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Consortiums investigate nuclear-powered hydrogen production

TWO projects by UK and US consortiums will investigate using nuclear-generated heat and electricity to produce hydrogen.

Type: News

Prince William launches £50m Earthshot Prize for environmental solutions

PRINCE William has launched the Earthshot Prize, which offers £50m (US$65m) in funding for solutions to the environmental and climate crises.

Type: News

Clariant and Huntsman merger dissolves under investor pressure

CLARIANT and Huntsman have cancelled their proposed US$20bn merger following pressure from activist investors.

Type: News

Climeworks raises funds to expand direct air capture business

CLIMEWORKS has raised CHF30.5m (US$30.8m) to further industrialise its technology which directly removes CO2 from the air.

Type: News

Reliance agrees to sell 20% refining stake to Saudi Aramco

RELIANCE Industries has agreed to sell a 20% stake – worth US$15bn – in its refining and petrochemicals business to Saudi Aramco.

Type: News

Australia invests A$300m in hydrogen industry

UP to A$300m (US$193m) will be made available for a new advancing hydrogen fund to support Australia’s hydrogen industry.

Type: News

UK announces £350m funding boost for green recovery

THE UK Government has announced £350m (US$445m) in funding for a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.

Type: News

New hydrogen hub in Australia gets funding

SWINBURNE University of Technology in Australia has received A$10m (US$7.8m) from the Victorian Government to build a new hydrogen hub.

Type: News

Sanofi invests in new vaccine production facility in Singapore

SANOFI is investing €400m (US$479m) over five years to build a new vaccine production facility in Singapore.

Type: News

Sabic invests £850m in UK cracker restart and conversion

SABIC is investing £850m (US$1.16bn) to restart its hydrocarbon cracker in Wilton, Teesside, UK, and convert it to run on hydrogen.

Type: News

OGA announces winners of offshore electrification competition

THE UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded three projects a share of £1m (US$1.3m) for the advancement of offshore electrification.

Type: News

Victorian Government provides funding for renewable hydrogen

THE Victorian Government in Australia has announced more than A$7m (US$5m) in funding for the state’s renewable hydrogen sector.

Type: News

Australian rare earths mine gains backing of Government

THE Australian Government has backed the Yangibana rare earths mine in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia with a A$140m (US$100m) loan.

Type: News

UK Government supports new nuclear with £100m

THE UK Government has invested £100m (US$135m) in the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant, with the aim to attract investors.

Type: News

€100m needed for Chernobyl invasion repairs

€100m (US$107m) is needed for repairs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following the Russian military’s occupation of the stricken facility.

Type: News

£3.8bn UK gigafactory receives funding

THE UK Government has committed funding towards a huge £3.8bn (US$4.5bn) battery manufacturing plant that BritishVolt is building in Northumberland.

Type: News

Woodside and Santos merger talks collapse

AUSTRALIA’S Santos and Woodside have ended merger talks, ruling out their creation of a unified US$52bn LNG firm.

Type: News

Wellcome commits £20m to increase representation of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani researchers

WELLCOME is launching a £20m (US$25m) funding drive to help tackle the underrepresentation of Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in UK science.

Type: News

Britvic rejects £3.1bn bid from Carlsberg

UK DRINKS manufacturer Britvic has turned down a £3.1bn (US$3.9bn) takeover bid from Danish brewer Carlsberg.

Type: News

A Trump Card against Diversity?

Mark McBride-Wright looks at what the US presidential term of Donald Trump might mean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM

Type: Feature