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Process safety and personal safety need to be managed in very different ways
Type: Feature
Climate-related incidents need to be accounted for in process safety
ENVIRONMENTAL and scientific advisory groups have called on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take stronger action to protect workers and the public from chemical disasters exacerbated by climate change.
Type: News
Turning food waste into aviation fuel
A BIOREFINING process that converts wet waste – including food waste and wastewater sludge – into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been developed by researchers in the US. The SAF could be used in commercial flights within a couple of years if approved.
Type: News
House of Lords calls on government to take urgent action to clarify chemical regulations
THE House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has published a report expressing concern over the government’s current plans for regulating chemicals after Brexit.
Type: News
The Design Process: Process Safety – Keep the Stuff in the Pipe
In the third in a series of articles aimed at giving new graduates a better understanding of the current design process, Tom Baxter argues that inherent safety should be at the forefront of hazardous chemical plant design
Type: Feature
Novel Honeywell technology reduces emissions from light olefins production
HONEYWELL is promising to reduce emissions intensity from olefin production by up to 50% with its novel naphtha to ethane and propane technology. By introducing an intermediate step to ethylene and propylene production, the process also improves production efficiency compared to mixed-feed crackers, while reducing capital costs.
Type: News
An ‘evolution’ in renewable energy
GENERAL Electric (GE), the American multinational conglomerate, is close to completing the world’s first commercial wind project with integrated power storage. Located in rural County Kerry, Ireland, the project could help the country to cope with rapidly increasing energy demand, and to achieve its renewable energy goals.
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UK Government awards £10m grant for first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility
HIGHVIEW Power, a cryogenic energy storage company, has received £10m (US$12.3m) from the UK Government for a 50 MW CRYOBattery facility (with a minimum output of 250 MWh), to help the country achieve its decarbonisation goals. It will be the UK’s first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility.
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 5: Consuming the Planet's Resources
David Simmonds explores the picnic basket of our energy transition, our increasing dependency on China, and how hydrogen can help us deliver an electrified economy
Type: Feature
Murray Energy files for bankruptcy
MURRAY Energy, the largest private coal miner in the US, has filed for bankruptcy as utilities continue to choose natural gas and renewable power over coal.
Type: News
Epilepsy drug created from greener catalytic process
A NEW method has been developed for drug production that avoids the use of expensive precious metals as catalysts.
Type: News
Improving Health Outcomes Across the Scale
Adam Duckett on opportunities to improve health
Type: Feature
Liza Forbes, Kym Runge, Mike Mankosa, Jaisen Kohmuench and Luke Vollert discuss a froth-free flotation technology that can halve the energy use in the grinding step of mining operations
Type: Feature
RAEng reviews engineering controls to fight Covid-19
THE UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has published a rapid review of engineering controls that could be used to prevent the spread of Covid-19 within hospitals.
Type: News
Clariant partners with ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group
Clariant has partnered with ExxonMobil and the biofuel firm Renewable Energy Group (REG) to develop a seamless cellulosic biomass-to-diesel process.
Type: News
Energy: Using Hydrogen for Glass
Andrew Keeley and Mike Haden talk about decarbonising the glass manufacturing process using hydrogen as a fuel
Type: Feature
Practical Process Control Part 8: Determining Tuning Constants for Tight and Averaging Level Control
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
Type: Feature
Chemical & Process Engineering Expo, CHEMUK 2022, returns this May
The CHEMUK 2022 EXPO returns on 11 and 12 May 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.
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