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Heriot-Watt students launch Global Sustainability Week ahead of COP28
TO CELEBRATE and promote sustainability, students at Heriot-Watt University are leading a series of events as part of a Global Sustainability Week initiative.
Type: News
Boston Metals’ electrified process starts extracting valuable metals from mining slag
A PILOT plant that recovers metals from mining waste has started operations in Brazil, as developer Boston Metals scales technology that it hopes will lead to greener steel production.
Type: News
UK and US join forces to strengthen global AI safety
THE UK and US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on research and policy that will bolster international AI safety and security.
Type: News
Wizz and poo: airline signs US$1bn deal to buy jet fuel made from human waste
YOUR flight abroad could one day be powered by human waste after a UK company announced plans to build a world-first facility that turns sewage sludge into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Type: News
East Palestine train derailment: Norfolk Southern agrees to $600m payout
FREIGHT train operator Norfolk Southern (NS) has agreed to pay a settlement of US$600m to residents affected by last year’s train derailment on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, US.
Type: News
IChemE members Amiaka and Lake named among Top 50 Women in Engineering
TWO ICHEME members – Nike Amiaka and Amanda Lake – have been recognised in the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering awards 2024.
Type: News
Wood wins Centrica contract to ready Rough for hydrogen storage
UK engineering firm Wood has been awarded a design contract from Centrica to redevelop its Rough facility in the North Sea in preparation for hydrogen storage.
Type: News
Offshore wind the winner in UK’s record-breaking £1.5bn renewable energy auction
FUNDING for the UK government’s next renewable energy auction has skyrocketed to £1.5bn (US$1.9bn) with the bulk of investment going to offshore wind projects.
Type: News
ArcelorMittal trial novel plasma technology for circular CO2 steelmaking
STEEL producer ArcelorMittal is trialling a novel technology that uses plasma to convert CO2 into carbon monoxide (CO) that can be used as feedstock for circular steelmaking.
Type: News
UK renewable energy auction secures enough power for 11m homes
THE UK government has promised to “go even further and faster” to deliver the power needed to become a “clean energy superpower” after this year’s renewable energy auction secured enough projects to power 11m homes.
Type: News
UK government launches nuclear cybersecurity centre months after Sellafield fine for data breaches
THE UK NUCLEAR Decommissioning Authority has launched a cybersecurity centre near the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria, months after the plant was fined over vulnerabilities in its data systems.
Type: News
Covestro announces nine-figure investment into Ohio polycarbonate plant
GERMAN chemicals manufacturer Covestro has announced a nine-figure investment to expand its polycarbonate production facility in Hebron, Ohio.
Type: News
Rewiring Britain: The Race to Go Green – A Power Struggle with No Clear Winner
David Simmonds reviews Panorama’s report on the UK government’s key projects aimed at achieving its Clean Power targets – and is already calling for a follow-up programme
Type: Feature
Manchester Prize winner uses AI to improve battery materials
THE FIRST Manchester Prize has been awarded to Polaron, a startup which uses generative AI to “speed-up” the development of designs for renewable materials, including for electric vehicles and batteries.
Type: News
Practical Process Control Part 10: Designing Level Controllers on a Distillation Column
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Andrea Longley
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
HSE director Chris Flint discusses the need for all of us to seek to improve the approach to regulating major hazard activity effectively
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Judy Raper
Yasmin Ali speaks to Judy Raper, Dean and CEO of TEDI-London, a startup providing engineering higher education in London.
Type: Feature
Jane Cutler, IChemE’s newly-elected Deputy President, talks to Adam Duckett
Type: Feature
CO2 as a commodity, not waste: turning emissions into cost-competitive chemicals
Etosha Cave, Co-founder of clean technology company Opus 12, speaks about the company's process for turning CO2 emissions into cost-competitive products.
Type: Feature
