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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
Flixborough 50 Years On: Addressing Process Safety Competence Challenges in Smaller Organisations
Fifty years on from Flixborough, Carolyn Nicholls says key challenges in process safety competence, including multidisciplinary knowledge, clear roles, and managing pressure, remain just as critical
Type: Feature
Training for emerging technology and new managers
ICHEME has launched training courses for engineers improving safety in emerging industries, as well as those looking to improve their skills as new managers and project managers.
Type: News
Fluor will engineer Itero’s chemicals recycling process
FLUOR has won the contract to engineer a chemical recycling demonstration plant for Itero in the Netherlands that will pyrolyse waste plastics into new feedstocks.
Type: News
Book Review: Process Safety Calculations Second Edition
Renato Benintendi; ISBN: 9780128235164; Elsevier; 2021; €190.75
Type: Feature
Researchers to develop carbon-negative power plant
RESEARCHERS at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US have received just over US$800,000 in funding to develop a carbon-negative power plant that produces reduced amounts of carbon emissions and captures carbon from the atmosphere during idle periods.
Type: News
Ivan McCormack discusses his role in the recycling sector, developing a chemical process to close the loop on single-use plastics.
Type: Feature
How Chemicals Companies Can Drive Operational Resilience with the Digital Twin
Paige Marie Morse explains how companies have been using digital technologies to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic
Type: Feature
Engineers awarded QEPrize for advancing solar PV technology
IN ITS 10th year, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to four engineers whose research and development of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology underpins the growth of high-performance, low-cost solar power.
Type: News
Protecting Chemical Infrastructure: Navigating the Cyber-Threat Landscape
As cyber threats grow, engineers must integrate cybersecurity with process safety. To secure the future, chemical plants need a proactive, resilient approach. Black & Veatch’s Martine Chlela looks at what that entails
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
The Challenges of Eliminating Nitrous Oxide from the Water Sector
Nitrous oxide emissions from water resource recovery facilities have long been under-estimated say Amanda Lake, Aprilia Vellacott, and Liu Ye. Reducing them offers an opportunity for chemical engineers to make a real difference
Type: Feature
Companies sign MoU to study hydrogen for Singapore’s energy future
SINGAPOREAN and Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative that could contribute to a clean and sustainable energy future for Singapore.
Type: News
Glass industry sketches process technology route for reaching net zero
THE UK’s glass industry has said it faces a challenging road ahead in meeting net zero targets, and has called on the Government to support efforts to switch to greener process technologies and fuel supplies.
Type: News
DigiTwin: Moving closer to autonomous management
AT a webinar hosted by IChemE’s Process Management and Control Special Interest Group (PMCSIG), David Wagg discussed DigiTwin, a collaborative project which seeks to develop digital twin technology to empower industry. The project could move industry closer to autonomous process management.
Type: Feature
Teesside SAF plant selects joint Johnson Matthey and bp production process
US-BASED manufacturer Willis Sustainable Fuels (WSF) has chosen a production process co-developed by Johnson Matthey (JM) and bp to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its planned plant in Teesside, UK.
Type: News
Tackling the Project Management Crisis
Loss of manufacturing has led to a lack of practical hands-on experience for young engineers. John Challenger wonders if it is time to introduce a process industry-specific qualification
Type: Feature
Sofia Georgaki describes her role as Process Lead at engineering major Jacobs.
Type: Feature
EDF awards Jacobs and Costain contracts for support across its UK nuclear fleet
JACOBS and Costain have each been awarded two-year contracts to support energy provider EDF’s activities at eight nuclear powerstations across the UK.
Type: News
