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GeoPura secures £36m investment to scale its green hydrogen business
GEOPURA has secured £36m (US$43m) of investment from big players in industry, manufacturing and finance to support the roll out of its containerised hydrogen power units (HPU), the firm said
Type: News
NIA urges UK to be world leader in nuclear-derived synthetic fuels
A NEW report from the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is urging the UK to take the lead in the production of synthetic fuels using nuclear energy to help hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as aviation and shipping reach low emission targets.
Type: News
Book Review: Recycling of Plastics
Norbert Niessner; ISBN: 9781569908563; Hanser Publications; 2022; US$249.99
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett on opportunities for communication and digitalisation
Type: Feature
Turning the Dial – How Can We Bring More Women into Engineering?
Overturning some common perceptions and creating a more flexible working environment is essential to boosting diversity and tackling the industry’s skills gap. An outline of the key challenges that businesses, industry groups and the Government must tackle.
Type: Feature
US approves Texas offshore oil port despite environmental outcry
THE US has given the greenlight for Enterprise Products Partners to begin construction on a deepwater offshore oil export terminal near the Texas coast, despite fierce opposition from environmentalists and locals.
Type: News
CSB releases final report on fatal bp-Husky Toledo refinery explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued its final report identifying the “critical” safety issues leading to an explosion that caused the death of two brothers at a former bp-owned refinery in Oregon, Ohio.
Type: News
Book Review: 50 Essentials on Science Communication
An excellent introduction to a topic that is quickly becoming a field of its own, says Yasmin Ali
Type: Feature
Why You Shouldn’t be Afraid of Sales
Nigel Hirst argues that despite their wariness of sales roles, chemical engineers actually make the best technical salespeople
Type: Feature
UK government backs Cornwall's tin mining revival with £28.6m investment
TIN MINING’s return to Cornwall after nearly three decades received a boost last week with a £28.6m (US$35.4m) investment from the UK National Wealth Fund (NWF).
Type: News
Demystifying Engineering Projects Part 4: Construction & Commissioning
In the final part of his series, Steven King looks at construction and commissioning, the critical phases of project execution
Type: Feature
Master Troubleshooting in Process Operations
ESD’s practical, simulation-based course equips engineers with the real-world skills to diagnose faults, fix failures fast, and keep process plants running safely and efficiently
Type: Feature
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal set to reduce China’s rare earths dominance
AFTER months of negotiations, the US and Ukraine have reached an agreement to equally share profits from the future sale of Ukraine’s mineral, oil, and gas reserves.
Type: News
UK Energy Security Strategy deemed ‘a missed opportunity’
THE UK Government has released its much-delayed Energy Security Strategy, which improves long-term plans for more oil and gas, hydrogen, nuclear, and offshore wind. However, the strategy has received strong criticism for failing to deliver on solar power, onshore wind, energy efficiency, and demand reduction.
Type: News
A Project to Develop and Protect
Matthew Duchars and John Challenger describe the plans to design and build a facility that the UK would use for emergency vaccine production
Type: Feature
Using Bow Ties to Classify Barriers
Not all parts of a process safety management system are of equal importance
Type: Feature
CPI discusses the importance of bringing an engineering mindset to collaborate with biologists on pharma development
Type: Feature
Heat Pumps, Boilers, and Decarbonisation
Tommy Isaac compares heat pumps and boilers, and which is most suited for decarbonisation
Type: Feature
Pathways to Success? Assessing NESO Plans for Clean Power 2030
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) released its report last week on achieving clean power for Great Britain by 2030. David Simmonds looks at whether the plans are viable, will meet our future needs, and ultimately lower costs to the consumer
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 9C: Strategy Options for our Future Energy System
David Simmonds continues his mini-series by looking at some of the unintentional consequences of strategy decisions, and recommends hybrids as a long-duration DSR measure.
Type: Feature
