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Exelon to shut down Three Mile Island

THE infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is set to shutdown due to government inaction.

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Report calls for swapping fossil fuel subsidies for renewables to boost green energy

A REPORT by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has found that just 10–30% of fossil fuel subsidies could pay for a global green energy transition.

Type: News

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Measuring Progression

Macsene Isles-Ahite, David Lloyd-Roach and Alana Collis talk about why IChemE needs to better understand its membership profile

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

Australia offers industry A$2bn to scale up green hydrogen

AUSTRALIA’S government will give A$2bn ($US1.3bn) to industry to scale-up the production of green hydrogen as it seeks to become a global leader in the burgeoning sector.

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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

G7 countries enact coal exit plan but Greenpeace label it ‘too little, too late’

THE days of coal-fired electricity are numbered after G7 nations agreed to phase out production of the fuel by 2035 at a meeting in Turin, Italy.

Type: News

Mammoth undertaking: Climeworks starts up world’s largest direct air capture plant

THE world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) plant – Mammoth – has started operations in Iceland where it is working to draw 36,000 t/y of CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Mammoth Undertaking

As Climeworks starts up the world’s largest direct air capture plant, Adam Duckett looks at the engineering challenges involved

Type: Feature

Jo Reynolds: Geophysics Graduate

Insight from a young geophysicist joining the sector, working for BP's offshore operations.

Type: Feature

Negotiators agree on rulebook for Paris Agreement at United Nations meeting

A SET of rules for enacting the Paris Agreement to limit climate change was agreed by 196 countries at the UN’s 24th Conference of Parties climate summit (COP24). However the final rulebook has sparked criticism over vague language and a lack of serious commitments.

Type: News

Search Light

Adam Duckett on searching for the positive news

Type: Feature

Preventing epidemics before they break out

Coalition seeks sustainable vaccine development

Type: News

Kraft Heinz abandons Unilever bid

Deal dropped after “vehement” Unilever response

Type: News

Doubts raised on downstream plans for Johor

Investment struggles at Malaysia hub, agency warns

Type: News

Linde wheels out CO2 scrubbing for frackers

MGCU can clean up to 98% of CO2 in shale production

Type: News

Sweden could build up to ten nuclear reactors

Abolishes tax, provides confidence for investment

Type: News

Russia Saudis agree to stabilise oil market

Will act alone, if required, to freeze production

Type: News

PNNL turns sewage into biocrude

Process could be used for other wet organic waste

Type: News

BP takes stake in Abu Dhabi onshore fields

Continues expansion after years of asset sales

Type: News