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QEPrize 2023 “Create the Trophy” competition opens
THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has now opened its 2023 Create the Trophy competition to young people across the globe.
Type: News
Chain Delivery: A Role for Big Oil in our Energy Transition?
David Simmonds asks how can Big Oil use its skills and capacity to kick-start the energy transition?
Type: Feature
A NEW study by researchers at UCL suggests that supplies of sulfuric acid, a vital ingredient used in the production of a wide variety of items could face a global shortage as industries turn to decarbonisation to fight climate change.
Type: News
Marlene Kanga to present at joint Chemeca and Hazards Australasia event
CHARTERED chemical engineer Marlene Kanga, who successfully campaigned for World Engineering Day, will present at the 51st Chemeca, held in conjunction with Hazards Australasia. She will speak at the events’ dinner, to be hosted by IChemE, in Melbourne, Australia.
Type: News
Plans to shut UK ammonia plant spark new CO2 supply concerns
CF FERTILISERS UK (CF) has announced plans to halt ammonia production at its Billingham complex due to “market conditions”, renewing industry concerns about CO2 supply.
Type: News
New ‘forever chemical’ elimination method ‘might be the start of something practically interesting’
A TEAM of multinational researchers has developed a novel method for breaking down environmentally persistent and toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Chemical engineer Paul Stevenson says while the method is promising, further work is needed to enable implementation.
Type: News
Jin Xuan, Jinfeng Liu and Chunfei Wu pick out their highlights from the first 12 months of Digital Chemical Engineering, and Carbon Capture Science & Technology
Type: Feature
David Gemmell looks at possible biopharmaceutical facilities of the future
Type: Feature
Ethics Series: A Circle of Trust
Joan Cordiner discusses the world of professional ethics
Type: Feature
The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?
Estefania Lopez-Quiroga and colleagues look at the potential upsides of scaled-down, decentralised food production
Type: Feature
Built Environment: A Plant-Based Alternative
What if autonomous vehicles could safely transport containers of raw materials around our production plants? John Barratt discusses how an established tracking system used in TV and movies is being adapted for the process industries.
Type: Feature
Séamus Higgins and Ellie Cooke look at a century’s evolution of food and processes, in the form of a chocolate birthday cake
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
Researchers produce jet fuel from sunlight, CO2 and water
RESEARCHERS at ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, have successfully created a synthetic version of kerosene, the main ingredient in jet fuel, using solar energy, water and carbon dioxide in a fully integrated solar tower setup.
Type: News
Considered by many to be the “Father of Process Intensification”, Colin Ramshaw leaves behind a legacy of research and vision of how the chemical industry could be transformed through development of equipment designed to unleash the potential of chemical processes.
Type: News
Charles Darwin University will install hydrogen system to collaborate with industry
CHARLES Darwin University is purchasing a hydrogen energy storage system to help Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) develop greener industries.
Type: News
CENTRICA has been given the green light to seek approval to resume gas storage operations at its Rough field, which could more than double gas storage capacity in the UK.
Type: News
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station closes
FRENCH-owned EDF Energy has formally switched off Hinkley Point B’s second reactor, a nuclear power station in the UK that has generated more electricity than any other during its 46 years of service.
Type: News
UK overturns planning advice and approves Sizewell C nuclear plant
THE UK Government has given planning consent to the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, overturning independent advice as it pushes ahead with plans to increase output of low-carbon energy.
Type: News
Shell to start building Netherlands’ new green hydrogen plant
SHELL has announced it has taken the final investment decision to build a new green hydrogen facility in the Netherlands.
Type: News
