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Burst water main ‘probable’ cause of Surrey sinkhole, geologists say
GEOLOGISTS have said a burst water main is the “probable” cause of a sinkhole that led to the collapse of a road in a village in Surrey, southeast England.
Type: News
Wood wins contract to design €1.5bn fossil-free plastics plant
WOOD GROUP has won the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a novel plant that will produce plastics using methanol and renewable energy instead of fossil fuels.
Type: News
The final Council meeting for 2016/17 was hosted in Birmingham on 10 May, alongside the successful Hazards 27 conference.
Type: News
EU introduces new chemicals strategy
THE European Commission has unveiled its new chemicals strategy which aims to make chemicals production more sustainable while phasing out potentially harmful substances such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and endocrine disrupters.
Type: News
Victoria Darcy announces a new way for students and graduates to network and find out what chemical engineering roles are out there
Type: Feature
Safety issues to the fore at IChemE-hosted roundtable on battery energy storage systems
SAFETY concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries dominated a recent IChemE-hosted roundtable discussion on the state of the UK’s battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Type: News
Nuclear-power container shipping could be possible within the decade
NUCLEAR-POWERED container ships could be moving cargo in and out of Europe by the end of the decade, thanks to the launch of a joint study by leaders in the shipping and nuclear industries.
Type: News
Alexandra Meldrum reports on IChemE’s increased involvement in policy consultations
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt looks at the origins of the pharmaceutical industry
Type: Feature
Steve Schofield offers strategies to optimise pump systems and identify energy savings
Type: Feature
Early innovations from the food and drinks industry have done much to influence other industries and sectors. Martin Pitt thinks about it over a breakfast of cereal with cold milk and sugar
Type: Feature
TfS white paper explores new approaches to counting carbon in chemical sector
A WHITE paper released by global chemical initiative Together for Sustainability (TfS) has identified several improvements in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting that they say if implemented will help encourage decarbonisation across the chemical sector.
Type: News
Mine closure is not just an environmental issue, say Anna Littleboy, Guy Boggs and Glen Corder
Type: Feature
Modelling with Excel Part 8: A Comparative Study ‑ Part 2
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
Jon Prichard and Claudia Flavell-While explain IChemE’s role in supporting the innovation process
Type: Feature
Safety: Protecting Plants Against the Environment
Adam Duckett speaks to Steven Fitzgibbon about natural hazard risk reduction
Type: Feature
Engineers warn next UK government must commit to industrial strategy to secure UK economy
ENGINEERS have warned that the UK economy is at risk unless the next government commits to a long-term industrial strategy and equips workers for future green and tech jobs. As part of a systems approach to ensuring sustainable economic growth, 42 organisations including IChemE also recommended intensifying commitment to net zero and futureproofing infrastructure.
Type: News
Chris Lucas speaks to Adam Duckett about accelerating the UK’s emergency vaccine production capability
Type: Feature
Practical Process Control Part 8: Determining Tuning Constants for Tight and Averaging Level Control
Myke King continues his detailed series on process control, seeking to inspire chemical engineers to exploit untapped opportunities for improvement
Type: Feature
