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Aurora solar thermal plant approved in South Australia
GLOBAL solar energy company SolarReserve has announced that it has received developmental approval for its 150 MW Aurora thermal solar plant in South Australia, the largest of its kind in the world.
Type: News
Tetra4 to become first South African LNG producer
ALTERNATIVE and renewable energy firm Renergen says that its gas production subsidiary Tetra4 is to be the first LNG producer and seller in South Africa.
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 6: Skilling Up
David Simmonds looks at who we need to deliver our energy transition, from the local technician to the grid designer
Type: Feature
Partners to build world-first commercial recycling facility
WOOD and advanced recycling company ReNew ELP have partnered to build the world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution (HydroPRS) technology to process end-of-life plastic waste.
Type: News
Vendor Viewpoint: How RotoDynamic Technology enables clean olefin production
Coolbrook CEO Joonas Rauramo charts the path to fully electrified steam cracking, a game-changing technology that could slash global CO2 emissions
Type: Feature
ABB wins contract to decommission ENGIE power station
ABB has secured a contract with energy operator ENGIE to provide support and advice for the decommissioning and proposed demolition of Hazelwood power station and mine in Australia.
Type: News
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
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
NSW gives greenlight to Santos’ controversial coal seam gas project
AUSTRALIA’S New South Wales government has backed Santos’ A$3.6bn (US$2.54bn) Narrabri gas development project, which could see 850 coal seam gas wells drilled in a push to boost the state’s energy security.
Type: News
New view of chemical engineering to help serve society
RESEARCHERS have presented a new view of chemical and biochemical (C&B) engineering, which sees the discipline as three interconnected layers of activity. They say the view helps to show how well equipped the field is to tackle current and future challenges, to serve society.
Type: News
Clean Cells to build new production facility
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL company Clean Cells has invested €13m (US$15.3m) in a new production facility in France that would quadruple its analysis and production capacity.
Type: News
Novel particles for photocatalytic water treatment
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, have developed novel micrometre-sized, titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles that can trap and degrade bisphenol A (BPA). Further development could lead to a novel water treatment.
Type: News
Engineering ethics has much to do with communication, thought and decision-making
Type: Feature
Evonik and Sinopec partner on OSN
EVONIK and the SINOPEC Beijing Research Institute of the Chemical Industry (BRICI) have agreed to build a process development laboratory for organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membrane technology.
Type: News
Decarbonisation Versus Profits
Mercedes Maroto-Valer discusses how the chemical industry can contribute to post-pandemic net zero
Type: Feature
Plastics: Biodegradable, Bio-based, or Compostable?
Conventional plastics are widely recognised as harmful to the environment, but are the alternatives any more eco-friendly?
Type: Feature
CSB releases final report and video on Arkema fire
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its final report and an updated animation on the Arkema chemical fire which occurred due to flooding during Hurricane Harvey last year.
Type: News
Heriot-Watt researchers make hydrogen from whisky wastewater
WASTEWATER from whisky distilleries could be used to produce hydrogen, saving precious freshwater, thanks to nanoparticles used by researchers at Heriot-Watt University.
Type: News
Novel battery technology project succeeds in proof-of-concept
A COLLABORATIVE project has succeeded in demonstrating proof-of-concept for novel sodium-nickel-chloride battery technology. The £250,000 (US$310,057) project involved innovation centre CPI, Lancaster-based SME LiNa Energy, and the University of Lancaster.
Type: News
