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Heavy industry giants join forces on plan for carbon capture hubs across Asia

PLANS are taking shape for CCUS hubs across Asia, as heavy industry firms join forces in a study that could see captured carbon shipped to Australia for burial.

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Shell opens Bangalore technology centre

Will help 1,500 R&D staff to collaborate

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Three Problems and the Nanoscale Solution

Functional nanomaterials could tackle some of the world’s biggest problems

Type: Feature

Risk: Tools of the Trade

Andy Brazier asks are you satisfied that everything ‘reasonably practicable’ has been done to reduce risk?

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Vaccines: The End of the Cold War?

How an award-winning ensilication technology could remove the need to refrigerate life-saving vaccines

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What is it Like Being a Chemical Engineer in Parliament?

Erin Johnson, Ashok Kumar Fellow, talks to IChemE’s Rachael Fraser

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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.

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Brazil dam collapse victims take TÜV SÜD to court

TWO years after the fatal collapse of a Vale dam, victims have brought landmark action against TÜV SÜD, the German technical services company that was responsible for certifying the dam’s safety, in Germany. TÜV SÜD does not believe that it is legally responsible.

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UK sets target for net zero emissions by 2050

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will legislate to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Novel material for reversible SO2 capture

AN international team of scientists has developed a novel material capable of selective and reversible capture of sulfur dioxide (SO2). The porous material could help to reduce SO2 emissions and enable use of captured SO2 to produce useful products.

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European Commission proposes EU-UK tariff delays on electric vehicles as it announces €3bn for battery manufacturing

MANUFACTURERS on both sides of the Channel are urging the EU to adopt a proposal from the European Commission which would delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicle (EV) and battery exports, set to start in 2024.

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IChemE names safety prize in Sam Mannan’s honour

SAM Mannan, a safety expert who died last year, will have a prize named in his honour at IChemE’s Hazards conference.

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Policies essential for hydrogen to reduce global emissions, says BNEF

NET-ZERO goals and policies are needed to allow hydrogen to help address hard-to-abate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce global emissions by up to a third, according to global study and research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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Report CCS needs urgent acceleration

4bn t/y of CCS needed, just 4m t/y available

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ECHA launches "plain English" toxicity guide

Online guide covers 120,000 everyday substances

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Walking the Walk

THE importance of increasing the participation of women in the workforce, especially in science and engineering sectors, has been recognised around the world as being essential for economic growth, for innovation, developing new industries, and for the knowledge economy.

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Strategies and Plans

Nearly a year into the job, the Engineering Council’s CEO reflects on aims and ambitions

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Eden Project starts up UK’s first deep geothermal plant in nearly four decades

THE UK’s first new deep geothermal project to begin operations in 37 years has come online in Cornwall, providing heat for the iconic Eden Project.

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Australia starts up Moomba, the world’s third largest CCS project without EOR

THE MOOMBA carbon capture and storage project in Australia has become the world’s third largest project to begin burying emissions without enhanced oil recovery (EOR).

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IChemE Matters – February 2025

Mark Apsey on making a difference and Duncan Lugton on policy

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