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Heineken to pour £25m into low carbon heat system for Manchester brewery
HEINEKEN UK, the maker of Heineken, Birra Moretti, and Foster's, has said it will pour £25m (US$32m) into a new low carbon heat technology project to slash emissions from its 700m-pint-a-year Manchester brewery.
Type: News
Worker dies in Melbourne chemicals plant blast
A MAN has died in an explosion at a chemical plant in Melbourne, Australia.
Type: News
ExxonMobil to build CCS pilot plant using carbonate fuel cell technology
ESSO Nederland, an affiliate of ExxonMobil, plans to build a pilot carbon capture plant at its Rotterdam Manufacturing Complex to test the performance and commercial operability of carbonate fuel cell (CFC) technology.
Type: News
Norfolk Southern bill for East Palestine train derailment hits US$1.7bn
THE US government and freight operator Norfolk Southern (NS) have reached an agreement to resolve federal claims and investigations over the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Type: News
Plastics: Biodegradable, Bio-based, or Compostable?
Conventional plastics are widely recognised as harmful to the environment, but are the alternatives any more eco-friendly?
Type: Feature
Australia invests US$42m in CCS projects tackling hard-to-abate industries
THE AUSTRALIAN government has awarded A$65m (US$42m) worth of grants to carbon capture projects using emerging technologies to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate industries.
Type: News
German DAC startup opens lab to develop ‘high quality’ carbon capture sorbents
GERMAN-BASED startup NeoCarbon has opened a chemical laboratory at its Berlin site to test out the use of its in-house sorbents, the fundamental material needed for direct air capture (DAC).
Type: News
US-developed drug formulation could eliminate cold storage for vaccines
RESEARCHERS at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new type of formulation for protein-based medicines that could eliminate the need to refrigerate some vaccines.
Type: News
Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chlorate contamination
COCA-COLA has recalled some drinks from UK retailers after discovering higher than normal levels of chlorate in products from its bottling facility in Ghent, Belgium.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Ryan Oatley
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt looks at the accidental discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a versatile non-stick coating known as Teflon or Fluon, and one of the first per- or polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in widespread use today
Type: Feature
Microplastic pellets from North Sea cargo ship collision found washed up on shore
THE CARGO ship that crashed into an anchored jet fuel carrier near Hull, England last week was transporting containers of microplastic pellets which have washed up on shore following the collision.
Type: News
Securing a Safe Future for Gas
Hydrogen: a way to provide safe, sustainable and clean energy to satisfy rising demand and meet carbon emission reduction targets?
Type: Feature
Dam collapse tragedy could have been prevented
BRAZIL’s National Mining Agency (ANM) has released a technical report on the history of the tailings dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine near Brumadinho, which fatally collapsed earlier this year. The report says that Vale withheld information which could have helped to prevent the dam collapse.
Type: News
DYERECYCLE, a startup of Imperial College London, UK working to recover and reuse dyes in the fashion and textile industry, has received a €200,000 (US$223,415) grant as part of a Global Change Award given by the H&M Foundation. The award recognises the potential of the dye recycling company’s technology to transform the industry.
Type: News
Tackling Hidden Thoughts Within
Our sector must do more to improve unconscious bias in the workplace, says Kelly Paul
Type: Feature
Australia should overturn nuclear ban and could still build SMRs, expert says
THE time has passed for Australia to build large nuclear plants, but it could still make use of small modular reactors to power industry. This is the view of nuclear expert Ziggy Switkowski, who told lawmakers the country’s ban on nuclear energy should be repealed.
Type: News
Putting the AI in Feedback TrAIning
Stuart Prescott explores the use of AI tools to support students practicing and developing their skills in both self-assessment and providing feedback within a project team
Type: Feature
Breaking Slavery Shackles in the Supply Chain
Companies must now verify and report on robustness
Type: Feature
Barry Perlmutter explains developments in containment for eliminating worker exposure during solid-liquid separation operations
Type: Feature
