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50 technologies that could change the world
BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED AI, data stored in DNA, and power beamed from space are among 50 emerging technologies that the UK’s innovation agency says could shape the economy in 2040 and beyond.
Type: News
Exxon’s algae biofuel venture enters new phase, targeting 10,000 bbl/d
EXXONMOBIL and biotech pioneer Synthetic Genomics are starting field trails for their joint algae biofuel research project as they aim to produce 10,000 bbl/d of fuel by 2025.
Type: News
BP announces two new North Sea developments
BP has given the green light for the development of two North Sea oil fields worth a combined £420m (US$600m) and capable of a peak production of 30,000 bbl/d.
Type: News
Using AI to discover new processes
A MACHINE learning tool with the potential to search through millions of research papers to develop and refine processes has been described by researchers.
Type: News
Introducing the IChemE Sustainability Hub programme
Trish Melton previews a new IChemE initiative launching in January 2022.
Type: Feature
IChemE members join group advising government on net zero plans
ICHEME members are working with representatives of the wider engineering discipline to advise the UK Government on how it can achieve its net zero emissions target, with a strong emphasis on the need to adopt a systems approach.
Type: News
Australia invests A$2bn to ‘supercharge’ green aluminium industry
AUSTRALIA’s energy-intensive aluminium producers are being urged to go green, with the government introducing a A$2bn (US$1.2bn) production credit to drive the shift towards cleaner practices.
Type: News
Nigel Hirst announced as next Deputy President as IChemE voting opens
NIGEL Hirst will be IChemE’s next Deputy President, while David Edwards will join the Board of Trustees as Honorary Treasurer.
Type: News
PACKAGING solutions made from seaweed, and rocks that lock away CO2 are just two of this year’s Earthshot Prize winners revealed by the competition’s founder, Prince William.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Steve Flynn CEng FIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Onshore fracking given go ahead in UK
CUADRILLA has been granted permission to begin fracking in the UK’s first onshore horizontal shale gas well.
Type: News
Wood commits to reducing its GHG emissions
GLOBAL engineering and consultancy company Wood has pledged to set a science-based target to reduce its direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% compared to 2019 levels, by 2030.
Type: News
US-based SAF producer becomes latest company to announce plans to open plant in Teesside
AMERICAN sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet has become the latest multinational company to select Teesside, northeast England, as the location for a manufacturing plant.
Type: News
Dow plans zero emissions ethylene complex
DOW plans to create the world’s first net-zero emissions ethylene and derivatives complex, through an expansion and retrofitting of its Fort Saskatchewan site in Alberta, Canada.
Type: News
Stanlow refinery hydrogen plans given greenlight
PLANS for large-scale blue hydrogen production at the Stanlow refinery in northwest England have been approved. It’s a key step in the development of the HyNet project, selected by the UK government to help decarbonise heavy industry in the region.
Type: News
UK nuclear faces prospect of Euratom exit
Expert warns leaving would be a “tactical own goal”
Type: News
Victoria lifts ban on onshore gas development
AUSTRALIA’s Victoria state Government is lifting a ban on conventional onshore gas development and banning fracking amid warnings that the state could experience energy shortages.
Type: News
Solvay announces plans for carbon neutrality by 2050
SOLVAY has announced its plans for achieving carbon neutrality before 2050, building on 2030 targets set out in the company’s sustainability roadmap, Solvay One Planet.
Type: News
Book Review: Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment
Editor: Susheel Kalia; ISBN: 9780128205419; Elsevier; 2021; €152.60
Type: Feature
