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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
Hunterston B begins operating after two-year shutdown
EDF has brought back online reactor 3 of its nuclear power station Hunterston B after receiving approval to start generating low-carbon power at the site following a two-year shutdown. The power company also announced that that station will move into the decommissioning phase by January 2022, a year earlier than previously expected.
Type: News
Parties reach US$7.02bn settlement for fatal Brazil dam collapse
MINING giant Vale and Brazilian authorities have agreed on a global settlement of about R$37.69bn (US$7.02bn) to repair the environmental and social damage that resulted from the fatal collapse of a Vale dam in 2019.
Type: News
Origin Energy may delay closing Eraring coal power station
ORIGIN Energy’s plans to close its Eraring coal power station seven years ahead of schedule, might now be put on hold over fears the country will run into electricity shortages. This is due to ageing coal plants closing potentially faster than new renewables and storage projects coming online
Type: News
Tata Steel puts 2,800 jobs at risk with Port Talbot blast furnace closures
INDIAN-OWNED Tata Steel has confirmed plans to close two of the UK’s few remaining blast furnaces in what has been described as a “devastating” decision for the country’s steel industry. The jobs of up to 2,800 UK workers are now at risk as the company moves to decarbonise its Port Talbot site in Wales.
Type: News
David Simmonds explains the challenges of pursuing major projects sustainably
Type: Feature
Cyber threats to process safety: industry must share lessons
Type: Feature
Are Your Preventive Maintenance Routines Effective?
Michael Dixey and Pete Hibbs outline ways to optimise preventive maintenance routines
Type: Feature
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
BP Texas City: Lessons learned?
A look at how the process industries have changed, more than a decade on
Type: Feature
Oil and Gas Workers Have Their Say on the Just Transition
Amanda Doyle analyses a survey of oil and gas workers to reveal their thoughts on how the energy transition affects them
Type: Feature
