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Appraisals: Turning a Wince into a Smile

How to get the best out of appraisals, either as an appraiser, or as an appraisee.

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Engineers respond to UK Industrial Strategy

Call for systems-based approach, not silos

Type: News

Low Oil Price Dilemma Good or Bad

Benefits mask severe risks, expert warns

Type: News

Climate futures: The public debates

Rising sea-level estimates require defence solutions

Type: News

Report: CCS in UK could cost £30bn more

Scrapping of government funding ‘short-termist’

Type: News

UN climate experts warn society must make unparalleled shift

LIMITING global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid and unprecedented changes to society, UN climate experts have warned policymakers in a follow up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

Type: News

Protein-producing microbes to reduce CO2 emissions

DRAX is partnering with startup Deep Branch Biotechnology (DBB) on a new bioenergy carbon capture usage and storage (BECCUS) project which could help to reduce emissions from the agricultural sector by using microbes to produce proteins for animal feed.

Type: News

South Africa unveils 2030 power plan

SOUTH Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has updated its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on the country’s energy generation up to 2030. The IRP aims to diversify the energy mix while attempting to address the serious problem of insufficient energy capacity.

Type: News

Experts warn global Covid vaccine could take until late 2023

DESPITE global efforts to develop and deploy a successful Covid-19 vaccine to end the current pandemic, analysis of vaccine development and manufacture scaleup point to a Covid-19 vaccine achieving global coverage in late 2023. While vaccine efforts continue, it is recommended that other mechanisms should be employed to help manage the crisis.

Type: News

UK releases plan on net zero transition

THE UK Government has released its long-awaited Energy White Paper on how the country’s energy system will transition to net zero by 2050.

Type: News

UK Government criticised for inconsistency on green policies

DESPITE some new announcements for funding for green industrial projects, the UK Government has been criticised for a lack of a coordinated plan on reaching net zero and for a lack of strong leadership as COP26 host.

Type: News

Oil and gas industry agrees transition deal with UK Government

THE UK oil and gas industry has come to an agreement with the UK government over how the industry will manage the green energy transition while still supporting workers.

Type: News

Fonterra supports NZ industry switch from coal – but outlines significant challenges

FONTERRA – New Zealand’s huge dairy cooperative – has come out in support of plans to end coal use for industrial heat by 2037 but has warned there are significant challenges to achieving this deadline.

Type: News

Acorn CCS partners sign MoUs for carbon capture

THE partners in the UK’s Acorn CCS project have signed three new memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for carbon capture collaborations.

Type: News

Australian coal-plant closures spark energy security concerns

AUSTRALIAN energy providers AGL and Origin Energy have announced the early closures of coal-fired power stations, including the nation’s largest power station, as focus on clean generation increases and economic pressure mounts.

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CCC responds to proposed assessment of new North Sea oil and gas

THE Climate Change Committee (CCC) has responded to the UK Government’s consultation on the proposed “climate compatibility checkpoint” for future oil and gas licensing in the North Sea, saying that while it welcomes the proposal it also encourages stringent tests on future licensing and later development stages.

Type: News

Brine to batteries: lithium extraction technology that’s sustainable and efficient

Amanda Doyle speaks to Teague Egan and Amit Patwardhan of clean technology company EnergyX about the company's membrane technology that extracts lithium from brine pools.

Type: Feature

‘Clear progress’ made since the North Sea Transition Deal

A YEAR after agreeing to the North Sea Transition Deal with the oil and gas sector, UK Government says industry has made “clear progress” in delivering on its commitments.

Type: News

Challenger: Home for Christmas

Mark Yates examines the engineering behind Apollo, and highlights the continuing importance of science and R&D teams on the ground

Type: Feature

UK’s first coal mine for 30 years faces legal challenge

FRIENDS of the Earth has filed a legal challenge in the UK’s High Court against the government’s approval of the country’s first coal mine in 30 years. The approval sparked widespread climate concerns and doubts have been raised about an apparent lack of demand from the steel industry it is intended to serve.

Type: News