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Sasol cuts production to mitigate coronavirus impacts
SOUTH African integrated energy and chemicals company Sasol has announced production cuts to help mitigate impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and oil price volatility.
Type: News
Australian partnership for battery storage system
ENGIE, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), and Fluence have partnered to deliver a large-scale battery for renewable energy storage at the site of Engie’s decommissioned Hazelwood coal power station in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Type: News
Calculating a Path to Net Zero
A chemical engineer working for the UK Government introduces two online net zero calculators that have been launched to aid public understanding and engagement
Type: Feature
Membrane filters out antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater
A TECHNIQUE has been developed combining a photocatalytic membrane and UV light to remove most antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes from wastewater.
Type: News
Coca-Cola Company to extend loan for novel PET recycling technology
THE Coca-Cola Company has announced an agreement extending a loan to Ioniqa Technologies, a startup company based in the Netherlands. The agreement is expected to accelerate the scaleup of Ioniqa’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling technology.
Type: News
Capturing and converting CO2 simultaneously
RESEARCHERS have developed a new form of carbon capture technology which simultaneously captures and converts CO2 so that it can be used to make syngas.
Type: News
If the industrial revolution was built on steel, then the father of the industrial revolution was Henry Bessemer. It was the Bessemer process that made steel available in industrial quantities at an affordable price.
Type: Feature
Statoil, Shell and Total in Norwegian CCS partnership
STATOIL, Shell and Total have signed a partnership to further develop CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf, as part of Norway’s ambitious full-chain CCS programme.
Type: News
Jane Cutler wins election to become IChemE Deputy President
JANE Cutler has been elected to take up the position of IChemE Deputy President from June.
Type: News
Glencore faces criticism as it pushes ahead with new coal mine
GLENCORE is a step closer to having a new A$1.5bn (US$1.05bn) open-cut coal mine approved by Australia’s Queensland state government, a move that has sparked environmental concerns.
Type: News
Evonik to slash 2,000 jobs in cost-cutting overhaul
GERMAN chemical company Evonik plans to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide after it reported a net loss of €465m in 2023 and a drop in sales in all its divisions.
Type: News
UK government announces £60m in funding for sustainable packaging
THE UK government has announced the launch of a £60m (US$76m) innovation fund to accelerate the development of sustainable plastic packaging.
Type: News
Norway’s full-scale CCS project backed by European regulator
THE European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has approved the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which would allow the Norwegian Government to provide €2.1bn (US$2.4bn) in state aid to the project.
Type: News
Collaboration plans carbon capture facility in India
CARBON Clean and Green Power International (GPIPL) have been selected to design and build a carbon capture plant with NTPC, India’s largest power utility provider.
Type: News
Jacobs set to split in two by cleaving off government services
ENGINEERING and consulting firm Jacobs is splitting into two firms by spinning off its government services business.
Type: News
US and UK companies join forces to develop maritime carbon capture technology
A BREAKTHROUGH shipboard system developed by US firm STAX Engineering and UK climate tech Seabound promises to scrub pollutants and CO2 directly from vessels at sea.
Type: News
Hazard Identification: Planning for Success
A look at the hazard and operability study (HAZOP).
Type: Feature
Decommissioning: The Inconvenient Truth
A further call for authorities to leave UK offshore oil assets in place – after making them safe and clean.
Type: Feature
Altilium Metals to accelerate development of the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant
PLANS for Teesside to host the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant are underway following the completion of a six-month feasibility study by the facility’s owners, Altilium Metals, which will allow the company to accelerate permitting and grant requests as well as alternative financing
Type: News
Norway cuts budget for full-chain CCS project by 94%
THE Norwegian government has, in its 2018 budget, proposed cutting the funding for its flagship full-chain CCS project by 94%, from NOK360m (US$45.3m) to just NOK20m.
Type: News
