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Type One Energy to build stellarator prototype with plans to commercialise fusion energy
A STELLARATOR fusion pilot plant has been earmarked for construction at a former coal-fired power station in Tennessee, US, potentially pushing fusion energy closer to commercialisation.
Type: News
ITER postponed by a decade in €5bn overhaul
INTERNATIONAL fusion project ITER has been pushed back by almost ten years after leaders decided to revamp its original roadmap, in a move that could drive up costs by an additional €5bn (US$5.4bn).
Type: News
New funding announced for UK decarbonisation projects
THE UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded around £90m (US$114m) in funding to help decarbonise homes and industry, which includes funding for five demonstration phase hydrogen projects.
Type: News
Finalists announced for inaugural Earthshot Prize
PRINCE William has announced 15 finalists for the inaugural year of The Earthshot Prize, each of which now has a chance to win £1m (US$1.3m) to turn their innovative environmental solutions into reality.
Type: News
GeoPura secures £36m investment to scale its green hydrogen business
GEOPURA has secured £36m (US$43m) of investment from big players in industry, manufacturing and finance to support the roll out of its containerised hydrogen power units (HPU), the firm said
Type: News
Tata Steel secures £500m in government “green” aid but job losses still feared
TATA STEEL has secured £500m (US$619m) in backing from the UK government to decarbonise its Welsh site in a deal that could still see as many as 3,000 workers lose their jobs.
Type: News
UK awards AI projects £1.73m to help decarbonise energy and transport
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) projects that could help optimise renewables and increase industrial energy efficiency have received a £1.73m (US$2.18m) boost from the UK government.
Type: News
UK to rival Russia with £196m advanced nuclear fuels plant at Urenco site in Cheshire
THE UK government is awarding £196m (US$244m) to Urenco to build a uranium enrichment facility in Cheshire that will help produce fuel for advanced nuclear reactors in a bid to ease security concerns about supplies from Russia.
Type: News
UK pledges £410m for fusion R&D and shortlists firms that will design and build prototype plant
THE UK has pledged to invest £410m (US$501m) in fusion power development and has shortlisted the engineering and construction companies that will help build the country’s prototype fusion power plant.
Type: News
UK government backs Cornwall's tin mining revival with £28.6m investment
TIN MINING’s return to Cornwall after nearly three decades received a boost last week with a £28.6m (US$35.4m) investment from the UK National Wealth Fund (NWF).
Type: News
Richard Jansen-Parkes looks at the life of Lewis Urry, inventor of the alkaline battery and father to the Energizer Bunny
Type: Feature
The Minor Works Contract (Orange Book) has been updated to bring it in line with the UK’s Construction Act.
Type: Feature
Clean Hydrogen. Part 1: Hydrogen from Natural Gas Through Cost Effective CO2 Capture
Producing hydrogen with carbon capture via the Low Carbon Hydrogen (LCH) process
Type: Feature
Amec Foster Wheeler leads new nuclear project
THE UK government has appointed Amec Foster Wheeler to lead a new £2.9m (US$3.8m) nuclear research programme which will use virtual engineering to design reactors.
Type: News
BP announces two new North Sea developments
BP has given the green light for the development of two North Sea oil fields worth a combined £420m (US$600m) and capable of a peak production of 30,000 bbl/d.
Type: News
EPSRC funds Inclusion Matters initiative
THE EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) has announced that it is giving a total of £5.5m (US$7m) to 11 projects aiming to address equality, diversity, and inclusion in engineering and the physical sciences.
Type: News
Saudi Arabia to invest in South African plants
SAUDI Arabia plans to build an oil refinery and a petrochemicals complex in South Africa. This is part of US$10bn of investments Saudi Arabia plans to make in the country, Reuters reports.
Type: News
Third phase of Australian CCS project given go-ahead
CO2CRC, an Australian carbon capture and storage (CCS) research organisation, has announced a A$45m (US$30.8m) final investment decision for the third phase in its CCS project in south-western Victoria.
Type: News
Novel battery technology project succeeds in proof-of-concept
A COLLABORATIVE project has succeeded in demonstrating proof-of-concept for novel sodium-nickel-chloride battery technology. The £250,000 (US$310,057) project involved innovation centre CPI, Lancaster-based SME LiNa Energy, and the University of Lancaster.
Type: News
Shell and PetroChina give green light to Australian coal-seam gas project
SHELL and PetroChina have approved the first stage of their A$10bn (US$6.3bn) Surat Basin coal-seam gas project in Queensland despite the current downturn in the energy sector.
Type: News
