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Protein made using CO2 and electricity
RESEARCHERS in Finland have successfully produced a batch of single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide, which could be used as food or as animal fodder.
Type: News
Seabed watchdog accuses deep-sea miner of ignoring risk procedures after spill in Pacific
NAURA OCEAN RESOURCES (NORI), the company which sparked debate into deep sea mining in 2021, has been investigated by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) after causing a slurry spill in the Pacific last year. According to ISA, the incident, which was reported as “not causing serious harm to the marine environment” was a result of the company failing to follow its own risk management rules, and having project crew that were not prepared or trained to manage the risk.
Type: News
STUNNING 3D images that show the effect of electric fields on ionic winds flowing from a flame could help improve combustion efficiency and reduce pollution, according to researchers.
Type: News
IChemE announces 2021 Medals and Prizes recipients
ICHEME has announced that it is recognising more than 30 chemical engineers with prizes and medals for their exceptional contributions to the profession within research and academia.
Type: News
A PILOT facility in Finland has successfully trialled an environmentally-friendly process to recycle worn and discarded cotton into new, high-quality fibre.
Type: News
Wood and National Nuclear Laboratory partner for nuclear fuel research
THE UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has awarded a three-year contract to Wood and National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) to research advanced nuclear fuels.
Type: News
Zsuzsanna Gyenes makes the case for the much-maligned energy source
Type: Feature
Jacobs selected to build nuclear testing facility
MOLTEX Energy, a nuclear energy company, has selected Jacobs to build a bespoke experimental facility for thermal transfer testing at its Birchwood Park research and development site in the UK. The facility will support development of stable salt reactors (SSRs), a type of nuclear plant offering safer, cheaper, and cleaner power.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey and bp license process to make jet fuel from farm waste at US$4bn plant
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) and bp have licensed their Fischer-Tropsch process to a huge new US$4bn US plant that will turn agricultural waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Type: News
NUS secures three awards at IChemE ceremony
Wins for work to treat waste, water and save energy
Type: News
How refineries can overcome CDU challenges to boost the bottom line
Type: Feature
GTI will demo R-GAS gasification in China
GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (GTI) in the US will be partnering with China’s Yangquan Coal Industry Group to build a demonstration plant for the R-GAS gasification process in China.
Type: News
Last Energy plans four small nuclear reactors in Wales to directly decarbonise local industry
LAST ENERGY is spending £300m (US$391m) installing four small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Bridgend County, South Wales, to directly supply power to local industry.
Type: News
Materials: Upcycling – Making Plastic Waste Valuable
Amanda Jasi speaks to researchers working to realise novel chemical upcycling methods
Type: Feature
UK quits ‘climate-wrecking’ Energy Charter Treaty after efforts to modernise it fail
The UK government is leaving the “outdated” and controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an international agreement that allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments over net zero policies that threaten their investments.
Type: News
Exxon partners with IBM to advance quantum computing
EXXONMOBIL has become the first energy company to join the IBM Q Network, a worldwide community that aims to advance quantum computing and explore science and business applications. Advancement could lead to the development of next-generation energy and manufacturing technologies.
Type: News
Helen Tunnicliffe visits the 2017 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) conference to find out the latest in process automation and control
Type: Feature
Technology transfer: how digital trends in the consumer market might benefit process plant operations and asset management.
Type: Feature
Digitalisation and automation are great for control loop optimisation - but we still need humans, says Kevin Starr
Type: Feature
