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UK Labour party to set up publicly-owned green energy company if elected
THE Labour party have in their annual meeting outlined plans for an industrial strategy, which includes setting up a publicly-owned green energy company within a year if its leader, Keir Starmer, wins the next election.
Type: News
UK coal mine approval: ‘I don’t understand why we’re doing this,’ says CCC Chair
THE UK Government has approved the first coal mine in 30 years, despite widespread climate concerns and an apparent lack of need.
Type: News
Book Review: The Chemical Cocktail
Fiona Erskine; ISBN: 9780861540334; Point Blank, an imprint of Oneworld; 2022; £8.99
Type: Feature
Southampton University: “We’re shaping the future”
Amanda Jasi reports from the official opening of the chemical engineering programme at Southampton University
Type: Feature
Election Fever: Call for nominations for the Board of Trustees and Congress
Ahead of IChemE’s upcoming elections, interim CEO Jo Downham encourages members to get involved to help shape the future direction of IChemE
Type: Feature
UK calls on coal to avoid supply shortfall
ON 7 March, two coal power plant units operated for six hours to supply additional power to the UK’s electricity grid, as freezing temperatures began sweeping the nation. This was the first time that contracted contingency plants had been required this winter, reports Reuters.
Type: News
INDUSTRY should work with government to create a wider hydrogen supply chain strategy that builds on UK strengths to help accelerate the growth of the nation’s hydrogen economy, says the UK’s appointed sector champion Jane Toogood.
Type: News
UK government unveils £14.6bn alternative to Horizon Europe funding programme
THE UK government has published its “Pioneer” programme, a long-term strategy to support research and innovation in the UK should talks with the EU surrounding membership with the Horizon Europe scheme end in failure
Type: News
Altilium Metals to accelerate development of the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant
PLANS for Teesside to host the UK’s largest EV battery recycling plant are underway following the completion of a six-month feasibility study by the facility’s owners, Altilium Metals, which will allow the company to accelerate permitting and grant requests as well as alternative financing
Type: News
Rockwell Automation teams up with Cornish Lithium to develop the firm’s demonstration plant
LITHIUM exploration within Cornwall, UK has received a boost after Rockwell Automation announced it is working with Cornish Lithium on a demonstration plant to validate the sustainable production of lithium hydroxide from granite containing mica.
Type: News
Report shows growing demand for engineers, and ‘green engineering’
AS THE UK ramps up its net zero efforts, a report commissioned by EngineeringUK finds that demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than for other occupations, and vacancies for “green engineering” jobs in the country have increased by 55% over the last 5 years.
Type: News
OFGEM, the UK’s energy regulator has launched a formal investigation into power company Drax to determine if the wood pellets burnt to generate electricity at its Selby plant breach sustainability rules. The regulator said however that the opening of this investigation does not imply that it has previously made “any findings about possible non-compliance”.
Type: News
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Xueqi Wang
Xueqi Wang talks to Yasmin Ali about her career in refining precious metals across the globe
Type: Feature
Nigel Hirst reminds IChemE members to safeguard their membership and their access to IChemE’s resources for professional development
Type: Feature
Denham and East Kimberley earmarked for green hydrogen facilities in Western Australia
WESTERN Australia’s push to become a major exporter of renewable hydrogen is rapidly gathering pace following plans for two new green hydrogen facilities: Denham and the East Kimberley clean energy project.
Type: News
HAVING failed to heed warnings that its offshore wind budget in the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) round was too low to address rising development costs, the UK government has failed to secure any new offshore bids. The record 95 successful projects – up from 93 last year – are set to deliver 3.7 GW of renewable energy, down from the 11 GW achieved last year led by offshore wind.
Type: News
Engineering Net Zero Part 4: Giving Industry and Transport Operators a Choice
David Simmonds has called for more choice for domestic customers when it comes to clean transport and heating options and he believes that energy flexibility should be extended to industry, and heavy transport sectors
Type: Feature
Welsh Water admits illegally spilling sewage at dozens of treatment plants for years
WELSH WATER has admitted to spilling untreated sewage at dozens of treatment plants for years. Data shows that one of their worst performing plants is in Cardigan in West Wales, where the company has been spilling untreated sewage for at least a decade into an environmentally protected area near a rare dolphin habitat.
Type: News
Oxford’s rapid Covid test wins top prize at IChemE Awards
THE University of Oxford has been given IChemE’s outstanding achievement in chemical and process engineering award for a rapid Covid-19 test developed in the early stages of the pandemic that enabled freedom of travel.
Type: News
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
