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CCS could fuel the fizz in UK lager
CARBON capture and storage (CCS) could fuel the fizz in UK lager and help guard against a future CO2 shortage after industry revealed talks are underway with a trade group for beer.
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HeidelbergCement sets Paris-aligned emissions targets
HEIDELBERGCEMENT has set targets to reduce its emissions in line with the Paris Agreement climate goals, becoming the first cement company to have its targets validated under an independent assessment scheme.
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Philadelphia oil refinery to shut down following fire
REFINERY owner Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) has announced that it is to permanently close its oil refinery in Philadelphia, US, following a fire which caused substantial damage, reports Reuters.
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UK plastic-to-hydrogen plant set for operation next year
A CONSORTIUM has announced it could invest up to £130m (US$160m) building 11 waste-to-hydrogen plants across the UK, with the first set for operation in Cheshire next year.
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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.
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Poliakoff receives China’s highest honour for foreign scientists
BRITISH chemist Sir Martyn Poliakoff has received the 2019 International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of the People’s Republic of China, the country’s highest honour for foreign scientists.
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First Australian plant to deliver hydrogen blended gas across a city
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks (AGN), which owns distribution networks across the country, is to construct a facility in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, which will be the first in Australia capable of delivering up to 10% blended hydrogen across the city. The project will cost A$4.2m (US$2.6m).
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ENGIE to supply Heathrow Airport with ‘green gas’
ENERGY and services company ENGIE is to supply ‘green gas’ to Heathrow Airport, the major international airport in London, UK. 100% green biomethane, produced by anaerobic digestion, is to replace natural gas at all meter points across the airport’s terminals until March 2022.
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New IChemE Malaysia Board visits Royal Patron
EARLIER this month, members of the new IChemE Malaysia Board paid a courtesy visit to Her Royal Highness Queen of Perak Darul Ridzuan, Tuanku Zara Salim, a chemical engineer and the Royal Patron of IChemE in Malaysia. The meeting took place at Istana Perak in Kuala Lumpur.
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Shell delays several major projects
FOLLOWING a decision last month to reduce capital spending by 20%, Shell has postponed a number of projects, including a natural gas development in the North Sea estimated to have a value of around US$1bn.
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Partnership aims to develop tyre recycling technology
MICHELIN and Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) are planning to join forces to develop Enviro’s patented pyrolysis technology for waste tyre recycling, and to build a plant for the technology.
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Prelude will not resume full production this year, says Shell
SHELL has said its huge floating LNG production plant – the Prelude FLNG facility – is not expected to resume full production this year, following a troubled start for the pioneering facility.
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Australia offers A$76.8m support for Portland smelter
AUSTRALIA’S Government has agreed to provide A$76.8m (US$59.5m) in funding in a bid to secure the future of Alcoa’s Portland aluminium smelter in Victoria. The move could help save 600 jobs and provide stability to the energy grid.
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DRAX has agreed to sell four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations to electricity company VPI Holding for £193.3m (US$262m).
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Neste acquires stake in plastics recycling company
NESTE has acquired a minority stake in plastics recycling company Alterra Energy. The companies will work together to achieve global rollout of Alterra’s recycling technology.
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CureVac joins forces with Bayer to speed up supply of Covid-19 vaccine
CUREVAC has agreed to work with Bayer to accelerate the development and supply of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
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Shell resumes production at massive floating LNG plant
SHELL has resumed production of LNG from its huge floating processing plant – Prelude – following a series of project setbacks that halted output for almost a year.
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Johnson & Johnson to collaborate with Merck to increase vaccine production
MERCK will produce Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines in a collaboration that the Biden administration helped to facilitate.
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UK to introduce petrol with 10% bioethanol
E10 fuel – petrol blended with 10% bioethanol – is set to be introduced in the UK in September.
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Greener chemicals: steam cracking could go electric by 2023
BASF, SABIC and Linde aim to construct a multi-megawatt plant to demonstrate that steam crackers can be heated by electricity rather than fossil fuels, in a move that could eliminate 90% of emissions from the heart of chemicals processing.
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