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King’s speech draws fire from environmentalists as oil and gas claims branded “distraction tactics”
“IT SIMPLY won’t do what the prime minister claims,” said Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, after the king’s speech unveiled a planned bill to mandate annual oil and gas licensing in the North Sea.
Type: News
LIVE Reporting from IChemE's Hazards34 Process Safety Conference
The final day of Hazards34 is now closed. You can read our full coverage below including our audio interviews with delegates and the key insights that safety experts have been sharing over the last three days.
Type: News
LSC member quits over climate change concerns
TOM BAXTER has resigned from IChemE’s Learned Society Committee (LSC) because he feels the Institution’s position on climate change is too weak. In response, LSC Chair Jarka Glassey has said that IChemE is materially taking action to help members address climate change and that a formal position formed through wider consultation with members will take time to develop.
Type: News
Martin Killcross; ISBN: 9780128240496; Butterworth-Heinemann; 2021; £99
Type: Feature
Cleantech uses ‘reversable rusting’ to develop 100-hour battery
A MASSACHUSETTS energy firm has developed an iron-based battery that can store electricity for four days using a novel method called “reverse rusting”.
Type: News
A shot of whisky and some chemical feedstocks please
WHISKY waste could provide high-value feedstocks such as lactic acid for the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries as researchers push to scale up a separations process.
Type: News
Centrica doubles Rough gas storage capacity and bolsters UK energy security
AFTER reopening its Rough gas storage facility last year, Centrica has almost doubled the site’s storage, further boosting the UK’s gas storage capacity. While national capacity still falls behind that of other European countries, Centrica aims to increase Rough’s storage capabilities further, in future.
Type: News
IChemE Singapore joins unique alliance on skills certification
ICHEME SINGAPORE has joined a unique alliance with the country’s government and industrial trade unions that will see its qualifications recognised as momentum builds to boost worker skills and certification.
Type: News
Australia’s commits A$22.7bn to green energy and production in latest federal budget
HYDROGEN, critical minerals, batteries, and low-carbon fuels are set to benefit from a multi-billion-dollar package of measures announced by the Australian government. Part of the Future Made in Australia initiative, the A$22.7bn (US$15.2bn) budget, which includes previously announced spending plans, is designed to address structural and strategic challenges facing the country’s economy.
Type: News
US to help develop new nuclear reactors
THE US has launched a National Reactor Innovation Centre (NRIC) to help industry accelerate the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies.
Type: News
LABELLED as a strategy that will “scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power” while building “thriving green industries in Britain”, the UK government’s new Powering up Britain plan conversely acknowledges that existing climate policies will not enable the UK to meet its Sixth Carbon Budget.
Type: News
Sam Baker speaks to engineers at Carlsberg Britvic working to make their drinks more sustainable – both environmentally and commercially
Type: Feature
BP helps to ‘future proof’ students’ skills
BP has launched the Skills Refinery, an online global portal developed to help improve student employability. In addition, a global challenge will be instituted in which the inaugural winning team will win a trip to the 2019 One Young World Summit in London.
Type: News
John Bewsey describes a new ion exchange process for cleaning up acid mines and brackish water
Type: Feature
Pathways to Success? Assessing NESO Plans for Clean Power 2030
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) released its report last week on achieving clean power for Great Britain by 2030. David Simmonds looks at whether the plans are viable, will meet our future needs, and ultimately lower costs to the consumer
Type: Feature
Shell adds CCS projects to Canada energy and chemicals complex
SHELL is expanding CCS capabilities at its refinery and chemicals complex in Alberta, Canada with the addition of the Polaris carbon capture facility and its connected Atlas Carbon Storage Hub.
Type: News
