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Adam Duckett is reassured by the early signals from the new UK government as parliament welcomes an IChemE Fellow into its midst
Type: Feature
ENGINEERS at the University of Surrey are investigating how phosphorous can be filtered from human urine in a bid to avoid shortages of a critical element for food production and to protect the environment.
Type: News
Australia should avoid small nuclear reactors until 2040s, engineers warn
ENGINEERS have warned that if Australia is to reverse years of opposition to nuclear power and begin installing reactors in the country, the least risky option would be to wait until the 2040s once small modular reactor (SMR) technology has matured.
Type: News
Equinor to use world’s first ammonia-powered supply ship
NORWEGIAN oil major Equinor has given the greenlight for one of its supply vessels to become the first in the world converted to run on ammonia fuel, in a push for cleaner shipping.
Type: News
Safe AI Innovation Needs Robust Regulation
Aniqah Majid joined industry leaders as they came together for an IChemE roundtable on AI’s use in plant operation and the role of policymakers in its future
Type: Feature
Watch: ship delivers vast €150m furnaces for major chemicals plant
INEOS has released a video showing the moment two huge furnaces worth €150m (US$156m) completed a 20,000 km sea trip to Belgium ahead of installation at the heart of a vast new ethane cracker.
Type: News
Safe AI innovation needs robust regulation, warns IChemE roundtable
Industry leaders come together for a roundtable discussion on AI’s use in plant operation and the role of policymakers in its future
Type: News
Former bp boss: UK must ‘step up’ on climate action as US cuts back renewables funding
FORMER bp boss Lord John Browne of Madingley has urged the UK to become a global leader in climate action in the face of “regrettable” low-carbon cutbacks happening in the US.
Type: News
LevertonHelm opens £35m lithium chloride plant
LEVERTONHELM has opened a new £30m (US$40m) lithium chloride production plant in Basingstoke, UK which it says will help improve supplies of a key precursor for electric vehicle batteries.
Type: News
Liquid air could be cheapest method for long-term energy storage, researchers predict
MODELLING by chemical engineers in the US and Norway suggests that liquid air energy storage (LAES) could be a more cost-effective option than existing techniques. Researchers at MIT and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found it could be considerably cheaper than lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydropower.
Type: News
Master Troubleshooting in Process Operations
ESD’s practical, simulation-based course equips engineers with the real-world skills to diagnose faults, fix failures fast, and keep process plants running safely and efficiently
Type: Feature
A renaissance is at hand: smaller nuclear reactors could soon come to an industrial site near you
Type: Feature
Diverter Valves: No Longer Just for Special Applications
Why we should give more thought to these versatile, durable valves
Type: Feature
Barry Perlmutter explains developments in containment for eliminating worker exposure during solid-liquid separation operations
Type: Feature
Future Advances in Process Automation
Andrew Ogden-Swift reviews the pressing challenges
Type: Feature
How can the oil majors best measure energy transition and routes to net zero?
Type: Feature
Using wood waste to produce biochemicals: green chemistry for a green future
Amanda Doyle speaks to Florence Gschwend, CEO and Co-founder of Lixea, about the company's new process to turn wood waste into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels.
Type: Feature
Chem Plants Dream of Electric Bleeps
Simon Jagers and Gerben Gooijers show how you can raise plant reliability using current and voltage data
Type: Feature
