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UK grid-scale battery storage gets £500m boost
THE UK National Wealth Fund (NWF) has joined two private investment firms in committing a total of £500m (US$671m) towards three grid-scale battery storage facilities across England and Scotland.
Type: News
IVF breakthrough offers hope for infertile and same-sex couples
RESEARCHERS in the US have successfully fertilised egg cells encoded with DNA taken from human skin, offering the chance for infertile and same-sex couples to have children genetically related to each parent.
Type: News
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.
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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.
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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.
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Glencore faces criticism as it pushes ahead with new coal mine
GLENCORE is a step closer to having a new A$1.5bn (US$1.05bn) open-cut coal mine approved by Australia’s Queensland state government, a move that has sparked environmental concerns.
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New fund seeks to boost investment and diversity of South Africa energy
A R1.5bn (US$102m) investment fund has been launched in South Africa to boost investment in the country’s energy sector and encourage more black participants, especially women, in the sector.
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BP to invest £18bn to support UK energy security
OIL major BP has plans to invest £18bn (US$22.5bn) in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030, helping the country to deliver on its ambitions to boost energy security and reach net zero.
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Jacobs to support UK nuclear facility refurbishment
JACOBS has been awarded an estimated £10m (US$11.4) contract to act as a full lifecycle delivery partner, supporting renewal projects at various facilities run by the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
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UK Government commits nearly £500m for R&D to cover EU shortfall
THE UK Government has said it will provide a package of nearly £500m (US$614m) to provide immediate funding to the UK R&D sector to ease the shortfall left by the country’s exclusion to EU funding programmes.
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Australia invests A$400m in alumina amid global critical minerals race
AUSTRALIAN aluminum manufacturer Alpha HPA is set to benefit from a A$400m (US$258m) government cash injection, reinforcing the country’s ambition to become a critical minerals leader.
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£70m for engineers to design and build advanced nuclear fuel plants
THE UK government is offering £70m (US$90m) for engineers to design and build plants needed to manufacture advanced nuclear fuels for the country’s next generation of nuclear reactors.
Type: News
Government release ‘emergency’ £13.5m to tackle Tata Steel Port Talbot job losses
WORKERS and local businesses effected by energy transition of Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steel plant are set to benefit from an “emergency” cash injection of £13.5m (US$17.6m) from the UK government.
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RAEng offers £150m in grants for engineers who want to scale up climate tech
ENGINEERS in the UK can bid for fellowships worth up to £3m (US$3.9m) to help scale up climate technologies under a new £150m support scheme launched by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
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Glasgow research centre will extend life of industrial equipment
A NEW £5.5m (US$7m) research centre in Scotland will focus on how industrial equipment can be reused or remade in an effort to reduce emissions, boost UK manufacturing, and reshore supply chains.
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Heinz and Hanson Cement to benefit from £52m UK clean energy plan
The UK government has awarded funding worth £52m (US$64m) to 25 companies operating in the country, including Heinz and Hanson Cement, to boost their clean energy efforts.
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