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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
Johann Glauber – Alchemy to Modern Chemistry
Alchemy. It’s a word that conjures up images of charlatans and quackery, of quasi-mythical men poring over steaming cauldrons trying to turn lead into gold. It’s an image that is worlds apart from modern chemical engineering, carried out in a sleek contractor’s office, in a modern laboratory or on a heavy industrial site – factual, precise, auditable.
Type: Feature
3D printing of flexible porous silicone
Structures may be printed in wet or dry environments
Type: News
Graphene-wrapped nanocrystals improve fuel cell
Innovation can improve performance of hydrogen cars
Type: News
CO2 can be turned into sustainable concrete
New building material could utilise captured carbon
Type: News
Piper Alpha: The Disaster in Detail
Fiona Macleod, chair of the Loss Prevention Bulletin Editorial Panel, and Stephen Richardson, an expert witness in the Piper Alpha, review the causes of the Piper Alpha disaster, the findings of the investigation, and challenge you, the reader, to answer a series of questions about safety where you work.
Type: Feature
After the spill: research for safer offshore operations
A decade on from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, James Pettigrew discusses the efforts to bring together stakeholders and conduct research to boost offshore safety
Type: Feature
Using wood waste to produce biochemicals: green chemistry for a green future
Amanda Doyle speaks to Florence Gschwend, CEO and Co-founder of Lixea, about the company's new process to turn wood waste into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels.
Type: Feature
Jimmy Hunter looks at the dark side of oxygen and how it can be a powerful workhorse in the chemical industry
Type: Feature
Safety expert Wassim Naddi on Lebanon’s disregard for safety and the need for change.
Type: Feature
IChemE CEO Jon Prichard leads the call for nominations for roles on the Board of Trustees, Congress, and the Learned Society Committee
Type: Feature
