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The Sustainability Hub: Why? What? Who? & How?
Trish Melton looks at IChemE’s new Sustainability Hub for members
Type: Feature
Without an effective UK carbon tax, decision-makers cannot make the business case for carbon capture and storage
Type: Feature
Materials: Making a Positive Difference
Adam Duckett talks to the engineers developing technologies to reduce the environmental impact of our clothes
Type: Feature
Solar-powered dryers and greener electric car batteries among £1m Earthshot winners
A BATTERY that uses a water-soluble binding composite to make it easy to recycle, and solar technologies to combat food waste, rural poverty, and gender inequality, were among the winners of this year’s Prince of Wales’ £1m (US$1.2m) Earthshot prizes.
Type: News
Making the Palm Oil Industry Greener
Environmental concerns regarding the palm oil industry are well documented. However, IOIEO’s Sustainability Team says there is a way to make palm oil production more aligned with the quest for net zero
Type: Feature
UK first: Cornish Lithium trials direct extraction of key battery metal from geothermal waters
AT the end of March, Cornish Lithium commissioned the UK’s first direct lithium extraction pilot plant, as the company pushes to produce an element that is critical to the clean energy transition. There are also plans to provide geothermal heat from the water to local industries. We caught up with members of the development team to discuss the project in more detail, including their expectations that the production process will provide significant benefits over traditional lithium extraction techniques.
Type: News
Adam Duckett visits the workshop of Nik Spencer to understand more about a pyrolysis unit that allows homes and businesses to process waste into gas for heating
Type: Feature
Mine closure is not just an environmental issue, say Anna Littleboy, Guy Boggs and Glen Corder
Type: Feature
First kerosene made from solar syngas
SYNGAS made from solar energy has been processed into kerosene for the first time, which researchers say could be used as jet fuel.
Type: News
Novel powder could cut CO2 emissions
RESEARCHERS at the University of Waterloo, Canada, have created a novel advanced ultramicroporous carbon powder that could be used to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from industry.
Type: News
A step towards closing the carbon loop
RESEARCHERS at the University of Toronto (UoT), Canada have developed a novel electrochemical pathway to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products, such as jet fuel and plastics. It could significantly improve the economics of direct-air capture (DAC) of CO2.
Type: News
Cross-sector group create Scottish Cluster to support low carbon economy
A CROSS-SECTOR group of Scottish industrial CO2 emitters, along with the Acorn CCS and Hydrogen project partners, have created the Scottish Cluster to establish a unified voice on backing low carbon technologies in Scotland.
Type: News
IChemE launches Sustainability Hub
ICHEME has launched its new Sustainability Hub, giving chemical engineers access to a suite of new, on-demand training courses and knowledge resources.
Type: News
Novel method for green ammonia production
RESEARCHERS at Monash University, Australia have discovered a method for producing green ammonia that could benefit agriculture, as well as transport.
Type: News
Chemical engineers explore upcycling microfibres released from washing clothes
UNIVERSITY of Surrey and UK-based washing technology group, Xeros Technology, have teamed up to accelerate research into upcycling the microfibres captured from laundering clothes into a useful and valuable carbon material.
Type: News
Azapagic awarded Davis medal as IChemE announces 2023 prize winners
ADISA Azapagic has been awarded the Davis Medal for her work on sustainable production and consumption, and is among the winners of 20 medals and prizes that IChemE has given for exceptional contributions to the profession.
Type: News
Equinor and Captura partner to scale up direct ocean capture
INTERNATIONAL energy company Equinor has partnered with Captura to develop the direct ocean capture company’s technology at industrial scale.
Type: News
Tom Baxter shares more options for chemical engineers to boost energy efficiencies
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 8: Electricity plus Hydrogen, not Electricity or Hydrogen
David Simmonds concludes his online series with a call for greater systems analysis to develop a credible hybrid plan for net zero energy
Type: Feature
Joint ventures announce £4bn in contracts for the UK’s East Coast Cluster
NET ZERO TEESSIDE POWER and the Northern Endurance Partnership have announced engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts worth a combined £4bn (US$5bn) for one of the UK’s selected CCUS clusters, East Coast Cluster. The selected contractors include Costain, Wood, and a consortium led by Technip Energies.
Type: News
