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Researchers to make omega-3 from methane
Nottingham team seeks to engineer microorganisms
Type: News
Making polysulfates and polysulfonates
RESEARCHERS using so-called “click chemistry” say they have developed a fast, easy way to make sulfur-containing polymers that could lower the cost of large-scale production.
Type: News
OSHA says worker death at factory in Massachusetts, US, could have been prevented
AN EXPLOSION that killed a worker at a pharmaceutical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, US, could have been prevented, the US’ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have concluded.
Type: News
Nuclear industry calls on European policy makers to work together towards net zero emissions
NUCLEAR industry representatives from across the supply chain have issued a manifesto outlining steps that need to be taken to decarbonise Europe by 2050, and called on policy makers to work with them to make this happen.
Type: News
UK gas networks join forces for net zero
THE engineering expertise of the UK’s gas network operators have joined forces to outline how to achieve net zero emissions.
Type: News
Green transition loan awarded to Wood
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has awarded the first ever green transition loan – worth £430m (US$585m) – to engineering and consultancy firm Wood to accelerate new clean growth export opportunities.
Type: News
A$2.5m to fund pilot for greener lithium extraction
NOVALITH Technologies has raised A$2.5m (US$3.4m) of seed funding that will finance build-out and operation of a pilot plant in Sydney, Australia, helping to move the company’s environmentally friendly lithium extraction technology towards commercial demonstration.
Type: News
UK launches hydrogen BECCS funding programme
THE UK Government has launched a £5m (US$6.8m) funding programme to support development of new technologies that will generate hydrogen via BECCS.
Type: News
Nuclear and oil decommissioning sectors join forces
THE UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) are working together to conduct research and share lessons on decommissioning from the nuclear and oil and gas sectors.
Type: News
Engineering at the Vanguard of Clean Power
Adam Duckett on the ever-evolving timescale for fusion power
Type: Feature
Shell and Equinor combine UK North Sea assets
OIL AND GAS giants Shell and Equinor will combine their offshore assets in the UK North Sea to create what they expect will be “the largest independent oil and gas company” in the region.
Type: News
Rewiring Britain: The Race to Go Green – A Power Struggle with No Clear Winner
David Simmonds reviews Panorama’s report on the UK government’s key projects aimed at achieving its Clean Power targets – and is already calling for a follow-up programme
Type: Feature
RESEARCHERS have described a quick and cheap technique that they say removes 99% of toxic bisphenol A (BPA) from water in just 30 minutes.
Type: News
Royal Charter and By-law changes approved at IChemE AGM
VOTING Members (Fellows and Chartered Members) of IChemE have approved changes to its Royal Charter and By-laws, with the results announced at the AGM on 20 May.
Type: News
East Palestine train derailment: Norfolk Southern agrees to $600m payout
FREIGHT train operator Norfolk Southern (NS) has agreed to pay a settlement of US$600m to residents affected by last year’s train derailment on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, US.
Type: News
UK government pledges to create high-skilled jobs in support of £17bn semiconductor industry
A “cutting-edge” semiconductor facility – featuring technology previously used only in Japan – has opened at the University of Southampton, with the UK government unveiling a £4.8m (US$6.4m) skills package to support the growing sector.
Type: News
Australian mining leads the way in tailings safety
THE Australian minerals industry has released a communiqué, which reinforces its position as a global leader in mine tailings safety.
Type: News
Common Working Practices Risk Home Office Enforcement Action
While hiring engineers from overseas is helping to ease skills shortages in the UK, employers need to check they are not falling foul of their compliance duties.
Type: Feature
Rocket Science: From the Mongols to the Moon and beyond
Rocket science is a famously difficult area, but it’s more than the physics of force and trajectories. Martin Pitt takes a chemical engineering view of its history
Type: Feature
