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EU refuses call by auditor to update its "unrealistic" hydrogen targets
EFFORTS by the EU to establish a hydrogen market to decarbonise heavy industry have been criticised by the bloc’s auditor, which has called for a reality check on "unrealistic targets". The EU has denied the request.
Type: News
Evonik targets €1.5bn sales boost with sustainable research strategy
GERMAN specialty chemicals firm Evonik expects to generate an additional €1.5bn (US$1.7bn) in sales by 2032 with the launch of three research areas focused on sustainability.
Type: News
Ethical Project Management in the Wake of Grenfell
IChemE past-president Nigel Hirst asks whether you really know your suppliers and what their true standards are
Type: Feature
Rio Tinto agrees deal to build Western Australia copper mine with Japanese partner
MINING giant Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with Japanese company Sumitomo to build a copper and gold mine in northern Western Australia.
Type: News
UK unveils clean power plan to tackle ‘volatile’ fossil fuel market
THE UK has committed £40bn (US$50.5bn) to an ambitious clean energy plan to curb its “over-reliance” on fossil fuels.
Type: News
Ultra-potent greenhouse gases still ‘major problem’ – despite global agreement to phase out
EMISSIONS of ultra-potent greenhouse gases are much higher than official reported figures suggest, according to a recent study.
Type: News
Ineos chairman says UK chemicals sector headed for ‘extinction’ following Grangemouth plant closure
BILLIONAIRE chairman of Ineos Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said the UK’s chemicals industry faces “extinction”, following the company’s closure of its ethanol plant in Grangemouth last week.
Type: News
Knovel provides a wide range of resources for chemical engineers, including books, journals, and case studies and is a key benefit of IChemE membership, writes Luke Williams
Type: Feature
UK government backs Cornwall's tin mining revival with £28.6m investment
TIN MINING’s return to Cornwall after nearly three decades received a boost last week with a £28.6m (US$35.4m) investment from the UK National Wealth Fund (NWF).
Type: News
UK’s first wastewater-based system to detect infectious disease outbreaks opens in Bath
A NEW research centre in Bath, UK is aiming to develop the country’s first nationwide early-warning system for local infectious disease outbreaks based on wastewater analysis.
Type: News
Liquid air could be cheapest method for long-term energy storage, researchers predict
MODELLING by chemical engineers in the US and Norway suggests that liquid air energy storage (LAES) could be a more cost-effective option than existing techniques. Researchers at MIT and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found it could be considerably cheaper than lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydropower.
Type: News
Harbour Energy to cut 250 jobs in Aberdeen and review CCS
THE UK’s largest oil and gas producer is cutting 250 jobs in Aberdeen and reviewing its support for the Viking CCS project, blaming the government’s fiscal rules and regulations.
Type: News
Solving a serious environmental problem on a maleic anhydride plant
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Qua Kiat Seng
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
IChemE announces the nominees to take up trustee positions in 2018
ICHEME has announced the final nominees for its 2018 trustee vacancies. Eighteen nominations from the wider IChemE membership will stand for five trustee roles – deputy president, vice president (international), and three ordinary members. An honorary treasurer has also been appointed.
Type: News
Novel ‘organ-on-a-chip’ device
RESEARCHERS led by the University of Cambridge, UK have developed a three-dimensional (3D) ‘organ-on-a-chip’ which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells. The device could allow scientists to develop new treatments for disease and reduce the use of animal models.
Type: News
Zero emissions by 2050: government’s climate experts urge action
THE UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said the country could feasibly emit no emissions by 2050 if the government takes urgent action on the implementation of CCS and hydrogen for heating.
Type: News
BP commits to net zero by 2050
NEW BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney has pledged that BP will reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050 or sooner, and has announced a new structure for the company.
Type: News
Coronavirus: the push to produce a vaccine
WITH more than 75,000 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection having killed more than 2,000 people in 26 countries, a race is underway to both contain it and develop a vaccine.
Type: News
US$130trn investment needed for carbon neutrality by 2060
A US$130trn investment to 2050 could help to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2060, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) inaugural Global Renewables Outlook.
Type: News
