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Jon Walton reflects on the changes in approach to mental health and wellbeing across the engineering sector over the last 20 years, and how slowly, but surely, men are learning to speak out.
Type: Feature
Séamus Higgins and Ellie Cooke look at a century’s evolution of food and processes, in the form of a chocolate birthday cake
Type: Feature
UK’s first coal mine for 30 years faces legal challenge
FRIENDS of the Earth has filed a legal challenge in the UK’s High Court against the government’s approval of the country’s first coal mine in 30 years. The approval sparked widespread climate concerns and doubts have been raised about an apparent lack of demand from the steel industry it is intended to serve.
Type: News
UK to collaborate with Saudi Arabia on minerals, and UAE on green energy
The UK and Saudi Arabia have agreed to deepen collaboration and work together in areas including critical minerals, and space based solar power. In a separate meeting, the UK has also strengthened its relationship with UAE on hydrogen technology.
Type: News
Air Storage: Weatherproofing Renewables- Reliant Grids
Amanda Jasi looks at projects that are compressing air to store energy
Type: Feature
US moves to restrict PFAS chemicals in drinking water
IN WHAT is described as a major step forward in protecting public health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever legally enforceable national drinking water standard for six well studied PFAS chemicals that are highly resistant to degradation, and which have been linked to various health issues.
Type: News
Australia sets new limits on heavy industry in push for decarbonisation
AUSTRALIA has passed legal reforms that set a hard cap on industrial emissions and require new gas fields supplying LNG facilities to be net zero as it pushes heavy industry to decarbonise.
Type: News
Kathryn Richardson talks about her role as Area Environment Manager at the Environment Agency in England
Type: Feature
Our Research Focus: Securing the future of water
Kariappa Karumbaiah explains how Hydroxsys hopes to place innovative membrane technology at the forefront of sustainable wastewater treatment
Type: Feature
Derek Scott explains how to ensure the robustness of systems that determine the income and tax bill of plant operators, and illustrates some of the pitfalls of getting it wrong
Type: Feature
AI’s Journey to Becoming the Best Process Safety Engineer in the Room
David Jamieson believes AI can revolutionise process safety, but says there is still some way to go before it can be trusted for HAZOPs
Type: Feature
The Future of Chemical Engineering in the Era of Generative AI
Jin Xuan and Thorin Daniel imagine a future when HAZOP sessions take hours not months, P&IDs are drawn automatically, and presentations write themselves
Type: Feature
UK government announces £4.5bn funding among package of measures to bolster manufacturing
The UK government has announced £4.5bn (US$5.6bn) in funding for the nation’s “world-leading” clean energy, automotive, aerospace, and life sciences sectors.
Type: News
Vendor Viewpoint: Unlocking Constrained Projects for a Greener Future
Decarbonisation must be the end goal for industry but getting there can sometimes be a source of frustration without capital investment. Could the zero capex model be the answer?
Type: Feature
Liquid Metal: a Catalyst for Change?
Requiring temperatures into the hundreds of degrees to work, solid catalysts prove incredibly energy intensive. Kerry Hebden spoke to researchers at the University of Sydney who have developed a liquid metal alternative that could make the chemical industry greener
Type: Feature
Predicting Direct Air Capture Performance, Come Rain or Shine
Process engineer Adam Ward is modelling DAC at Imperial College London. He explains his research to Aniqah Majid, the challenges of scaling carbon capture technology and why the UK’s famously unpredictable weather has a major bearing on performance
Type: Feature
“I WANT the stuff I work on to make an impact. That’s everything I think engineering should be.”
Type: News
IChemE Matters: A conversation with Congress
Ahead of the official call for nominations in March, representatives from Congress sat down to discuss why all eligible members regardless of experience should consider putting themselves forward
Type: Feature
Engineers call for smaller electric car batteries and ban on vapes
USING smaller electric car batteries and stripping materials out of old wind turbines for use in the car industry could reduce the UK’s reliance on critical minerals and bolster its push for net zero, engineers have advised.
Type: News
IChemE Matters – September 2024
Mark Apsey and Duncan Lugton talk policy and what to expect from Hazards 34
Type: News
