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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
References for the TCE serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry
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
What do you do with an obsolete oil rig?
Innovative approaches for reusing obsolete offshore oil platforms could create new revenue streams and environmental benefits
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
IChemE Member Mandy Lester wins 2019 Karen Burt Award
MANDY LESTER, Chartered Member of IChemE, has won the 2019 Karen Burt Award for her commitment to engineering, addressing sustainability in the water industry, and inspiring current and future engineers.
Type: News
Pioneering SMR technology enters manufacturing phase
NUSCALE Power has selected BWX Technologies (BWXT) to manufacture NuScale’s small modular reactor (SMR). The announcement marks the transition of the nuclear technology into the manufacturing phase.
Type: News
UK government launches steel consultation to fanfare from industry and unions
A PUBLIC consultation on the future of the UK’s steel industry has been launched by the government, which industry and unions have received as “vital and welcome”.
Type: News
IChemE can help to increase availability of Covid-19 treatment drugs
THE IChemE Covid-19 Response Team is supporting efforts to increase the availability of drugs that can help treat the disease and make it less deadly. Preventative vaccines are not expected to be widely available before 2021, making small-molecule drugs important for treating the disease in the meantime.
Type: News
One radar level gauge can provide two separate and independent layers of protection
Type: Feature
Joint ventures announce £4bn in contracts for the UK’s East Coast Cluster
NET ZERO TEESSIDE POWER and the Northern Endurance Partnership have announced engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts worth a combined £4bn (US$5bn) for one of the UK’s selected CCUS clusters, East Coast Cluster. The selected contractors include Costain, Wood, and a consortium led by Technip Energies.
Type: News
STEM Outreach: Why it Pays to Give Back
Why businesses, individuals and new graduates should be ready to step up and play their part in STEM outreach
Type: Feature
Arthur D Little – Dedicated to industrial progress
Arthur D Little defined unit operations and, with it, a whole profession, says Claudia Flavell-While
Type: Feature
Repurposing Drugs: The Key to a Healthier Future
How repurposing drugs has become an industry in its own right.
Type: Feature
Best practice on specifying, designing, commissioning and operating control rooms
Type: Feature
Redundant Asset Management Planning
The chemical industry's five biggest considerations for redundant assets
Type: Feature
