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Australia funds A$14m cleantech support centre
AUSTRALIA is funding a A$14m (US$9.2m) centre that will help companies manufacture and adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a slump in nickel prices that is rocking the country’s mining companies, the centre is seeking industry partners interested in sharing the risk of demonstrating cleantech.
Type: News
TODAY is International Women in Engineering Day, and while 16% of engineering students are female, women still only make up 9% of the engineering workforce in the UK, according to the Women’s Engineering Society. So are girls giving up on STEM during education, rather than pursuing a career in industry? How can female engineering students stay motivated?
Type: News
Amid the turmoil facing UK steel there is a huge opportunity
Type: Feature
Nouryon expands Kromasil facility
NOURYON is investing in its Kromasil manufacturing facility in Bohus, Sweden, to help meet increasing global demand from the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries for high-performing products.
Type: News
ISC contributes to global safety resource
In Occupational Health and Safety Body of Knowledge
Type: News
COP26 launch overshadowed by political arguments
THE COP26 climate summit, due to take place in Glasgow in November, was officially launched on 4 February. However, the UK’s leadership of the COP has been criticised as political in-fighting has hindered planning of the crucial conference.
Type: News
It shouldn’t happen to a pressure transmitter
Pressure transmitters are frequently exposed to conditions that can prematurely destroy or compromise the instrument if not specified correctly. ABB’s Jon Davison provides some top tips to help you make the best choice.
Type: Feature
BioSNG: Fuelling the Future with Trash
Massimiliano Materazzi and Richard Taylor discuss the promise of a bio-substitute for natural gas
Type: Feature
Has Carbon Utilisation Captured its Audience?
A look into public awareness and acceptance of carbon capture and utilisation
Type: Feature
Carbon capture and storage costs money, so why bother? On the CCS Safari, Helen Tunnicliffe found out
Type: Feature
John McGagh talks about his new role as Chair of the IChemE100 Steering Committee
Type: Feature
New safety video from CSB highlights tank fill dangers
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video about a 2016 incident in Kansas in which a chemical delivery driver connected his truck to the wrong fill line, resulting in a large release of toxic chlorine gas.
Type: News
IChemE Members to vote on Royal Charter and by-law changes
ICHEME Voting Members, ie Fellows and Chartered Members, are being invited to vote on proposed changes to the Institution’s Royal Charter and by-laws. The vote will be ahead of IChemE’s upcoming 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 20 May.
Type: News
RAEng working to deliver more representative Fellowship
THE UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched a campaign aiming to deliver a Fellowship that is “Fit for the Future” – one that “embodies the full breadth and diversity of engineering excellence” – by 2026, RAEng’s 50th anniversary year. To achieve this, it has set the goal that at least half of all elected candidates will come from target groups.
Type: News
UK REACH chemicals registration deadline extended
THE UK Government has extended the deadline for UK chemicals companies to register their products with the new system that will come into place following the Brexit transition period. Companies will now have up to six years to complete registrations, up from two years.
Type: News
IChemE’s ECE journal awarded first Impact Factor
ICHEME’s journal Education for Chemical Engineers (ECE) has been awarded its first ever Impact Factor, allowing insight into its importance. Other IChemE journals saw their Impact Factors rise.
Type: News
ICHEME’s Sustainable Production and Consumption journal has received the institution’s highest Impact Factor (IF) yet after seeing a 36% increase from 8.921 last year to 12.1 in 2023. This is the first time IChemE has received a score in double digits. Other IChemE journals also saw success this year.
Type: News
