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US will invest US$3.5bn in building hubs to suck CO2 from the air
THE US is investing US$3.5bn to create four large-scale direct air capture (DAC) hubs to remove CO2 from the air.
Type: News
DAC partners announce global deployment approach
CCUS platform 1PointFive and technology company Carbon Engineering have announced a deployment approach that could achieve high numbers of direct air capture (DAC) projects around the world.
Type: News
QEPrize 2023 “Create the Trophy” competition opens
THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has now opened its 2023 Create the Trophy competition to young people across the globe.
Type: News
Study investigates energy efficiencies to reduce emissions at Ineos Grangemouth
INEOS, co-funded by the Scottish Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (SIETF), will conduct a feasibility study to look at improving energy efficiencies and reducing emissions at its primary manufacturing asset at its Grangemouth site in Scotland – the KG ethylene plant.
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
Shell to sell stake in German Schwedt refinery to UK's Prax Group
SHELL has agreed to sell its 37.5% stake in the PCK Schwedt oil refinery, one of the largest crude oil processing locations in Germany, to Prax Group, an independent energy firm headquartered in London.
Type: News
NatPower plans to deliver £10bn worth of battery storage projects to the UK
RENEWABLES project developer NatPower has promised to invest £10bn (US$12.8bn) to deliver the UK’s largest portfolio of battery storage projects.
Type: News
Jacobs selected to support UK National Nuclear Laboratory’s high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
THE UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has selected Jacobs to help develop novel high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HGTR) technology that could support the decarbonisation of heavy industry such as steel and cement.
Type: News
Shell halts construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuels facility
SHELL has announced that its subsidiary, Shell Nederland Raffinaderij, will “temporarily pause” construction of an 820,000 t/y biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Type: News
NSW government greenlights million-panel solar project
A MILLION-PANEL solar farm, expected to power 229,000 homes, has been greenlit for construction by the New South Wales (NSW) government.
Type: News
The Rise and Evolution of the Connected Worker
Connected technologies offer the potential to achieve a step change for industrial markets akin to Amazon’s transformation of the retail sector
Type: Feature
NXplorers: Equipping young chemical engineers to build a sustainable world
YOUNG chemical engineers were given the chance to solve real-world problems with systems thinking, at an IChemE-hosted NXplorers workshop earlier this month. “The purpose is to empower young people and equip them with the tools and the thinking so that they can create the sustainable solutions that the world needs,” explained Tariq Hussain, NXplorers lead at Shell.
Type: News
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Rachel Cooke
A profile of Rachel Cooke, central programs engineering manager for Amazon in Europe, based in Luxembourg.
Type: Feature
Rolls-Royce SMR announces facility to manufacture and test nuclear technology modules
ROLLS-ROYCE SMR has started work on a £15m (US$19.2m) project to manufacture and test prototype modules for its small modular reactor technology, taking a vital step towards deploying a global fleet of “factory-built” nuclear power plants.
Type: News
AN ENGINEERING approach towards designing and managing complex systems could transform health and social care, according to a multi-disciplinary report.
Type: News
Crown Estate awards first survey contracts for Celtic Sea floating wind farms
AMBITIOUS plans to deliver an initial 4GW of energy capacity in the Celtic Sea has taken a major step forward after the Crown Estate announced it has awarded the first contract in a multi-million pound programme of marine surveys to investigate potential floating wind farm locations off the southern coast of Ireland.
Type: News
Plastics recycling partners plan 100,000 t/y facility
INEOS and Plastic Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for a 100,000 t/y facility in Köln, Germany, to turn difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials. The plant will represent the largest use of Plastic Energy’s technology on the market.
Type: News
IChemE and ITN to make programme showcasing engineering careers
ICHEME is partnering with ITN Business and other engineering institutions on a news-style programme called Engineering: Today, Tomorrow and Beyond to highlight the diverse range of engineering careers available.
Type: News
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Sara Penrose
Yasmin Ali interviews Sara Penrose, a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a professional artist.
Type: Feature
Modelling with Excel Part 2: Naming Conventions
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
