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Sharing the Secrets of Greener Palm Oil
Adam Duckett interviews researchers working to optimise the palm oil sector
Type: Feature
Liquid Metal: a Catalyst for Change?
Requiring temperatures into the hundreds of degrees to work, solid catalysts prove incredibly energy intensive. Kerry Hebden spoke to researchers at the University of Sydney who have developed a liquid metal alternative that could make the chemical industry greener
Type: Feature
Sumitomo Chemical CO2-to-methanol pilot plant now operational
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL has completed the construction of a pilot facility which uses CO2 generated from the incineration of waste, and hydrogen derived from renewable energy, to produce methanol.
Type: News
Christmas Future: What Will Christmas be Like in 2073
Members of our reader panel envision how chemical engineering will shape the festive period in 50 years’ time
Type: Feature
Petronas dominates 2023 IChemE Global Awards as full list of finalists revealed
MALAYSIAN energy group Petronas is in the running for more than ten IChemE Global Awards, accolades that celebrate professional excellence, positive environmental impact, process safety, societal benefit, and other key qualities.
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 4: Giving Industry and Transport Operators a Choice
David Simmonds has called for more choice for domestic customers when it comes to clean transport and heating options and he believes that energy flexibility should be extended to industry, and heavy transport sectors
Type: Feature
Distillation Improvement Opportunities Part 4: Hybrid Schemes and Analysis
Izak Nieuwoudt reviews the hybrid schemes that can help process engineers reduce the energy use of their distillation processes
Type: Feature
The Role of Biofuels in Energy Transitions
Tod McGreevy and Ramin Lakani discuss the shifting dynamics of oil, gas and biofuels used for transportation, and their industries’ part to play in a greener future
Type: Feature
Carbon Clean awards KBR design contract for Orsted’s e-methanol project
CARBON Clean has awarded KBR a contract for the detailed design of a carbon capture plant for Orsted’s FlagshipONE, an e-methanol project in Sweden.
Type: News
OCI Global and Petrofac partner to accelerate delivery of important green transport fuels
OCI Global, which produces and distributes ammonia, fertiliser, and methanol, has partnered with energy services company Petrofac for a programme to deliver gasification-based green methanol projects. The programme will support production of low-carbon feedstock for OCI’s existing methanol facilities.
Type: News
Worker found dead after an explosion at a pharmaceuticals plant in Massachusetts, US
A WORKER has been killed after a powerful explosion ripped through a pharmaceutical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, US, decimating a building, and sending a vat flying nine metres into a parking lot. This is the facility’s third incident since 2020.
Type: News
Orsted awards carbon capture contract for e-methanol project
ORSTED has awarded Carbon Clean the carbon capture equipment supply contract for its FlagshipONE e-methanol project in Sweden.
Type: News
UAE to expand green energy projects in Europe and Africa
WITH plans to become a clean-energy powerhouse that will place the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition, UAE-government owned renewable energy company Masdar has signed an MoU with four Dutch companies to explore the development of a green hydrogen supply chain between Abu Dhabi and the Netherlands.
Type: News
Electrochemistry for greener steel
Amanda Jasi speaks to technology developers working to use electrolysis to reduce emissions from steel manufacture
Type: Feature
Humbul Suleman and Rizwan Nasir ask if VHS tapes can help to develop better membranes for CO2 removal?
Type: Feature
Question Time: Built Environment & Transport
A panel of experts speaking at IChemE’s Centenary webinar urged attendees to think and work together creatively to overhaul the built environment and transport as we move into a more heterogenous future.
Type: Feature
UK HFCA calls for action on nuclear-enabled hydrogen
Following a push by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to accelerate cleaner hydrogen production using nuclear energy, the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA), is now calling on the government to embrace the benefits of nuclear-enabled Hydrogen (NEH) with legislation, financial backing and more nuclear sites to help combat CO2 emissions.
Type: News
TotalEnergies and AEL invest in green hydrogen
TotalEnergies has signed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL), to fulfil its ambitions of becoming the world's largest renewable energy company by controlling green hydrogen production costs.
Type: News
Adam Duckett looks at promising energy storage options that could help balance the rise of renewables
Type: Feature
Veolia to produce biomethanol using pulp mill feedstock
VEOLIA has announced plans for a biorefinery in Finland that will produce biomethanol using feedstock from a pulp mill.
Type: News
