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Enginuity calls for UK engineering and manufacturing stakeholders to help close skills gaps
UK ENGINEERING and manufacturing skills charity Enginuity says employers, training providers, and policymakers can help the sector thrive by pledging support to its Manifesto for Change. Calling for upskilling and reskilling, improved recruitment, and funding support, it outlines actions to close skills gaps and empower a workforce that can meet the opportunities and challenges of the evolving sector.
Type: News
NXplorers: Equipping young chemical engineers to build a sustainable world
YOUNG chemical engineers were given the chance to solve real-world problems with systems thinking, at an IChemE-hosted NXplorers workshop earlier this month. “The purpose is to empower young people and equip them with the tools and the thinking so that they can create the sustainable solutions that the world needs,” explained Tariq Hussain, NXplorers lead at Shell.
Type: News
Rolls-Royce SMR announces facility to manufacture and test nuclear technology modules
ROLLS-ROYCE SMR has started work on a £15m (US$19.2m) project to manufacture and test prototype modules for its small modular reactor technology, taking a vital step towards deploying a global fleet of “factory-built” nuclear power plants.
Type: News
Lego building for a greener future as it increases sustainable feedstocks
THOSE LEGO bricks you buy for your children (or sometimes yourself) are on their way to becoming more sustainable with the toymaker announcing that 22% of all its plastics are now made from sustainable materials. Though like the upturned unseen Lego in your carpet, the journey towards making billions of bricks sustainable has not come without some painful steps along the way.
Type: News
Rio Tinto agrees deal to build Western Australia copper mine with Japanese partner
MINING giant Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with Japanese company Sumitomo to build a copper and gold mine in northern Western Australia.
Type: News
EPA considers reclassifying vinyl chloride as a high priority substance
THE US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a formal review of how it classifies five toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride.
Type: News
Aviation emissions predicted to rise until 2040s, despite increasing sustainable fuel alternatives
EMISSIONS from the aviation industry are projected to continue rising despite increased uptake of sustainable fuel alternatives, a new report has found.
Type: News
EU prepares ban on PFAS in consumer products as industry seeks exemptions
THE EUROPEAN Union will push ahead with proposals to ban PFAS in consumer products, the EU’s environment commissioner Jessika Roswall told Reuters this week.
Type: News
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
Harbour Energy to cut 250 jobs in Aberdeen and review CCS
THE UK’s largest oil and gas producer is cutting 250 jobs in Aberdeen and reviewing its support for the Viking CCS project, blaming the government’s fiscal rules and regulations.
Type: News
Keith Plumb explains the importance of design of pressure relief systems for stirred tank vessels
Type: Feature
Tom Baxter explains why he does not see a future for hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars
Type: Feature
Decarbonisation Versus Profits
Mercedes Maroto-Valer discusses how the chemical industry can contribute to post-pandemic net zero
Type: Feature
BP commits to net zero by 2050
NEW BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney has pledged that BP will reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050 or sooner, and has announced a new structure for the company.
Type: News
Brexit: relief rapidly gives way to fresh concerns
Businesses and industry groups warn of costly administrative burdens and the impacts on supply chains.
Type: News
Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems
Type: Feature
Industry and universities have a plan to boost process safety awareness among students
Type: Feature
ENGINEERS make decisions in uncertain circumstances on a daily basis, but we believe that current education of chemical engineering students does not prepare graduates for this role.
Type: Feature
Key challenges in catalysis and a need for cross-discipline collaboration
Type: Feature
