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OGA announces winners of offshore electrification competition
THE UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded three projects a share of £1m (US$1.3m) for the advancement of offshore electrification.
Type: News
BP acquires 30% of UK biofuels company
BP has acquired 30% of Green Biofuels (GBF), the UK’s largest provider of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) fuels.
Type: News
Shutdown of US LNG exporter after fire raises supply concerns
ONE of the US’s largest LNG export facilities has shutdown after a fire, raising supply concerns amid efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
Type: News
DUBBED the world’s largest by its founding partners, a “mega” green hydrogen production facility run by NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) is closer to development after receiving a total investment of US$8.4bn from 23 banks and investment firms across the globe.
Type: News
Australian miner Fortescue is building battery factory in UK
FORTESCUE is building a factory near Oxford, UK, that will produce batteries and electric powertrains for heavy industry vehicles and trains.
Type: News
Woodside and Santos merger talks collapse
AUSTRALIA’S Santos and Woodside have ended merger talks, ruling out their creation of a unified US$52bn LNG firm.
Type: News
Jacobs selected to support UK National Nuclear Laboratory’s high-temperature gas-cooled reactor
THE UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) has selected Jacobs to help develop novel high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HGTR) technology that could support the decarbonisation of heavy industry such as steel and cement.
Type: News
UNSW Sydney launches decarbonisation institute to support industry and government net zero plans
AUSTRALIA’s University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has launched a new institute dedicated to decarbonising the country’s emission-heavy industries, including cement and steel.
Type: News
INEOS cross-border CCS storage project completes ‘successful’ pilot phase
INEOS has completed the pilot phase of its European cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, which has transported CO2 from Belgium to the North Sea.
Type: News
Hinkley Point welcomes UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years
CONSTRUCTION at the Hinkley Point C power plant in Somerset has reached an important milestone with the installation of the UK’s first nuclear reactor in over 30 years.
Type: News
UK assembles myth-busting ‘nudge unit’ to dispel heat pump misinformation
UK MINISTERS are hoping to increase heat pump adoption with the help of a myth-busting “nudge unit” that will dispel common misconceptions about the technology.
Type: News
Rolls-Royce sells stake in SMR business to fund nuclear expansion
ROLLS-ROYCE has sold a stake of its small modular reactor (SMR) subsidiary to legacy partner ČEZ Group as part of a move to expand the emerging business.
Type: News
Hydrogen plant set to revive Chapelcross nuclear site
A UK hydrogen developer is planning to build an electrolysis plant at the site of a former nuclear power station in Scotland.
Type: News
Chemical Engineers: RedR Needs You
What RedR is doing to help in disaster zones, and how you can help
Type: Feature
IChemE members on location, explaining chemical engineering to a unicorn, trainee Jedi knights and a caveman’s little helper
Type: Feature
Engineering is 68% more productive than retail
Growth means increased shortfall in skilled staff
Type: News
Starbons offers new method of carbon capture
New approach is greener as it is made from waste
Type: News
Consultants & Contractors Guide 2023: Forms of Contract – 50 Years and Still Going Strong
John Challenger recounts the development of IChemE’s Forms of Contract and trails the launch of a new Blue Book covering EPCM contracts
Type: Feature
Shell quits Russian oil in wake of controversial trade; UK will halt imports by year end
SHELL has announced it will stop buying Russian oil and gas following its contentious purchase of a cheap consignment of crude. The UK is also banning oil imports and will set up a taskforce to manage the transition.
Type: News
UK calls on coal to avoid supply shortfall
ON 7 March, two coal power plant units operated for six hours to supply additional power to the UK’s electricity grid, as freezing temperatures began sweeping the nation. This was the first time that contracted contingency plants had been required this winter, reports Reuters.
Type: News
