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Controversial Narrabri gas project gets ‘green light’ from NSW development authority
SANTOS has received “phased” and strictly conditioned approval from the independent planning commission of New South Wales (NSW) for its controversial A$3.6bn (US$2.58bn) Narrabri coal seam gas project, which could supply up to half of the state’s gas demand.
Type: News
Australia to become critical minerals powerhouse by 2030
THE Australian Government has announced an updated strategy which it expects will make the nation a critical minerals powerhouse by 2030. The plan is part of measures to unlock the sector’s significant potential, which also include a A$200m (US$148.1m) grant programme and A$50m to support research and development.
Type: News
Energy: Hydrogen from offshore wind
Amanda Doyle speaks to Widya Wahyuni about using wind to power seawater electrolysis
Type: Feature
Claudia Flavell-While updates on the progress of IChemE’s learned society activities
Type: Feature
Vale CEO resigns after Brazil dam collapse
FABIO Schvartsman has resigned as the CEO of Vale, following the fatal collapse of a Vale mine tailings dam. Since the collapse, 186 people have been confirmed dead and 122 people remain missing.
Type: News
Nuclear industry releases cost cutting framework
THE Nuclear Industry Association (NIA), a UK trade association for civil nuclear industry, has released framework which could enable industry to cut the costs of constructing new nuclear stations in the UK.
Type: News
Court finds Shell liable for Nigerian oil spills
A DUTCH appeals court has ruled that Shell is responsible for the consequences of oil spills in two Nigerian villages from its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). A decision regarding oil spills in a third village is yet to be made.
Type: News
Plans for nuclear waste facility in South Australia scrapped after traditional owners' court win
BARNGARLA traditional owners who fought to stop a nuclear waste facility planned for a site in Napandee near Kimba in South Australia, have won their fight in court. Madeleine King, minister for resources, said the government did not intend to appeal the judge’s decision.
Type: News
Safety issues to the fore at IChemE-hosted roundtable on battery energy storage systems
SAFETY concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries dominated a recent IChemE-hosted roundtable discussion on the state of the UK’s battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Type: News
G7 countries enact coal exit plan but Greenpeace label it ‘too little, too late’
THE days of coal-fired electricity are numbered after G7 nations agreed to phase out production of the fuel by 2035 at a meeting in Turin, Italy.
Type: News
Australia starts up Moomba, the world’s third largest CCS project without EOR
THE MOOMBA carbon capture and storage project in Australia has become the world’s third largest project to begin burying emissions without enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
Type: News
Update: Cargo ship owner says it was not carrying sodium cyanide at time of North Sea collision
THE OWNER of the cargo ship that crashed into a US-flag tanker in the North Sea on Monday has said it was not carrying sodium cyanide, as previously reported.
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
Our Research Focus: Going with the Flow Chemistry
Christian Holtze and Klaus Hellgardt on how the newly established IConIC consortium is aiming to seize the opportunities presented by flow chemistry and implement them on a commercial scale
Type: Feature
Liza Forbes, Kym Runge, Mike Mankosa, Jaisen Kohmuench and Luke Vollert discuss a froth-free flotation technology that can halve the energy use in the grinding step of mining operations
Type: Feature
Iron Plan: Working Towards Emissions-Free Reduction
Kerry Hebden speaks to innovators piloting green steel production in Sweden, and a second team working on a process to produce metals on the moon
Type: Feature
Bulk Solids Flow: Know What you’re Dealing With
A look at what should go into a proper Basis of Design document for a solids handling system
Type: Feature
ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery celebrates 70 years. David White discusses how its history is intertwined with that of IChemE and the University of Birmingham
Type: Feature
