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The tragedy of lithium ion battery recycling is not a story the recyclers would tell you…but a good news story may be on its way
Type: Feature
US environmentalists call for ‘total ban’ on PFAS usage in response to new standard
THE LONG-AWAITED US standard for PFAS in drinking water has been met with a lukewarm response from experts and environmental bodies, who say there is still a “fundamental problem” with the industry legislation.
Type: News
Cimarex and Cabot form US$17bn company
CIMAREX Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas have announced that they will combine, in an all-stock merger of equals.
Type: News
Book Review: Osmosis Engineering
Editors: Nidal Hilal, Ahmad Ismail, Mohamed Khayet Souhaimi, Daniel Johnson; ISBN: 9780128210161; Elsevier; 2021; €170.04
Type: Feature
Musk bet set to pay off as South Australia readies world’s largest lithium ion battery
ELON MUSK looks set to win the bet he made with South Australia, after the state’s premier announced that the world’s largest lithium ion energy storage system will be officially launched next week.
Type: News
Funding boost for Geothermal Engineering promises heat and power from Cornish hot rocks
GEOTHERMAL Engineering has secured £15m (US$18.4m) in funding that will enable it to start producing power on schedule at its first deep geothermal electricity and heat project in the UK.
Type: News
TOTAL has become the latest oil major, along with BP, Shell, and Repsol, to pledge to reach net zero emissions in its operations worldwide by 2050.
Type: News
Successful testing of fission reactor for future space exploration
NASA has demonstrated that its prototype nuclear fission reactor can operate safely and produce the power required for future space missions.
Type: News
L’Oreal to start using AI for sustainable ingredient research
COSMETICS giant L’Oreal has announced a partnership with IBM to develop artificial intelligence technology that will help identify sustainable alternatives to the harmful ingredients used in its beauty products.
Type: News
Bacton terminal begins receiving gas from Clipper South
OIL and gas major Shell has started to supply energy from the Clipper South gas field into the UK network via the Bacton gas terminal.
Type: News
UK funds projects to boost production of biomass
THE UK Government has awarded £4m (US$5.5m) across 24 projects to increase biomass production that can be used for green energy.
Type: News
Drax earmarks US$12.5bn for US BECCS expansion
UK-BASED renewable energy company Drax is expanding into the US with a new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) business, earmarking a potential investment of US$12.5bn.
Type: News
Orsted and ESB to work together on Irish offshore wind portfolio
DANISH multinational energy company Orsted, and ESB, Ireland’s leading utility, have agreed to work together to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio.
Type: News
Food & Water: Water from Unconventional Resources
With clean water scarcity a major problem, Kerry Hebden looks at unconventional options for obtaining water that range from fog harvesting to iceberg towing.
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett on life-changing innovation and a call for readers to share what inspires them
Type: Feature
Stuart Prescott provides some background to the emergence of AI as we kick off our look at how generative AI can shape the future of chemical engineering
Type: Feature
Ethical Project Management in the Wake of Grenfell
IChemE past-president Nigel Hirst asks whether you really know your suppliers and what their true standards are
Type: Feature
Hydrogen Valley planned for Aussie coal country
A CONSORTIUM has outlined proposals to create a ‘hydrogen valley’ in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales in Australia, that would help pioneer clean energy and feedstocks in place of the region’s coal industry.
Type: News
Forms of Contract: Amend at Your Peril
The risks of modifying general conditions of IChemE's model Forms of Contract.
Type: Feature
Partners join forces to develop micro nuclear reactor
THREE partners have joined forces in Canada to demonstrate a 15 MW small modular reactor that would provide power and heat to industry and remote communities.
Type: News
