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Four killed in explosion at UK water treatment site
FOUR people have died and another has been injured in an explosion at a UK water treatment works.
Type: News
LED pioneers win Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
FIVE engineers who helped develop LED lighting have won the 2021 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, in recognition of the technology’s contribution to reducing energy use.
Type: News
The Signpost to Sustainability
Adam Duckett on the missing elements of the UK’s hydrogen strategy
Type: Feature
U-Battery unveils full-scale AMR mockup
U-BATTERY Ltd has unveiled a full-scale mockup of a first-of-a-kind advanced modular reactor (AMR), offering a tangible example of a nuclear technology.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on the reverberating shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Type: Feature
Oil and Gas Workers Have Their Say on the Just Transition
Amanda Doyle analyses a survey of oil and gas workers to reveal their thoughts on how the energy transition affects them
Type: Feature
A NEW study by researchers at UCL suggests that supplies of sulfuric acid, a vital ingredient used in the production of a wide variety of items could face a global shortage as industries turn to decarbonisation to fight climate change.
Type: News
Chemical Engineering Matters in a time of Global Challenges
Alexandra Meldrum outlines coming updates to IChemE’s technical roadmap
Type: Feature
Fiona Macleod illustrates Trevor Kletz’ thoughts on accident investigation
Type: Feature
UK government fails to support technology that could be key to combatting plastic waste
THE UK government has been criticised for dismissing recommendations to support chemical recycling and a ban on all UK plastic waste exports.
Type: News
BP dilutes climate plans with renewed investment in oil and gas
BP has dialled back its climate commitment, signalling it will increase investments in oil and gas production as it reported historic earnings on the back of high energy prices.
Type: News
The University of Newcastle wins two Cygnet Awards
THE University of Newcastle has become the first university in Australia to be awarded two Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Awards, for its work in attracting, retaining and supporting women and underrepresented groups.
Type: News
Peak Cluster: UK lime and cement producers join forces to capture 3m t/y of emissions
CEMENT and lime producers in the UK have formed a carbon capture and storage cluster – the Peak Cluster – to reduce the sector’s emissions by 40%.
Type: News
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
RENEWABLE hydrogen producer Lhyfe and eight partners have been awarded a €20m (US$22.5m) grant by the European Commission (EC) for a 10 MW project that the collaborators expect to be the first offshore hydrogen project to achieve implementation, with production, export, and distribution expected to begin in 2026.
Type: News
Book Review: Empathic Entrepreneurial Engineering
David Fernandez Rivas; ISBN: 9783110746624 (paperback); De Gruyter; 29.50 (paperback, PDF, and ePub); 2022
Type: Feature
NEARLY three years after the rollout of mRNA vaccines across the world, research pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for foundational discoveries that allowed their rapid development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Type: News
