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Chemical engineers feature in second season of engineering safety programme

SIX chemical engineers have featured as experts in the second series of Disasters Engineered.

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Green hydrogen hub greenlit for New South Wales in A$207m deal

AUSTRALIA is powering on with its commitment for regional green hydrogen, with the New South Wales (NSW) government granting planning approval for a A$207.6m (US$137m) hydrogen hub in Western Australia.

Type: News

After the spill: well incident response

Scott Powell and Scott Vickers look at how industry's emergency response measures have evolved in the years following Deepwater Horizon

Type: Feature

Oil tank collapse likely caused by melting permafrost

AROUND 21,000 t of diesel has leaked into a Russian river near Norilsk, which is inside the Arctic circle, after a storage tank collapsed. It is believed that posts supporting the tank sank due to melting permafrost following unusually warm weather.

Type: News

IChemE Fellows Ding, Edwards and Matar elected to RAEng

THREE ICHEME Fellows – Yulong Ding, David Edwards and Omar Matar – have been elected as Fellows of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering.

Type: News

Rio Tinto launches sustainability label for aluminium industry

RIO Tinto has launched a sustainability label that will ensure transparency and traceability for the aluminium industry.

Type: News

Petrofac wins Petronas gas plant contract

PETROFAC has been awarded a US$96m contract by Petronas to build a new gas plant onshore at Tanjung Kidurong in Bintulu, Malaysia.

Type: News

Large fire breaks out at UK chemical storage unit

FIREFIGHTERS have responded to a large fire at a chemical storage unit in Staffordshire, UK after more than 60 emergency calls came in from members of the public.

Type: News

Taking the P out of pee

ENGINEERS at the University of Surrey are investigating how phosphorous can be filtered from human urine in a bid to avoid shortages of a critical element for food production and to protect the environment.

Type: News

Out of Retirement

...or how to keep busy in your 70s

Type: Feature

Net Zero and Safety

Chemengers have a huge part to play in ensuring the safety of low-carbon technologies, says Julie Gilmour

Type: Feature

PPE Challenge Accepted

Zeb Ahmed and Nick Geary talk to Adam Duckett about the projects they are facilitating to help fight Covid-19

Type: Feature

Decarbonising the Grid: What Role for Great British Energy?

David Simmonds says that to encourage the private investment needed to realise the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government must first overcome key flaws in its plan

Type: Feature

Engineering Net Zero Part 9A: The Role of Balancing in our Energy System

David Simmonds extends his Engineering Net Zero series by visualising the workings of a renewables-based UK power system

Type: Feature

Phosphate Rocks References

References for the TCE serialisation of Fiona Erskine's novel Phosphate Rocks, a compelling mystery set in the world of industry

Type: Feature

Volunteer Spotlight: Adisa Azapagic

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

Addressing the Grand Challenges

Claudia Flavell-While looks at learned society priorities

Type: Feature

Engage with ED&I

Adam Duckett on the need to engage with equality, diversity and inclusion

Type: Feature

Bank notes to retain animal fat

BANKNOTES in the UK will continue to be manufactured using animal-derived tallow, following an investigation by the Bank of England.

Type: News

Engineered enzyme digests plastic

AN EXPERIMENT to study a plastic-eating bacterium accidentally created a mutant enzyme that degrades plastic more efficiently.

Type: News