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Climate-related incidents need to be accounted for in process safety
ENVIRONMENTAL and scientific advisory groups have called on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take stronger action to protect workers and the public from chemical disasters exacerbated by climate change.
Type: News
Report facilitates Franco-Scottish collaboration in floating wind and hydrogen
A REPORT published by the Scottish Government, has recommended areas for research collaboration between French and Scottish organisations working in floating wind and hydrogen.
Type: News
Study identifies kickstarter projects for SA hydrogen valley
A FEASIBILITY study published by the South African Government and partners has identified nine projects across three hubs which could help kickstart establishment of a hydrogen valley.
Type: News
Southampton University: “We’re shaping the future”
Amanda Jasi reports from the official opening of the chemical engineering programme at Southampton University
Type: Feature
Origin Energy may delay closing Eraring coal power station
ORIGIN Energy’s plans to close its Eraring coal power station seven years ahead of schedule, might now be put on hold over fears the country will run into electricity shortages. This is due to ageing coal plants closing potentially faster than new renewables and storage projects coming online
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US government approves huge Alaska oil and gas development
A CONTROVERSIAL Alaskan oil and gas project has been given final approval by the Biden Administration, on what is described as the largest tract of undisturbed public land in the US, despite promises of ‘no more drilling on federal land” by the US president during his election campaign.
Type: News
Major investment in Pilkington UK’s Merseyside sites to save 15,000 t/y of carbon emissions
GLASS manufacturer Pilkington UK is making a “multi-million-pound” investment in its Merseyside facilities, one of the biggest the company has made in the country in decades, as part of a project backed by the government that is expected to save 15,000 t/y of carbon emissions.
Type: News
New energy record is ‘resounding confirmation in global fusion quest’
FUSION researchers have achieved a record-breaking sustained burst of energy that they say is the clearest indication in a quarter of a century that fusion technology can produce abundant low-carbon energy.
Type: News
BP completes feasibility study for green hydrogen hub in Australia, and invests in Advanced Ionics
BP HAS completed a concept development phase study into its large-scale green hydrogen hub, H2Kwinana, in Western Australia and is now a step closer to achieving a final investment decision for the project. In separate news, the firm has also led a US$12.5m investment in green hydrogen specialist Advanced Ionics, a climate-tech startup from Milwaukee, US.
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Researchers develop mussel-inspired coating that can extract rare earth elements
RESEARCHERS at Penn State University, US, have developed a mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating (MINC) that can extract neodymium – a critical element used in clean energy technologies – from secondary sources such as industrial wastewater without using a high amount of energy.
Type: News
GREENPEACE UK climate campaigner Phillip Evans accused the UK government of making a “reckless decision” after the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced it had granted development and production consent for the Rosebank field.
Type: News
Engineers push to make zero emissions steel and cement from a single process
WHAT if it were possible to make cement as a byproduct of recycling steel – and power its production with green energy? This is the focus of a new two-year project involving researchers and industry from across the UK who are working to prove that two materials which are fundamental to society can be manufactured in a combined process that could help cut the huge volumes of emissions normally produced.
Type: News
US awards US$7bn for seven hydrogen hubs to boost clean energy economy
THE BIDEN administration has announced that seven hydrogen hub proposals are to receive US$7bn in ‘Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’ funding to boost the domestic development and production of hydrogen.
Type: News
UK government announces £400m hydrogen support measures
THE UK government has announced support for 11 commercial green hydrogen projects which will see more than £400m (US$510m) of private capital invested in the UK green economy.
Type: News
BASF announces 2,600 jobs losses as it cuts costs in Europe
BASF has announced that it is taking additional cost cutting measures in Europe, primarily at its Ludwigshafen integrated chemical complex, which will lead to a net loss of 2,600 jobs.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on why the COP failure is an opportunity for engineers
Type: Feature
Space mirrors and volcano drones: £56m awarded for geoengineering experiments
SCIENTISTS have been awarded more than £56m (US$74m) in funding by the UK’s moonshot innovation agency to investigate whether launching mirrors into space, thickening Arctic sea ice and disrupting clouds could reduce global temperatures.
Type: News
Scientists disrupted by Iberian blackout pitch ten principles for chemistry resilience
WHAT do you do when a severe blackout throws your scientific conference (and the whole Iberian peninsula) into turmoil? You use the experience to write a research paper about the ten principles needed for chemicals and chemistry resilience, of course.
Type: News
IChemE Matters – July/August 2025
A round up of what you've been saying, plus the usual policy corner
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