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INWED 2023: Marlene Kanga on the Satisfaction of Engineering a Safer Society
With INWED focused on 'Make Safety Seen', Marlene Kanga talks to Orla Douds about the satisfaction of keeping communities safe through a career in engineering
Type: Feature
Closure of Altona refinery fuels concerns about Australian manufacturing
EXXONMOBIL is closing its Altona refinery in Victoria, Australia. The decision comes hot on the heels of BP’s plans to shut the Kwinana refinery and has elevated concerns about fuel security and the future of downstream manufacturing in Australia.
Type: News
Sempra greenlights Port Arthur LNG project
SEMPRA Infrastructure has given the financial greenlight for the development, construction, and operation of what could become one of the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the US, the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas.
Type: News
Light-controlled yeast produces biofuel
MODIFIED yeast that use light as a switch to change metabolic pathways have been used to produce the biofuel isobutanol.
Type: News
Shell to invest in Shearwater gas infrastructure hub
SHELL and its partners ExxonMobil and BP have announced a final investment decision (FID) for a Shearwater gas infrastructure hub.
Type: News
Novel method for creating sequence-defined polymers
RESEARCHERS at Imperial College London, UK have developed a new class of multifunctional sequence-defined polymers. The polymers were created using a novel, universal method of synthesis which enabled full control over the final polymer sequence.
Type: News
Consortium aims to bring world-first PET recycling technology to market
PEPSICO, Nestlé Waters, and Suntory Beverage and Food Europe have joined a consortium to help bring the world’s first enzymatic plastic recycling technology to market on an industrial scale.
Type: News
Australia chooses site for national nuclear waste facility
THE Australian Government has selected Napandee as the site for its National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF), located near Kimba, South Australia (SA).
Type: News
BP divests its stake in Rosneft
BP HAS announced that it will divest its stake in Russian state oil company Rosneft, following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Type: News
UK’s state-backed vaccine manufacturing centre sold
THE UK’s emergency vaccine manufacturing innovation centre (VMIC) has been sold to US manufacturer Catalent, sparking concerns about lost opportunities for innovation, training and pandemic preparedness.
Type: News
IChemE’s SPC journal sees big jump in rankings
IChemE’s Sustainable Production and Consumption (SPC) journal has jumped up the rankings in two different categories and seen a large percentage increase in its Impact Factor. Other IChemE journals have also seen their Impact Factor rise.
Type: News
WSP lifts top prize at 2024 IChemE Global Awards
CANADIAN engineering firm WSP scooped the top prize at the IChemE Global Awards for its work in tackling water supply issues in Canada.
Type: News
WSP Lifts Top Prize at 2024 IChemE Global Awards
Clean water system picks up Outstanding Achievement award on a night celebrating the best in chemical engineering innovation, writes Aniqah Majid
Type: Feature
New Zealand bans future offshore oil and gas exploration
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that no future permits will be awarded for the exploration of offshore oil and gas fields, in a bid to combat climate change.
Type: News
Norway outlines funding for full-chain CCS demonstration project
NORWAY’S efforts to develop a full-chain CCS demonstration project have been boosted by government plans to invest 80m NOK (US$9.8m) in FEED studies for capture projects.
Type: News
Picky porous electrodes take out toxins
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, are developing a novel water treatment technology to selectively remove specific toxins from water through capacitive deionisation.
Type: News
Chevron set to become fourth ultramajor with US$33bn buyout of Anadarko Petroleum
CHEVRON has agreed to buy Anadarko Petroleum for US$33bn, propelling it into the position of fourth ‘ultramajor’ and the largest producer in the fast-growing US Permian Basin, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Type: News
Oil and gas innovation to benefit Japanese nuclear sector
RAWWATER Engineering Company, which developed specialist alloys for the oil and gas industry that are being adapted to support Sellafield decommissioning challenges, has announced a contract that will take it into the Japanese nuclear sector.
Type: News
