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Australian hydrogen energy storage project receives US$2.4m investment
RESEARCHERS in Australia have received a A$3.5m (US$2.4m) investment to develop a system that stores renewable energy as hydrogen. The technology could allow for cheaper and safer storage for renewable energy.
Type: News
Analysis finds cause of major LNG exporter facility fire
A FIRE which resulted in the shutdown of major US LNG export facilities in June has been found to be due to isolation of cryogenic liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a piping segment without proper overpressure protection.
Type: News
Accelerating novel vaccine inactivation method
SEEKING to accelerate a novel method for producing inactivated vaccines to market and ensure competitivity, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation has partnered with a specialist machinery manufacturer and an information analysis company. The novel method could make vaccine production faster, safer, and cheaper.
Type: News
Safer and more efficient alkylation process now at commercial scale
CHEVRON and Honeywell have started commercial operation of a new alkylation process using an ionic liquid catalyst that is safer and more efficient than traditional methods.
Type: News
Pore Performance: One 3D-printing firm's ambition to re-engineer membranes
Adam Duckett interviews Tom Pugh and Andrew Walker about Evove’s push to improve separations
Type: Feature
Energy and medical research experts to share Covid-19 safety lessons at IChemE Hazards conference
ICHEME has announced that process safety experts from the energy and medical research sectors will discuss the challenges faced dealing with Covid-19, at the Institution’s coming Hazards Australasia conference.
Type: News
Aker Solutions to provide carbon capture technology to waste-to-energy plant
AKER Solutions has signed an agreement with Twence to supply modular carbon capture technology to Twence’s waste-to-energy plant in Hengelo in the Netherlands.
Type: News
Steel coalition calls for emissions standard that ignores production process
A COALITION of steelmakers has called for a global process-agnostic emissions standard, warning that planned proposals could see higher-emission steel erroneously labelled as “green”.
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
Manchester Uni students win IChemE prize for designing greener process
A TEAM of students from University of Manchester, UK, has won IChemE’s Macnab-Lacey Prize for their design of a more sustainable process to produce dimethyl carbonate.
Type: News
Phil Eames: Process Safety Trainer
Phil Eames recounts ICI’s response to the Piper Alpha tragedy and offers up a video that all young engineers and managers should watch
Type: Feature
Practical Process Control Part 5: The I-PD Algorithm
Myke King provides practical process control advice on how to bolster your processes
Type: Feature
Covestro pilots chemicals recycling process to close loop on used mattress foam
COVESTRO has begun to pilot a chemical process to recycle the foam from used mattresses. If successful, the initiative will recover two key raw materials that will be used to produce fresh foams.
Type: News
Dual-polymer hydrogel can respond dynamically to its environment
A HYDROGEL has been developed that can bend, twist, or stick together when exposed to certain solutions, and could be used to create LEGO-style hydrogel blocks for microfluidics.
Type: News
AI’s Journey to Becoming the Best Process Safety Engineer in the Room
David Jamieson believes AI can revolutionise process safety, but says there is still some way to go before it can be trusted for HAZOPs
Type: Feature
Chain Delivery: A Role for Big Oil in our Energy Transition?
David Simmonds asks how can Big Oil use its skills and capacity to kick-start the energy transition?
Type: Feature
Grant Wellwood says soft sensors offer process engineers intriguing new ways to monitor and bolster their processes
Type: Feature
IChemE takes centre stage at the Process and Chemical Engineering Show this May
The ChemUK 2024 Expo will return on 15 and 16 May at the NEC in Birmingham. Running as part of the trade show, event organiser, UK Industry Events, has announced the launch of the new Process & Chemical Engineering Show Zone.
Type: Feature
