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Shell draws criticism as it commits to oil and gas
SHELL’S new boss, Wael Sawan, has come under fire from environmental groups after revealing that the company intends to remain “committed” to its fossil fuel business by maintaining oil output at current levels of 1.4m bbl/d until 2030, and by growing its LNG business – a path that will allow the firm to reward its shareholders “today, and well into the future,” Sawan said.
Type: News
Coolbrook primed for industry use after RotoDynamic Heater pilot tests reach over 1,000°C
COOLBROOK has successfully completed the first phase of largescale pilot testing for its RotoDynamic Heater which demonstrated its capabilities for industrial use in high-temperature process heating. This will enable the technology to move forward to industrial scale projects at customer sites, the firm said
Type: News
UK universities to partner in Global Centers for researching net zero innovations
A COLLABORATION involving partners in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia, will see a string of UK universities play key roles in the establishment of four Global Centers aimed at accelerating clean energy innovation.
Type: News
Blyth Decision Means UK’s Industrial Reboot Loses Another Site of National Importance
Northumberland County Council today approved plans to put a data centre on a site previously earmarked for a £2.6bn gigafactory. Chris McDonald, the former CEO of the Materials Processing Institute, outlines why the decision has the potential to create long-lasting economic damage for the region – and the country
Type: Feature
Fight for Port Talbot steel jobs ‘is not over’ say unions despite Tata Steel final decision
UNIONS have promised strike action after Tata Steel rejected their plan to keep one blast furnace open at its Port Talbot site in South Wales, the largest steelworks in the UK.
Type: News
Reducing Emissions from Upstream Oil and Gas
From the reservoir rock that contains the hydrocarbons to the downstream refinery gate, Tom Baxter provides a walk-through of unit operations and equipment, identifying opportunities to save energy at your process facilities
Type: Feature
Engineers warn next UK government must commit to industrial strategy to secure UK economy
ENGINEERS have warned that the UK economy is at risk unless the next government commits to a long-term industrial strategy and equips workers for future green and tech jobs. As part of a systems approach to ensuring sustainable economic growth, 42 organisations including IChemE also recommended intensifying commitment to net zero and futureproofing infrastructure.
Type: News
Honeywell promise to maximise gigafactory efficiency with automation software
HONEYWELL has launched Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP), an artificial intelligence-powered software aimed at optimising battery manufacturing operations. Amid increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries, the software can help increase delivery rates by cutting ramp-up times and reduce scrap by 60% at startup.
Type: News
Cemex to install world-first hydrogen process at UK cement plant
CEMEX is set to trial a process developed by Hiiroc that uses plasma to produce hydrogen for greener industrial heat at its cement plant in Rugby, UK.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey slashes green hydrogen spending by 83% under investor pressure
JOHNSON MATTHEY is cutting its investment in green hydrogen technologies by 83% following pressure from shareholders to offload the business.
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
Explainer: what next for Scunthorpe steelworks in the coming weeks and beyond
AMID the crisis at British Steel, questions are circulating about the long-term future of the Scunthorpe steelworks. The UK government, which took control of the company from Chinese firm Jingye over the weekend, now says it is “confident” the blast furnaces will have enough iron ore and coke to produce steel for at least the “coming weeks” – a more optimistic outlook than yesterday’s forecast of the “coming days”.
Type: News
UK project starts sucking CO2 from the sea
A PILOT plant that sucks CO2 from the sea has started operating at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, UK.
Type: News
Can net zero housing help the UK meet targets? Tom Baxter does the math
Type: Feature
Engineers publish £22bn blueprint for UK to take global lead on hydrogen heating
ENGINEERS have called on the UK government to immediately spend £125m (US$159m) designing a hydrogen production, distribution and storage system that would create the world’s largest CO2 reduction project. If realised it would decarbonise 14% of UK heat by 2034, and all told cost £22.7bn.
Type: News
Decarbonising the Grid: What Role for Great British Energy?
David Simmonds says that to encourage the private investment needed to realise the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government must first overcome key flaws in its plan
Type: Feature
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Then and Now
Geoff Gill reviews how the accident played out, and the huge engineering challenges involved in making the site safe
Type: Feature
Fast Followers: Speeding up the Global Energy Transition
As attention turns to the coming COP27 climate conference, David Simmonds looks at where some of the big emitters are at, and what they need to do to combat climate change
Type: Feature
What is standing in the way of hydrogen deployment and what has been overcome to enable development?
Type: Feature
Hydrogen in Vehicular Transport
A look at the challenges and opportunities of using hydrogen as a transport fuel
Type: Feature
