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Scotland’s “renewables powerhouse” ambitions: strategy seeks rush from oil and gas
THE Scottish government has set out its vision of becoming a renewables powerhouse in its Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan – a set of priorities directed at transitioning away from oil and gas production as “fast as possible”, while significantly scaling up renewable energy production to provide cheap, green electricity to power the country’s economy.
Type: News
CO2 as a commodity, not waste: turning emissions into cost-competitive chemicals
Etosha Cave, Co-founder of clean technology company Opus 12, speaks about the company's process for turning CO2 emissions into cost-competitive products.
Type: Feature
Trish Kerin explains the power of using Delta HAZOP, a new method for revalidating previous HAZOPs
Type: Feature
IChemE Medals nominations open with launch of new Clean Energy Medal
ICHEME has announced a new Clean Energy Medal will be given as part of its annual medals and prizes programme, which is now open for nominations.
Type: News
Hurricane Energy produces first oil at fractured basement field
HURRICANE Energy has produced first oil from the UK’s first fractured basement field in the North Sea.
Type: News
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 This is the view of nuclear expert Ziggy Switkowski, who told lawmakers the country’s ban on nuclear energy should be repealed.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
Better Safe Than Sorry (Whatever Safe Is)
Trevor J Hughes on why reducing risk will only come from engineers challenging cringeworthy ‘management speak’ and improving public understanding of consequence
Type: Feature
UK data hub to boost manufacturing
ULSTER University, UK is leading a new £50m (US$62.9m) data innovation hub and testbed expected to help UK manufacturers boost productivity and competitiveness.
Type: News
Oil and gas industry agrees transition deal with UK Government
THE UK oil and gas industry has come to an agreement with the UK government over how the industry will manage the green energy transition while still supporting workers.
Type: News
Creating useful products from desalination waste
ENGINEERS at MIT, US have proposed a method that could use desalination waste to produce useful chemicals, including chemicals that can make desalination more efficient. This could potentially provide an economically and ecologically beneficial method for the disposal of desalination waste.
Type: News
University of Melbourne wins US$100,000 grant
RESEARCHERS at the University of Melbourne, Australia have won a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant. The grant will be used to fund a research project aimed at relieving malnutrition among mothers and infants in developing countries.
Type: News
Novel method for green ammonia production
RESEARCHERS at Monash University, Australia have discovered a method for producing green ammonia that could benefit agriculture, as well as transport.
Type: News
ENERGY giants have invested £600,000 (US$786,000) in the University of Aberdeen’s energy initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas industry.
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
A look at how a wastewater treatment plant in Denmark has become energy self-sufficient
Type: Feature
Vale to begin disposing of mining waste from fatal Brazil dam collapse
MINING giant Vale is to begin disposing of the mine tailings from the fatal collapse of one of its dams last year, which killed at least 259 people, into the extraction site. The move is expected to speed up the removal and final disposal process.
Type: News
Jonathan Wright and colleagues explain how their IChemE Award-winning ion exchange and encapsulated bacteria technologies can combat critical nitrate problems
Type: Feature
