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Water for the pharmaceutical industry
IChemE’s Water Special Interest Group (SIG) celebrated 30 years of existence at its Water for the Pharmaceutical Industry event held at Veolia Water Technologies in Stoke on Trent, UK.
Type: Feature
South Yorkshire named as first UK investment zone focused on advanced manufacturing
COMMUNITIES in Sheffield and Rotherham are set to benefit from £80m (US$101m) of investment as part of the UK’s first Advanced Manufacturing Investment Zone, a scheme that is expected to help attract more than £1.2bn of private funding, while creating an estimated 8,000 new jobs, the UK government said. Glasgow City Region and North East of Scotland have also been announced as Scotland’s first Investment Zones.
Type: News
Nuclear industry releases cost cutting framework
THE Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), a UK trade association for civil nuclear industry, has released framework which could enable industry to cut the costs of constructing new nuclear stations in the UK.
Type: News
Chemical engineers should not be afraid of developing the maths to solve problems.
Type: Feature
An urgent request: new decommissioning head must bring fresh-thinking to wrong-headed plans
THE appointment this week of a new head of decommissioning at the UK’s Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) raises hope that a fresh pair of eyes might take a different view on current decommissioning plans, which to my mind are entirely wrong-headed.
Type: Feature
EU nanomaterial regulations receive criticism
Food experts warn new rules can cause uncertainty
Type: News
Modelling with Excel Part 3: Physical Properties
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
Plastic Recycling: A Crosslinking Approach for Managing Mixed Waste
Amanda Jasi talks to Eugene Chen, Sanat Kumar, and Tomislav Rovis about the crosslinking solution they are developing to produce higher-value products from recycled mixed plastic waste
Type: Feature
Demand for paper is declining - but can the recovery of biomaterials add value to the industry?
Type: Feature
Jay Bailey – Blazing a Trail for Biology
Jay Bailey helped to bring chemical engineering to cell level. Claudia Flavell-While investigates
Type: Feature
References for the TCE serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry
Type: Feature
Hitachi withdraws from UK nuclear project
HITACHI has announced that its UK subsidiary will cease development of its 5.8 GW UK nuclear project, which includes construction of the Wylfa Newydd power plant, on Anglesey, Wales. Work on the Wylfa development had been suspended since January 2019.
Type: News
Trish Kerin: IChemE Safety Centre Director
A personal perspective from IChemE Safety Centre's Director
Type: Feature
IChemE: a Learned Society and a Review of Policy Work
Working with members to develop a more effective strategy for policy
Type: Feature
Waste to jet fuels project set for take off
Velocys is a company that has developed technology to convert feedstocks such as household waste into aviation fuel, and plans are underway for a commercial-scale plant in Immingham, UK. I spoke to Neville Hargreaves, Vice President of Waste to Fuels at Velocys, about how the company can contribute to the decarbonisation of the aviation industry with its renewable jet fuel.
Type: Feature
Getting More Women and Girls into Engineering
As International Women in Engineering Day approaches and with women still significantly underrepresented in engineering, Tegan Norster spoke to engineers about what we can all do to make a positive difference
Type: Feature
