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Shell pulls out of Cambo oilfield
SHELL has pulled out of the Cambo oilfield project, saying that the economic case for investment isn’t strong enough.
Type: News
OGUK rebrands to Offshore Energies UK
OIL & Gas UK (OGUK) is changing its name to Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and expanding to include low carbon offshore energy technologies that its members are developing.
Type: News
Ingenza awarded funding to develop carbon capture technology
BIOTECHNOLOGY company Ingenza is partnering with Johnson Matthey to produce formic acid from captured industrial CO2 emissions for use across a wide range of industries such as pharmaceuticals and agriculture, and as a potential feedstock for other bioprocesses.
Type: News
UK government extends Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme to end of September
THE support provided to UK Horizon Europe applicants while the UK is in the process of associating to the programme, has been extended for a further three months until the end of September 2023, the UK government has announced.
Type: News
UKAEA appoints AtkinsRéalis to design ‘key element’ of fusion research facility
THE UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has announced the development of a new industrial-sized facility that will support research into tritium processing, an essential fuel for nuclear fusion technology.
Type: News
Closing the Loop: A Circular Economy Approach to Critical Mineral Sustainability
Michael Akindeju explores key circular economy strategies to reduce reliance on virgin resource extraction, and focuses on recovering gallium from electronics
Type: Feature
Climate Change Committee sets ‘ambitious’ UK carbon target for 2040
ELECTRIC vehicles (EVs), carbon capture, and hydrogen take centre stage in the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) seventh carbon budget, which aims to reduce UK emissions by 87% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2040.
Type: News
Microplastic pellets from North Sea cargo ship collision found washed up on shore
THE CARGO ship that crashed into an anchored jet fuel carrier near Hull, England last week was transporting containers of microplastic pellets which have washed up on shore following the collision.
Type: News
Solvay starts rare earths production but future expansion relies on manufacturers buying local
SOLVAY has expanded production of European rare earths and said customers must now buy local before it invests any further to help the EU reduce its reliance on China
Type: News
Global coal use at an all-time high in 2024
GLOBAL coal consumption reached a record high in 2024, driven by surging electricity demand – despite coal being a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
Type: News
Deep-sea mining found to significantly reduce life on the seabed
MORE than a third of seafloor animals were found to have been wiped out by deep-sea mining activity, according to a damning study conducted in one of the most sought-after areas of the Pacific Ocean.
Type: News
Bright ideas: Rakesh Agrawal on developing a solar economy
RAKESH AGRAWAL, chemical engineering professor at Purdue University, speaks on camera to The Chemical Engineer magazine after delivering the 2017 Danckwerts Memorial Lecture at the 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (WCCE10).
Type: News
Man killed in explosion at UK military plant
ONE man has been killed and another seriously injured in an explosion at a military hardware plant near Salisbury, UK.
Type: News
Nouryon plans to double organic peroxides capacity in Mexico
NOURYON has announced that it intends to double it production capacity for solvent-based organic peroxides at its Los Reyes site in Mexico.
Type: News
Solvay increases hydroquinone production
SOLVAY will raise its hydroquinone production capacity by 20% at its plant in Saint-Fons, France.
Type: News
Linde enters hydrogen agreement with BASF
LINDE has entered into an agreement with BASF for the supply of hydrogen to a BASF manufacturing facility.
Type: News
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Then and Now
Geoff Gill reviews how the accident played out, and the huge engineering challenges involved in making the site safe
Type: Feature
From Junk to Fuel: Addressing the Space Debris Challenge
Amanda Jasi talks to Gary Calnan about his company’s work on developing a forge for recycling waste metals in space
Type: Feature
Working for Acceptance: How I’m Thriving as an Autistic Engineer
To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, engineer Charlotte Wessels charts her journey from outer space to somewhere she finally feels at home, and highlights the much sought after skills employees on the spectrum can bring to the engineering sector
Type: Feature
