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Research project to revolutionise liquid waste management

AN Engineer at Aarhus University (AU), Denmark has received a US$1.65m grant to develop technology that could revolutionise liquid waste management.

Type: News

UK workers in critical sectors could still send children to school

THE UK Government has announced that the children of those working in the healthcare supply chain, energy, chemicals and food processing sectors are on the priority list to continue attending school.

Type: News

Air Products and Thyssenkrupp sign agreement for green hydrogen production

AIR Products and Thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers have signed a strategic cooperation agreement (SCA) to collaborate on electrolysis plants to generate green hydrogen.

Type: News

Engineering Net Zero Part 9: Strategies for Clean Energy

David Simmonds builds on his ENZ series, visualising the UK power system, and explores the unintended consequences of current strategies for 2050

Type: Feature

Solar paint turns wall into a fuel station

ONE day, fuel stations could become little more than a wall coated with a special catalytic paint, thanks to a novel hydrogen-production system developed by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University.

Type: News

Our Research Focus: Achieving Zero Harmful Discharge to Sea

Benaiah Anabaraonye discusses the Danish Offshore Technology Centre’s role in developing and accelerating sustainable offshore solutions

Type: Feature

Engineers say artificial reefs could filter microplastics from the sea

WHAT if we could build artificial coral reefs to filter microplastics from the sea? That’s a possibility put forward by engineers in Canada who have been looking at how living reefs are becoming clogged with plastic pollution.

Type: News

The National Expo for Chemical and Process Engineers Returns this May at the NEC

The Process & Chemical Engineering Show, running as part of the CHEMUK 2025 ‘Group of Events’, returns this May.

Type: Feature

Top Marks for Green Teaching

The universities with standout methods for teaching sustainability

Type: Feature

Ireland bans onshore fracking

IRELAND has passed a private member’s bill that bans onshore hydraulic fracturing, making it the fourth European country to do so.

Type: News

Surf and turf: replacing plastic laminates

A COMPOSTABLE biomaterial made of derivatives from lobster shells and wood could sustainably replace plastic packaging coatings, according to US researchers.

Type: News

IChemE announces annual medal winners

TWENTY-SIX chemical engineers have been recognised by the IChemE Medals and Prizes Committee for their contributions to the profession.

Type: News

NZ PM visits milk processing plant to see novel boiler and launch tree-planting scheme

NEW ZEALAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has visited milk processing company Synlait for a tour of the country’s first large-scale electrode boiler and to help launch the company’s new tree planting initiative.

Type: News

Canada awards Lister for his contributions to nuclear and safety

DEREK LISTER has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to nuclear energy research and improvements to occupational safety.

Type: News

Australian-first hydrogen project completes funding

HYDROGEN technology company Hazer’s commercial demonstration project – which will produce low-emission hydrogen and graphite – has completed funding. It has received investor commitments of A$8.4m (US$5.9m) and a A$6m loan facility, adding to a A$9.41m grant received in September 2019 from the Australian Government.

Type: News

Shell to use BASF adsorption technology for CCS

AS both companies work to accelerate to a net zero emissions world, Shell has now added BASF’s Sorbead adsorption technology to its portfolio for pre- and post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications.

Type: News

Heriot-Watt researchers make hydrogen from whisky wastewater

WASTEWATER from whisky distilleries could be used to produce hydrogen, saving precious freshwater, thanks to nanoparticles used by researchers at Heriot-Watt University.

Type: News

Jacobs chosen to design underwater energy storage pilot

TECHNOLOGY developer BaroMar has appointed Jacobs to develop the preliminary design for its large-scale, underwater, long-duration energy storage pilot project, situated off the coast of Cyprus.

Type: News

UEL to use River Thames to power campus

NATURAL heat from the River Thames will be used by the University of East London (UEL) to power its Docklands campus, using an innovative heat pump system.

Type: News

Brownfield and Beyond

Innovation is needed to develop systems to identify problems before they occur

Type: Feature