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A Low-Temperature Heat Highway to Zero Carbon
In the first in a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Mike Haines shares a study he has carried out for his local council on the promise of greener heating
Type: Feature
IChemE Virtual Work Experience Already Having a Positive Impact
Victoria Speed looks back on six months of inspiring young people through IChemE’s virtual Engineering a Sustainable World programme
Type: Feature
Norway cuts budget for full-chain CCS project by 94%
THE Norwegian government has, in its 2018 budget, proposed cutting the funding for its flagship full-chain CCS project by 94%, from NOK360m (US$45.3m) to just NOK20m.
Type: News
Southampton University: “We’re shaping the future”
Amanda Jasi reports from the official opening of the chemical engineering programme at Southampton University
Type: Feature
Worker dies in Melbourne chemicals plant blast
A MAN has died in an explosion at a chemical plant in Melbourne, Australia.
Type: News
Book Review: People, Planet, Profit: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Businesses
Kit Oung; ISBN: 9781637421819; Business Expert Press; 2022; US$17.99
Type: Feature
Former IChemE President’s donation will help promote sustainability
FORMER IChemE President Ian Shott has announced a £200,000 (US$279,000) donation to IChemE to be used to promote the role that chemical engineers have in addressing societal challenges.
Type: News
New Interim Director appointed at Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center
STEWART Behie has been appointed as the Interim Director at the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) in Texas, US.
Type: News
Obituary of David Wood, international statesman of the chemical engineering profession and first President of the World Chemical Engineering Council
Type: News
ChemChina, Saudi Aramco, NICDP sign MoU
Deal to explore chemical investments in Saudi Arabia
Type: News
New safety video from CSB highlights tank fill dangers
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a new safety video about a 2016 incident in Kansas in which a chemical delivery driver connected his truck to the wrong fill line, resulting in a large release of toxic chlorine gas.
Type: News
IChemE dramatically expands its Knowledge Hub
ICHEME has increased the number of resources available on its Knowledge Hub from 10,000 to almost 23,000 and is encouraging members to make use of it.
Type: News
UK government’s targeted approach proposal for UK REACH, ‘a step in the right direction’
THE UK government is planning to introduce an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) to ease the transition of chemical registrations from EU REACH to UK REACH, the UK’s equivalent chemical regulatory system established after Brexit.
Type: News
CSB releases final report on fatal 2020 explosion at Optima Belle
THE US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released its final report on the fatal 2020 explosion at the Optima Belle facility in West Virginia, US, finding that it was caused by over-pressure of a rotary dryer due to a “runaway” chemical reaction.
Type: News
IChemE awards engineers who 3D print reactors
ENGINEERS from Air Liquide who are 3D printing reactors for the purpose of process intensification have been awarded IChemE’s Hanson Medal.
Type: News
Worn valve may have caused Husky refinery blast
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has said that a deteriorated valve may have caused the explosion at the Superior refinery, Wisconsin in the US on 26 April.
Type: News
Business leaders: EU exit risks UK economy
17 major chemical engineering employers want to stay
Type: News
IChemE Member Madeleine Jones wins Karen Burt Award
MADELEINE JONES, a Chartered Member of IChemE, has won the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Karen Burt Award for a newly chartered female engineer.
Type: News
