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How to Perform a First Pass Water System Sustainability Analysis
Stephen Hall and Sarah Kutz examine strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of water purification systems, including membrane-based water for injection generation and optimised flow rates, while exploring sustainability approaches and alternative designs
Type: Feature
Government announces new £370m Science and Technology Framework to boost UK innovation
THE UK government has announced a raft of measures to ‘cement the UK’s place as a science and technology superpower’ including the launch of a new Science and Technology Framework backed by £370m (US$443.7m) in investments, and an extension to the Horizon Europe guarantee scheme to the end of June.
Type: News
Altilium Metals to accelerate development of the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant
PLANS for Teesside to host the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant are underway following the completion of a six-month feasibility study by the facility’s owners, Altilium Metals, which will allow the company to accelerate permitting and grant requests as well as alternative financing
Type: News
Eden Project starts up UK’s first deep geothermal plant in nearly four decades
THE UK’s first new deep geothermal project to begin operations in 37 years has come online in Cornwall, providing heat for the iconic Eden Project.
Type: News
Hundreds of schoolchildren visit IChemE to be inspired by chemical engineers
ICHEME has hosted more than 300 schoolchildren at its UK headquarters where they met with real-life engineers and took on engineering challenges, to inspire them about the prospects of a career in chemical engineering.
Type: News
Drax in talks with UK government after pausing BECCS investment
DRAX has paused its £2bn (US$2.48bn) investment programme in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) while it awaits clarity on the UK’s commitment to the technology.
Type: News
Giving a Client Value: Whatever That Is
John Downer explains how teams can understand and provide value to projects for clients
Type: Feature
IChemE surveyed students as it seeks to bolster engagement and improve member services. Andrea Hosey shares the findings and what comes next
Type: Feature
NTU Singapore launching hybrid chemeng-chemistry course to fill skills gap
IN AN EFFORT to produce graduates with chemical engineering and chemistry skillsets, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is launching a new course in process engineering and synthetic chemistry.
Type: News
UK urged to accelerate CCS plans; and concerns raised about burning biomass
A CARBON capture trade association and a cross-party committee of MPs have called on the UK Government to accelerate the roll out of carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, as well as provide clarity on its strategy in order to incentivise investment.
Type: News
Carry on Teaching: Higher Education During a Pandemic
Amanda Jasi surveys students and teachers to understand how Covid-19 has impacted university life and how successful the forced changes have been
Type: Feature
Inspiring the Next Generation of Chemical Engineers Through STEM Outreach
You’re passionate about chemical engineering, but can you help convey that passion to inspire others?
Type: Feature
IChemE releases ChERD Centenary Special
In a centenary special issue of the journal Chemical Engineering Research and Design, experts offer their views on the future of separations, 3D-printing, CFD and much more besides.
Type: Feature
Continuous Improvement for the Process Industry
Ian Madden explains how to tell if continuous improvement is happening in your organisation
Type: Feature
TODAY is International Women in Engineering Day, and while 16% of engineering students are female, women still only make up 9% of the engineering workforce in the UK, according to the Women’s Engineering Society. So are girls giving up on STEM during education, rather than pursuing a career in industry? How can female engineering students stay motivated?
Type: News
New MOF makes plastic manufacturing more energy efficient
RESEARCHERS have developed a metal-organic framework (MOF) containing iron-peroxo (Fe2(O2)) sites which could reduce the amount of energy required for extracting ethylene, the key ingredient in polyethylene plastic.
Type: News
Martin Pitt looks back on the history of drinking water and chemical engineers’ contribution to it
Type: Feature
IChemE announces results of Congress elections
IChemE has announced the names of 32 volunteers who have been elected to the new member advisory body.
Type: News
Bayer pays US$10bn to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
BAYER has announced a US$10bn settlement for thousands of lawsuits claiming that that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.
Type: News
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order for the country to rejoin the Paris Agreement, along with other orders intended to confront the climate crisis and attempt to “undo the damage” of the last four years.
Type: News
