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The Loch Ness Monster and Plant Safety
Martin Pitt recalls his time spotting monsters, and warns that just because they are hard to spot, it doesn’t mean death and destruction aren’t around the corner.
Type: Feature
Three UK water companies face £168m fines for sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water face hefty fines after a “catalogue of failure” was uncovered in Ofwat’s biggest-ever investigation.
Type: News
UK outlines plans for state-run energy firm, with engineer picked to run it
THE UK government has unveiled plans for its state energy firm Great British Energy, putting engineer Juergen Maier at the helm, as it pushes to invest in, own and run clean energy projects across the country.
Type: News
Adam Duckett is reassured by the early signals from the new UK government as parliament welcomes an IChemE Fellow into its midst
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: How Management of Change Failures Contributed to the Disaster
Richard Mundy reflects on the Court of Inquiry’s findings relating to what we now call management of change (MOC), a concept that was not widely appreciated in 1974, and discusses modern MOC good practices and common pitfalls
Type: Feature
Polarised Positions Cast Shadow Over Global Plastics Treaty
Adam Duckett speaks to lobbyists about what they want from a global agreement to end plastic pollution
Type: Feature
Networking to Build Connections and Find a Job
Networking is a word that can strike fear into anyone. Vince Pizzoni aims to banish the dread and show you how networking can be fun as well as a key pillar in your career journey
Type: Feature
Microbes, Microwaves, and Mixes: Eco-friendly Plastics Solutions
Amanda Jasi speaks to innovators striving to improve plastics sustainability and reduce their environmental impact
Type: Feature
CSB releases final report on fatal bp-Husky Toledo refinery explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued its final report identifying the “critical” safety issues leading to an explosion that caused the death of two brothers at a former bp-owned refinery in Oregon, Ohio.
Type: News
Decarbonising the Grid: What Role for Great British Energy?
David Simmonds says that to encourage the private investment needed to realise the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government must first overcome key flaws in its plan
Type: Feature
Honeywell promise to maximise gigafactory efficiency with automation software
HONEYWELL has launched Battery Manufacturing Excellence Platform (Battery MXP), an artificial intelligence-powered software aimed at optimising battery manufacturing operations. Amid increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries, the software can help increase delivery rates by cutting ramp-up times and reduce scrap by 60% at startup.
Type: News
Shell, bp, and TotalEnergies invest in ADNOC’s major Abu Dhabi LNG project
Energy majors Shell, bp, and TotalEnergies have signed agreements with state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to acquire a 10% equity stake each in the 9m t/y Ruwais LNG project. Global trading and investment company Mitsui & Co will also take on a 10% share, while ADNOC will retain 60%.
Type: News
Frances Arnold awarded ACS ‘highest honour’
NOBEL prize-winning chemical engineer Frances Arnold has been handed the American Chemistry Society’s (ACS) “highest honour” for her contributions to chemistry.
Type: News
Unions hold on to hope as Tata Steel begins decommissioning Port Talbot blast furnace
TATA STEEL UK has begun decommissioning blast furnace 5 in Port Talbot, Wales. The closure, described as “the end of an era”, means unions have now switched their focus to safeguarding jobs and preventing a further blast furnace closure.
Type: News
Why the Lessons of the Fulcrum Fiasco must not be Wasted
Fulcrum BioEnergy shut down its flagship waste-to-fuel plant in May. Alex Howard looks at the implications for the waste gasification industry, and how other first-of-a-kind developers can reassure investors moving forward.
Type: Feature
Shell halts construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuels facility
SHELL has announced that its subsidiary, Shell Nederland Raffinaderij, will “temporarily pause” construction of an 820,000 t/y biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Type: News
“I WANT the stuff I work on to make an impact. That’s everything I think engineering should be.”
Type: News
Making Innovation Pay in a Sustainable Way
CPI is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Graeme Cruickshank looks at how the technology innovation centre has transformed the UK’s R&D sector and how it can continue to remain relevant to the just transition.
Type: Feature
Producing fuels from 1,500 degrees of solar heat: world’s first plant opens in Germany
THE WORLD’S first industrial plant using solar heat to make fuels has been opened in Germany. Using a vast array of mirrors that focus the sun’s heat onto a tower, the technology’s developer Synhelion plans to use its process to produce greener fuel for planes, ships and cars, and even low-carbon cement.
Type: News
IChemE members Amiaka and Lake named among Top 50 Women in Engineering
TWO ICHEME members – Nike Amiaka and Amanda Lake – have been recognised in the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering awards 2024.
Type: News
