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Amanda Doyle explains why the energy transition must be fair for workers in high carbon industries
Type: Feature
WHO announces first Covid vaccine technology transfer hub
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium to establish its first Covid mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub.
Type: News
Aviation emissions predicted to rise until 2040s, despite increasing sustainable fuel alternatives
EMISSIONS from the aviation industry are projected to continue rising despite increased uptake of sustainable fuel alternatives, a new report has found.
Type: News
Rockwell Automation teams up with Cornish Lithium to develop the firm’s demonstration plant
LITHIUM exploration within Cornwall, UK has received a boost after Rockwell Automation announced it is working with Cornish Lithium on a demonstration plant to validate the sustainable production of lithium hydroxide from granite containing mica.
Type: News
Hunterston B begins operating after two-year shutdown
EDF has brought back online reactor 3 of its nuclear power station Hunterston B after receiving approval to start generating low-carbon power at the site following a two-year shutdown. The power company also announced that that station will move into the decommissioning phase by January 2022, a year earlier than previously expected.
Type: News
Woodside approves US$12bn LNG investment and BHP oil merger
WOODSIDE has approved a US$12bn investment in the Scarborough gas field and expansion of its Pluto LNG plant in Australia, alongside a A$40bn (US$28.8bn) merger with BHP’s oil and gas business.
Type: News
Australian gas plan ‘locks in devastating global heating’
AS PART of its “gas-led recovery”, the Australian Government has released the first full National Gas Infrastructure Plan (NGIP) to help secure gas supply over the next 20 years.
Type: News
Trish Kerin explains the power of using Delta HAZOP, a new method for revalidating previous HAZOPs
Type: Feature
US announces ‘major’ fusion breakthrough
RESEARCHERS at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have achieved a “major scientific breakthrough” that takes a step towards realising the clean and nearly unlimited fuel supply offered by fusion power.
Type: News
UK government announces £400m hydrogen support measures
THE UK government has announced support for 11 commercial green hydrogen projects which will see more than £400m (US$510m) of private capital invested in the UK green economy.
Type: News
£500m for Port Talbot electric arc furnace, with 2,500 jobs still set to go
THE UK government has agreed to give a £500m (US$651m) grant to Tata Steel to build an electric arc furnace at Port Talbot, though 2,500 jobs will still be lost as the firm presses ahead with plans to shut down the site’s only remaining blast furnace.
Type: News
Cornish Lithium gets greenlight to build UK’s first plant to recover lithium from hot water
THE UK’S first commercial geothermal lithium production plant has been approved as Cornish Lithium seeks to demonstrate it can recover valuable battery materials and heat from the rocks beneath Cornwall.
Type: News
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Doug Hall
Yasmin Ali speaks to US-based Doug Hall – inventor, whiskey maker, and founder of Eureka! Ranch.
Type: Feature
Lund team turns chicken feathers into food
MILLIONS of tons of chicken feathers are wasted every year, but researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a way to turn them into proteins for food use.
Type: News
Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to repair the planet
PRINCE WILLIAM has launched a new initiative, billed as the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, that seeks to inspire a decade of action to repair our planet.
Type: News
RAEng launches competition for schoolchildren
THE Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched a new competition, Engineers in the Making, for schoolchildren aged 7–14 across the UK. The academy is looking for budding engineers to take on the challenges and show off their creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills.
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
China's dominance over the refining of many critical minerals shows how looming trade wars could bottleneck access to elements crucial for AI, defence, and green technologies.
Type: Feature
Food & Water: Water from Unconventional Resources
With clean water scarcity a major problem, Kerry Hebden looks at unconventional options for obtaining water that range from fog harvesting to iceberg towing.
Type: Feature
