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LPG industry aims for 100% transition to bioLNG by 2040

Liquid Gas UK (formerly UKLPG) has launched its new vision, which sets a goal for the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) industry to transition to 100% bioLPG by 2040. The trade association’s 2040 Vision represents a landmark step for the industry.

Type: News

Key US coal and nuclear announcements

AMERICA’S power markets could move away from renewables and natural gas towards coal and nuclear, following announcements by US energy secretary Rick Perry.

Type: News

Worsley Alumina signs contracts to receive 1.75m t of LNG

CHEVRON and Woodside Energy are to supply South32-operated joint venture (JV) Worsley Alumina with a total of about 100 petajoules, PJ (1.75m t) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), to power its operations.

Type: News

IChemE invites Ashok Kumar Fellowship applications

ICHEME is inviting UK postgraduate students in chemical or process engineering to apply for the Ashok Kumar Fellowship, which would see them working alongside policymakers in Parliament.

Type: News

New Zealand’s Mercury boss appointed as chair of business council

FRASER Whineray, CEO of state-owned energy company Mercury, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the New Zealand Government’s Business Advisory Council.

Type: News

Trialling hydrogen in the UK gas network

AN ENERGY trial at Keele University, UK, will assess the feasibility of adding hydrogen to the gas network to reduce carbon emissions.

Type: News

Urgent call for members to donate unused PPE for testing

ICHEME is calling on members and their employers to donate any unused PPE they can spare to a volunteer co-ordinated project that is validating a process to decontaminate PPE and keep frontline healthcare workers safe.

Type: News

Turning banana waste into food packaging

RESEARCHERS at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have developed a process to turn banana plantation waste into a nanocellulose film that could have applications in food packaging.

Type: News

Back in style: using enzymes to recycle PET from big brand clothing

FRENCH biotech firm Carbios has signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, Puma, and Salomon, to speed up the commercialisation of the company’s biorecycling technology so that shoes and clothing containing PET can be returned by customers and biologically broken down into their fundamental elements for reuse in new items.

Type: News

Double wins for Sime Darby and Petronas at IChemE Malaysia Awards

SIME Darby and Petronas both won two awards at IChemE’s annual Malaysia Awards, held virtually on 17 October.

Type: News

David Bogle wins prestigious EFCE Jacques Villermaux Medal

DAVID BOGLE, IChemE’s past president, has been awarded the Jacques Villermaux Medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements as scientific vice-president of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) from 2018 to 2021, and his commitment to chemical engineering education and training.

Type: News

Six UK projects get share of funding for industrial decarbonisation

THE UK Government has awarded a share of £8m (US$11m) to six regional projects to develop ways to cut emissions from industry.

Type: News

Nigeria to divide loss-making state oil firm

NNPC to become 30 companies in hunt for profit

Type: News

LNG demand to reach 700m t by 2040, says Shell

ACCORDING to Shell’s LNG Outlook 2020, published on 20 February, global demand for LNG is to double to 700 m t/y by 2040, as natural gas plays a growing role in shaping a lower-carbon energy system.

Type: News

Rules of Thumb: Flow Parameters

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

Type: Feature

UCL chemical engineering department receives Gold Athena Swan award for gender equality efforts

UNIVERSITY College London’s chemical engineering department has been awarded gold status as part of the Athena Swan Charter, in recognition of its commitment to gender equality.

Type: News

How Your Magazine is Made: Printing

To capture the key stages of how your copy of TCE is manufactured, Adam Duckett hot-footed it to Precision Colour Printing armed with a camera and a whole host of questions

Type: Feature

Plans to shut UK ammonia plant spark new CO2 supply concerns

CF FERTILISERS UK (CF) has announced plans to halt ammonia production at its Billingham complex due to “market conditions”, renewing industry concerns about CO2 supply.

Type: News

No Operation is an Island

Adam Duckett discusses siloed operations

Type: Feature

Aramco awards US$18bn in contracts to expand oil and gas production

SAUDI ARAMCO has awarded contracts worth US$18bn to build process plants and expand oil production capacity at two fields in Saudi Arabia.

Type: News