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Engineering regulator issues fresh guidance on sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY guidance for engineering professionals has been issued by the Engineering Council, the regulatory body for the UK engineering profession.
Type: News
Concerns over stockpile of hazardous waste at New Zealand aluminium smelter
CONCERNS have been raised over a stockpile of hazardous waste at Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The company says it is working on solutions to deal with it.
Type: News
GSK supports UK vaccine manufacture
GSK, Novavax, and the UK Government Vaccines Taskforce have reached an agreement in principle for GSK to support the manufacture of up to 60m doses of Novavax’ Covid-19 vaccine candidate, for use in the UK.
Type: News
First carbon capture laundry product on the market
A PARTNERSHIP between Unilever, LanzaTech, and India Glycols has commercialised what they claim is the first cleaning product containing a surfactant made from captured carbon.
Type: News
NZ’s only refinery takes a step closer to closing
NEW ZEALAND’S sole refinery is another step closer to being converted into an import terminal after a second shareholder approved the plan.
Type: News
IChemE launches new carbon capture journal
ICHEME has launched a new journal covering all aspects of carbon capture research which is the first fully open access journal in its field.
Type: News
Australia expands role of renewables funding agency to support CCS, hydrogen and greener metals
THE Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) now has a wider remit that includes funding CCS and hydrogen projects, following a contentious victory for the Federal Government.
Type: News
Eneos and Petronas study clean hydrogen supply chain
PETRONAS and Japanese oil company Eneos have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a competitive clean hydrogen supply chain between Japan and Malaysia, and to explore other hydrogen opportunities.
Type: News
AstraZeneca invests and collaborates for therapeutics platform
ASTRAZENECA and Imperial College London spinoff VaxEquity have agreed to collaborate for the discovery, development, and commercialisation of a proprietary saRNA therapeutics platform developed at the university. The pharmaceutical company has also invested in VaxEquity.
Type: News
Partnership to accelerate net zero energy transition
SHELL and energy technology company Baker Hughes have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the global energy transition by helping each other to achieve net zero commitments and advance solutions to decarbonise energy and industry.
Type: News
UKAEA signs two new deals to develop fusion
TWO multimillion-pound frameworks will see experts join the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help realise its mission of leading delivery of sustainable fusion energy.
Type: News
Shell becomes latest oil major to quit Russia
SHELL is quitting its joint ventures with Russia’s Gazprom following the invasion of Ukraine.
Type: News
HyNet launches demonstration of hydrogen-fired consumer goods production
HYNET has launched a demonstration project at Unilever’s Port Sunlight site that is fuelling production with hydrogen.
Type: News
IChemE adds 25 new free-to-access books for members
TWENTY-FIVE new technical books have been added to Knovel for members of IChemE including books on sustainability, major hazard management and chemical engineering design.
Type: News
Recommendations to support UK green hydrogen
UK TRADE association RenewableUK has made policy recommendations to help Government achieve its goal of producing 5 GW of green hydrogen by 2030.
Type: News
Cemex opens new non-fossil fuelled facility in UK
CEMEX has officially opened its new Climafuel facility at its Rugby, UK cement plant. The plant, which runs on fuel derived from household residual and commercial waste, aims to eventually eliminate the usage of coal and gas by operating 100% on alternative fuels.
Type: News
Moderna to open mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in UK
The UK government has signed a deal with biotech company Moderna to build a state-of-the-art mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility, in a bid to boost the country’s position as a European leader in responding to pandemics.
Type: News
Plant-based alternative to plastic microbeads set for scaleup
ENGINEERS have received funding to scale up a technology that produces sustainable alternatives to the harmful plastic microbeads that used to be found in everyday personal care products, and are still used in cosmetics, paints and construction.
Type: News
Rules of Thumb: Flammable Liquids: Open or Closed?
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Curtin University to lead roadmap to decarbonise WA
CURTIN University’s School of Mines is leading the way in a campaign to decarbonise Western Australia (WA) through integrated mineral carbonation, the Australian Government has announced.
Type: News
