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UK ammonia cracking plant takes first steps in push towards hydrogen economy
AN AMMONIA cracking system has started operations at the Tyseley Energy Park in the UK, as developers seek to demonstrate its use as a medium for shipping hydrogen.
Type: News
IChemE members Amiaka and Lake named among Top 50 Women in Engineering
TWO ICHEME members – Nike Amiaka and Amanda Lake – have been recognised in the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering awards 2024.
Type: News
Kanga awarded Engineers Australia’s highest honour
MARLENE KANGA has been awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest honour given by Engineers Australia (EA).
Type: News
LA wildfires caused atmospheric lead levels to soar
WILDFIRES in Los Angeles have caused a steep rise in the amount of lead in the city’s atmosphere, new data shows.
Type: News
Woodside greenlights US$17.5bn Louisiana LNG project
AUSTRALIAN energy giant Woodside has finally secured the funding to see through its mammoth Louisiana LNG project, furthering its goal to become a “global LNG powerhouse”.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Andrea Longley
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Wendy Wilson reports on the actions from the IChemE Member Engagement survey
Type: Feature
Jimmy Hunter looks at the dark side of oxygen and how it can be a powerful workhorse in the chemical industry
Type: Feature
How Are You Feeling Today? No, How Are You REALLY Feeling?
In International Week of Happiness at Work, we look at why asking ourselves (and others) how we're REALLY feeling is business, and safety-critical.
Type: Feature
Amanda Lake talks about her work in the municipal water sector, in water and wastewater treatment.
Type: Feature
Precision Fermentation: A green route for protein production
Jeremy Chignell speaks to Amanda Jasi about the promise of alternative proteins
Type: Feature
Book Review: Distillation series
Type: Feature
Digital Technologies are Transforming Lives and Work
Type: Feature
Finalists announced for carbon capture XPRIZE
TEN finalists have been announced in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE which is incentivising companies to develop new solutions for capturing CO2 emissions and transforming them to useful products.
Type: News
UK sets target for net zero emissions by 2050
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will legislate to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero by 2050.
Type: News
AstraZeneca to begin manufacturing coronavirus vaccine candidate immediately
ASTRAZENECA is beginning to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine candidate, following a commitment from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) to provide up to US$383m in funding. The partnership aims to produce 300m doses of the candidate, AZD1222, by mid-2021.
Type: News
UK Government invests £100m to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine manufacture
THE UK Government has announced a £100m (US$127.7m) investment to fund a state-of-the-art facility that will accelerate at scale, UK production of any successful Covid-19 vaccine. The investment offers a “substantial boost” to the UK’s vaccine manufacture capability, according to the Government.
Type: News
Consultation open for new Victoria engineer registration scheme
THE state government of Victoria, Australia has opened a public consultation for a scheme that will require the registration of professional engineers who provide engineering services in the state. IChemE is encouraging members to start considering Chartership in preparation for expected changes.
Type: News
Energy partners to develop claimed world-first decarbonisation projects
ENERGY companies Equinor and SSE Thermal have unveiled plans to jointly develop two projects including what they claim will be one of the UK’s first power stations with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and the world’s first major 100% hydrogen-fuelled power station.
Type: News
Australian gas plan ‘locks in devastating global heating’
AS PART of its “gas-led recovery”, the Australian Government has released the first full National Gas Infrastructure Plan (NGIP) to help secure gas supply over the next 20 years.
Type: News
