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A Step-by-Step Guide to IChemE Accreditation
Lydia White walks you through the straightforward IChemE accreditation process and outlines the support companies can expect from the institution
Type: Feature
Shell and PetroChina give green light to Australian coal-seam gas project
SHELL and PetroChina have approved the first stage of their A$10bn (US$6.3bn) Surat Basin coal-seam gas project in Queensland despite the current downturn in the energy sector.
Type: News
Industry majors discuss using Houston as major CCS hub
ELEVEN chemicals, energy, and power companies – including Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, and Ineos – are considering large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) that could capture nearly 75m t/y of CO2 in the US, by 2040.
Type: News
TotalEnergies and AEL invest in green hydrogen
TotalEnergies has signed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), to fulfil its ambitions of becoming the world's largest renewable energy company by controlling green hydrogen production costs.
Type: News
Lhyfe and Source Galileo partner to bolster green hydrogen in the UK and Ireland
LHYFE, a green hydrogen producer and supplier, has partnered with renewable energy developer Source Galileo to develop green hydrogen projects in the UK and Ireland, providing a boost to the net zero goals of both countries.
Type: News
Government release ‘emergency’ £13.5m to tackle Tata Steel Port Talbot job losses
WORKERS and local businesses effected by energy transition of Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steel plant are set to benefit from an “emergency” cash injection of £13.5m (US$17.6m) from the UK government.
Type: News
UK government announces £5.5m for a Medical Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence
TO SUSTAIN and grow the UK life sciences sector’s more than 280,000-strong workforce, the government has announced £5.5m (US$6.8m) to establish a Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence.
Type: News
Scientists disrupted by Iberian blackout pitch ten principles for chemistry resilience
WHAT do you do when a severe blackout throws your scientific conference (and the whole Iberian peninsula) into turmoil? You use the experience to write a research paper about the ten principles needed for chemicals and chemistry resilience, of course.
Type: News
Woodside sells venture stake in push to expand Pluto LNG
WOODSIDE has sold a 49% stake in its venture to add a new LNG train to its Pluto plant in Western Australia, easing the way for investment in the Scarborough offshore gas field.
Type: News
BASF announces 2,600 jobs losses as it cuts costs in Europe
BASF has announced that it is taking additional cost cutting measures in Europe, primarily at its Ludwigshafen integrated chemical complex, which will lead to a net loss of 2,600 jobs.
Type: News
Contributing to a Brighter Future for Engineering
EngineeringUK’s Hilary Leevers on how IChemE members’ professional registration fees help secure a diverse and thriving workforce
Type: Feature
NXplorers: Equipping young chemical engineers to build a sustainable world
YOUNG chemical engineers were given the chance to solve real-world problems with systems thinking, at an IChemE-hosted NXplorers workshop earlier this month. “The purpose is to empower young people and equip them with the tools and the thinking so that they can create the sustainable solutions that the world needs,” explained Tariq Hussain, NXplorers lead at Shell.
Type: News
Industrial Cyber Attacks on the Rise
Adam Duckett discusses the rising threat of cyber attacks
Type: Feature
Students awarded first US$5m from Elon Musk’s carbon removal prize
23 student-led teams have won the first US$5m portion of the US$100m carbon removal prize launched by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Type: News
Corn oil can remove heavy metals from water
Fatty acids in vegetable oil combine with metals
Type: News
Tim Marsh speaks to Sam Baker about his 30-year career in occupational health and safety and argues that no discussion of process safety can be complete without considering workplace culture and mental health and wellbeing
Type: Feature
Australia to ‘recklessly’ invest A$600m in gas project
AS PART of its 2021–22 Budget, the Australian Government is investing up to A$600m (US$464.3m) to allow energy generation company Snowy Hydro to construct a 660 MW gas power turbine in Kurri Kurri, Hunter Valley, New South Wales (NSW).
Type: News
UK Government aims to increase production of rapid Covid-19 tests
THE UK Government has commissioned PA Consulting to develop plans to scale up manufacturing of lateral flow device (LFD) Covid-19 tests.
Type: News
British Steel enters insolvency, putting thousands of jobs at risk
THOUSANDS of jobs are at risk at British Steel after rescue talks with the UK Government broke down, and the company has now entered insolvency.
Type: News
