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ONNU, which transforms biomass into valuable biochar that acts as a carbon sink, has announced plans to build the first of 16 pyrolysis hubs in the UK’s Wye Valley as it continues its mission to realise the potential of biochar to facilitate the net zero transition.
Type: News
Book Review: Empathic Entrepreneurial Engineering
David Fernandez Rivas; ISBN: 9783110746624 (paperback); De Gruyter; 29.50 (paperback, PDF, and ePub); 2022
Type: Feature
Brewing Up a Storm: The Origins of Biotechnology Part 2
In this two-part contribution to his series about chemical engineering history, Martin Pitt focuses on the interesting developments in biotechnology
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Ashfaq Palejwala CEng FIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Hugh Paterson
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
UK RNA sector risks major skills gap, report says
UK INNOVATION in RNA therapeutics, crucial in the development of Covid vaccines, could be stalled due to significant skills and workforce gaps.
Type: News
Youth – and the Benefit of not Knowing what’s Possible
IChemE past-president Nigel Hirst says we need to harness the fearlessness of young engineers in order to tackle global challenges
Type: Feature
Safe AI Innovation Needs Robust Regulation
Aniqah Majid joined industry leaders as they came together for an IChemE roundtable on AI’s use in plant operation and the role of policymakers in its future
Type: Feature
£4bn of contracts awarded for construction of UK CCS projects
ENGINEERING firms, including Costain and Wood, have been awarded contracts worth £4bn (US$5bn) to construct two CCS projects in Teesside. The projects involve building a world-first gas-powered power plant with the systems needed to capture its emissions and transport them offshore for burial beneath the North Sea.
Type: News
Safe AI innovation needs robust regulation, warns IChemE roundtable
Industry leaders come together for a roundtable discussion on AI’s use in plant operation and the role of policymakers in its future
Type: News
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal set to reduce China’s rare earths dominance
AFTER months of negotiations, the US and Ukraine have reached an agreement to equally share profits from the future sale of Ukraine’s mineral, oil, and gas reserves.
Type: News
Second UK bioethanol plant announces risk of ‘imminent’ closure
A SECOND UK bioethanol plant has said this week it faces “imminent closure” following the US-UK trade deal agreed last month.
Type: News
Researchers inject vegetables with melatonin using microneedles to extend shelf life
RESEARCHERS from the US and Singapore have developed a method to extend the shelf life of vegetables by injecting them with biodegradable microneedles containing the hormone melatonin.
Type: News
STAX Engineering brings Californian capture and control technology to UK ports
CALIFORNIA cleantech STAX Engineering is set to bring its innovative emissions control and capture technology for maritime vessels to the UK, following a £1.1m (US$1.5m) government grant.
Type: News
How the Salters' Institute recognises and supports outstanding young chemists and chemical engineers.
Type: Feature
Bread alert: chemical engineers reveal worst sandwiches for the climate
DO you want to do your bit for the climate at lunchtime? If so, chemical engineers say you should avoid ready-made sandwiches and go green by making your own.
Type: News
Albemarle signs agreement for lithium mining JV
ALBEMARLE, the global specialty chemicals company, has signed an exclusivity agreement with Minerals Resources (MRL) for a potential joint venture (JV) to own and operate a lithium mine in Western Australia. The companies would ultimately develop an integrated lithium hydroxide operation at the site.
Type: News
HENRICUS ‘Hans’ Michels passed away peacefully on 8 March at the age of 85.
Type: News
Shell and BP join consortium to tackle methane emissions
OIL and gas companies Shell and BP have joined the Collaboratory to Advance Methane Science (CAMS), an industry-led collaborative research consortium working to understand and tackle methane emissions.
Type: News
