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Project puts ‘poop’ to good use, improving both sanitation and energy supply at one of the biggest refugee camps in the world
Type: Feature
NIA urges UK to be world leader in nuclear-derived synthetic fuels
A NEW report from the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is urging the UK to take the lead in the production of synthetic fuels using nuclear energy to help hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as aviation and shipping reach low emission targets.
Type: News
Flow Batteries: Chemicals Operations that Promise Grid-Scale Storage
Adam Duckett speaks to flow battery innovators about the history of the technology and what’s to come
Type: Feature
UK and Norway join forces to Power a Clean Energy Future in the North Sea
THE UK and Norway have struck a clean energy deal that will support the development of renewables and offshore infrastructure in the North Sea.
Type: News
Edinburgh researchers use bacteria to turn waste plastic into paracetamol
RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have developed a method to convert waste plastic bottles into paracetamol using bacteria.
Type: News
Acid ISR recovers uranium tenfold
A MINING company is seeking to switch from an alkaline to acidic method of uranium recovery in a US operation, after tests showed a potential tenfold increase in yield.
Type: News
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineers, and suggest a new model to provide patients greater access to medicines
Type: Feature
Novel process could recycle PVDC
SOLVAY has shown that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled and is now calling for collaboration to realise PVDC recycling at an industrial global scale.
Type: News
Chemical engineers create bio-inspired leaf that generates more power than conventional solar panels
A NEW photovoltaic leaf (PV-leaf) technology by chemical engineers at Imperial College London could pave the way for future renewable energy technologies by lowering costs and generating 14% more electricity compared to conventional solar panels.
Type: News
ExxonMobil expects to pump out majority of its oil, even in a low-carbon future
EXXONMOBIL says there is little risk that climate change policies will force it to leave its proved reserves of oil and gas in the ground.
Type: News
New energy and net zero department created as BEIS dissolved
A SIGNIFICANT overhaul by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak will see the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) split into three new entities, including a department dedicated to energy security and net zero
Type: News
BASF and Lutianhua sign agreement to build dimethyl ether pilot plant
BASF and Lutianhua have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a pilot plant for synthesising dimethyl ether (DME) using a new energy-efficient one-step process.
Type: News
Fusion industry heavyweights team up to advance fusion technology
Fusion industry heavyweights are teaming up to advance fusion technology in a bid to further clean and sustainable energy. Announced on the same day, these new deals include a partnership between General Atomics (GA) and Tokamak Energy on high temperature superconducting (HTS) technology for fusion energy. Separately, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and Proxima Fusion will work on the stellarator concept for fusion power.
Type: News
MSD selects London site for US$1.32bn research complex
MSD, known as Merck & Co within the US and Canada, has selected to build its future US$1.32bn state-of-the-art research centre and UK headquarters at the heart of London’s academic and life science cluster in Camden.
Type: News
CSB releases update on Philadelphia refinery fire
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its factual update on the refinery fire that occurred at Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) on 21 June.
Type: News
Engineering Inclusivity: Bridging the Gap with DEI
Mark McBride-Wright says diversity, equity and inclusion requires the perfect integration of unique components – a concept engineers should already be familiar with
Type: Feature
UK launches 2050 infrastructure strategy to speed up energy transition
REDUCING the UK’s lengthy grid connection backlog is a key focus of a government initiative to bolster energy infrastructure planning.
Type: News
Chemical engineers lead efforts to unblock UK hydrogen use
CHEMICAL engineers are investigating how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels as part of the nation’s commitment to net zero by 2050.
Type: News
Book review: Numerical Examples in Fuels and Energy
J Clifford Jones; ISBN: 978-87-403-2724-3; bookboon.com; 2019; £FREE
Type: Feature
