hosey and Mark Sutton examine the needs and experiences of IChemE’s bank of volunteers
Type: Feature
Sunak to maximise oil and gas production despite backlash, and confirms two new CCUS clusters
THE UK government has unveiled plans for two new carbon capture, usage and storage (CCS) facilities, at the same time of committing to oil and gas by announcing it will award hundreds of new production licences starting in autumn – a move it says will make the UK more energy independent, while mitigating the need for higher-emission imports.
Type: News
Predictive Tech Part 2: Chemical Engineering and the Energy Sector
Duncan Barker, CTO of Ignitis Renewables, explores how chemical engineers can drive innovation across energy systems – from hydrogen and nuclear to unconventional renewables
Type: Feature
