4,984 results found
Leeds will host Frank Morton Sports Day 2018
Over 3,000 chem eng students to attend annual event
Type: News
HyDeploy: The UK’s first hydrogen demonstration Project for heat
Type: Feature
Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns that UK carbon policies are killing manufacturing
INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called for the UK government to rethink its carbon reduction policy, warning that efforts to decarbonise major emitters risk causing plant closures and job losses.
Type: News
Engineers urge UK action on sewage to guard against sickness outbreaks
IMMEDIATE action to bolster maintenance of the sewage system and sensors to allow real-time monitoring of water quality are among engineering experts’ recommendations to reduce the risk of harmful organisms polluting UK’s waterways and making people sick.
Type: News
Carbon Capture – is it Worth it?
Aniqah Majid talks to industry experts about the state of CCUS in the UK and finds out why economics need to be considered when it comes to effective deployment
Type: Feature
From capturing CO2 at a paper mill to producing detergent ingredients, the Flue2Chem project offers a bold model for green supply chains – if the UK can overcome its commercial scaling challenge, writes Sam Baker
Type: Feature
STAN HIGGINS, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded an OBE in the UK’s New Year’s Honours 2018.
Type: News
Finalists announced for carbon capture XPRIZE
TEN finalists have been announced in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE which is incentivising companies to develop new solutions for capturing CO2 emissions and transforming them to useful products.
Type: News
Vale to invest in technology to reduce dam use and increase safety
BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale is to invest in technology to reduce tailings dam use and increase operational safety.
Type: News
British Sugar’s James Caws and consultant Howard Boder explain how small-scale advanced process control can work outside of refining
Type: Feature
Group Interview: How to Stand Out From the Crowd
Group interview is a common part of many graduate selection processes. What can you do to stand out?
Type: Feature
Clever Denitrification Bugs; or How Poor Communication Nearly Derailed a Major Development
How poor communication nearly derailed a major development
Type: Feature
Fatal dam breach in Brazil leaves hundreds missing
A TAILINGS dam in Brazil has collapsed, leaving a reported 16 people dead and 297 missing. Other sources put the death toll closer to 40. The dam, known as Dam 1, was part of the Córrego do Feijão mine, located in Minas Gerais, and is mining company Vale’s second dam in Brazil to fail in just over three years.
Type: News
Engineers tell government how PPE could be reused in the UK
SERIOUS consideration should be given to decontaminating and reusing PPE to alleviate shortages and improve sustainability, according to a briefing paper that the UK Government requested from engineers.
Type: News
Robust Management of Change. It’s about time
In the third article in his series, David Jamieson looks at what we can learn from the movie Back to the Future
Type: Feature
UK Government starts conversation to improve R&D
THE UK Government has released a research and development (R&D) plan which it says marks the start of a conversation that will help improve and address challenges within the R&D sector. The plan has been welcomed by IChemE’s UK Research Committee.
Type: News
European Commission selects large-scale projects for funding
The European Commission (EC) has selected seven large-scale clean-tech projects for funding that will bring “breakthrough” technologies to energy-intensive industries. This includes what is claimed to be the world’s largest cross-border CCS value chain.
Type: News
THE UK government has announced that the newly launched Great British Nuclear (GBN) will drive a rapid expansion of new nuclear power plants across the country at an “unprecedented scale and pace”, as it strives to reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel imports and grow the economy.
Type: News
