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IChemE members join group advising government on net zero plans
ICHEME members are working with representatives of the wider engineering discipline to advise the UK Government on how it can achieve its net zero emissions target, with a strong emphasis on the need to adopt a systems approach.
Type: News
Hydrogen: Making the Case through Life Cycle Analysis
How decisions on hydrogen’s role in energy systems might be made; industry collaboration and long time-horizon life cycle analysis could be the first step.
Type: Feature
Trump declares national emergency over threat to power system
US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over threats to the country’s power system and ordered the government to ban equipment from foreign adversaries and audit equipment already installed.
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
Testing provides the essential information needed for key decisions such as when to relax lockdowns, but many countries including the UK are struggling with a shortage of diagnostics capacity.
Type: Feature
Chemical Plants: Surviving the Coronavirus Storm
Joan Cordiner looks at how operations have adapted to the pandemic
Type: Feature
Keith Plumb explains the importance of design of pressure relief systems for stirred tank vessels
Type: Feature
Continue your CPD virtually with IChemE
IChemE has accelerated plans to offer many of its most popular training courses virtually in response to the outbreak of Covid-19. For those isolated at home, now might be an opportune time to boost skills and knowledge.
Type: Feature
Grant Wellwood calls for manufacturers to include environmental impact labels on their products
Type: Feature
Richard Cousins reviews the key lessons from a member CPD sampling exercise, and what comes next
Type: Feature
CPI discusses the importance of bringing an engineering mindset to collaborate with biologists on pharma development
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: John Campbell
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
EPA finalises changes to mercury rule
THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised changes to a rule that requires coal and oil-fired plants to reduce emissions of mercury and hazardous air pollutants. It will no longer consider all the health benefits associated with reducing mercury emissions.
Type: News
ExxonMobil and medical product accelerator collaborate to produce PPE
EXXONMOBIL and the Global Center of Medical Innovation (GCMI) have initiated multi-sector and joint-development projects to rapidly redesign and manufacture reusable personal protection equipment (PPE), such as face shields and masks, for healthcare workers. This will help to meet demand for products in short supply due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Type: News
RAEng launches competition for schoolchildren
THE Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has launched a new competition, Engineers in the Making, for schoolchildren aged 7–14 across the UK. The academy is looking for budding engineers to take on the challenges and show off their creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills.
Type: News
WOOD has been appointed GSK’s capital delivery partner for the pharmaceutical company’s Ware site in Hertfordshire, UK.
Type: News
Shell makes pledge to be net zero by 2050
SHELL has announced that it aims to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2050 or sooner, along with stepping up action to reduce the emissions produced by customers.
Type: News
After the spill: an introduction to the series
Adam Duckett, Editor of The Chemical Engineer, introduces a series looking at Deepwater Horizon on its ten-year anniversary
Type: Feature
After the spill: well incident response
Scott Powell and Scott Vickers look at how industry's emergency response measures have evolved in the years following Deepwater Horizon
Type: Feature
More than a quarter of Europe’s ethylene capacity under threat
AROUND 6.6m t/y – or 26% – of Europe’s ethylene production capacity is threatened by reduced activity at refineries due to the spread of coronavirus, analysts report.
Type: News
