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Imperial to lead £118m green minerals research centre
A NEW £118m (US$150m) research centre at Imperial College London will work to transform mineral extraction techniques so that critical materials can be mined and processed more sustainably.
Type: News
UK shelves hydrogen town trial
THE UK has shelved plans to trial using hydrogen to heat homes at town-scale until after 2026. The decision follows failed attempts to establish smaller village trials in Whitby and Redcar.
Type: News
Sainsbury’s launch fleet of food waste-powered delivery trucks
FOOD logistics trucks for Sainsbury’s will soon be powered by the company’s own food waste in an innovative scheme to build a circular supply chain.
Type: News
Air Products to buy General Electric’s gasification business
AIR Products has agreed to buy General Electric’s gasification business, which will expand Air Products’ syngas business.
Type: News
UK and Wales announce green freeports following approval of a Welsh-first offshore windfarm
THE UK and Welsh governments have jointly announced two new, green freeports backed by £52m (US$63.5m) that are expected to contribute significantly to net zero ambitions while delivering jobs, and driving growth and regeneration across Wales.
Type: News
Viewpoint: Offshore Electrification Money Better Spent Closer to Home
The North Sea Transition Authority supports electrifying UK oil and gas sites to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but Tom Baxter argues the funds could achieve greater impact if used elsewhere
Type: Feature
Statoil pilots battery storage for wind power
Lithium batteries offer solution to intermittency
Type: News
Enhanced Cybersecurity Improves Plant Productivity?
It is crucial that organisations do not allow cybersecurity and operational digitisation projects to happen in silos
Type: Feature
Mountains or Oceans: how Shell uses scenarios to assess the company’s strategies for the future
Type: Feature
BHP, Vale, and Samarco propose US$25.1bn settlement for fatal 2015 dam collapse
MINING giants BHP, Vale, and their joint-venture Samarco have proposed a R$127bn (US$25.1bn) settlement for a fatal 2015 tailings dam collapse in Brazil. The companies hope the amount, which includes both past and future payments, will draw a line under their obligations to Brazilian authorities.
Type: News
Derby exhibition showcases women in engineering
THE University of Derby, UK is currently hosting a photography exhibit entitled Women Engineers – portraits of the changing face of engineering. Located at Derby’s Markeaton Street Campus, the exhibit will be open and free to visit until 23 March.
Type: News
Major US steel producer and the US’ Purdue University consider using SMRs
HAS the time of small modular reactors (SMRs) finally come? With reported benefits such as increased safety margins in comparison to existing reactors, the ability to scale up or down to meet energy demands, and the potential to be carbon-free, both Nucor Corporation, the largest steel producer in the US, and Purdue University in Indiana, US, have each announced that they are considering using SMRs to power their respective facilities.
Type: News
A Shift in Carbon Capture and Storage Technology?
A look at the growing investment in carbon capture and patent trends to explore the level of innovation in CCS.
Type: Feature
Fonterra supports NZ industry switch from coal – but outlines significant challenges
FONTERRA – New Zealand’s huge dairy cooperative – has come out in support of plans to end coal use for industrial heat by 2037 but has warned there are significant challenges to achieving this deadline.
Type: News
Engineers gather to discuss global grand challenges
The Global Grand Challenges Summit 2019 took place in London on 16-18 September, with satellite events occurring in other countries.
Type: News
Three more Brazil dams at critical alert
VALE has put three more of its Brazilian mine tailings dams on the highest level of alert – level 3 – bringing the total to four. Brazil’s Mining and Energy Secretary said that a level 3 alert means “a rupture is imminent or already happening,” reports The Guardian.
Type: News
Hinkley Point C costs could rise to over £32bn
ENERGY group EDF has said that the cost of building Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power station on the UK’s south-east coast, could rise above £32bn (US$38.4bn) when factoring in recent inflation levels.
Type: News
