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Tesla Battery Day: Leading the Charge in Battery Innovation

A look at Tesla's exciting innovations in battery chemistry, cell design, and manufacturing methods.

Type: Feature

CPD Requirements are Changing - Are You Ready?

GETTING CHARTERED was a significant development in my professional career but not the end of the process. On the contrary, I now had an obligation to demonstrate a continuing commitment to my profession.

Type: Feature

NCC advances UK-based composite cryogenic hydrogen programme with testing facility

THE National Composites Centre (NCC) has announced a UK-based test programme to assist the aerospace, transport and energy industries accelerate design, manufacture, and test composite cryogenic storage tanks. The initial testing will involve a linerless carbon fibre tank designed to store liquid hydrogen (LH2).

Type: News

Ethylene from artificial photosynthesis

ETHYLENE has been produced from an integrated artificial photosynthetic device for the first time at ambient conditions.

Type: News

UK declares biggest nuclear revival in 70 years with plans for new reactors and fuel production

THE UK government wants to build a new large-scale nuclear plant and will invest £310m (US$394m) in advanced fuel production and skills in a bid to bolster energy security.

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Fine investment: coal miner and oil trader invest in novel coal-to-fuel developer

VITOL and Peabody Energy have invested US$20m in a firm that has developed technology that it says will offer a cost-effective way of upgrading coal waste into oil and then blending it into fuels without using expensive liquefaction.

Type: News

Data Science and Digitalisation for Chemical Engineers

Matthew Proctor and Leo Chiang discuss how the proliferation of data and ways to use it is impacting the role of chemical engineers

Type: Feature

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

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

INWED: Navya Thomas recognised as an innovator

COINCIDING with the celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2022, Research Fellow at Cranfield University Navya Thomas has been announced among the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering, for invention and innovation.

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New carbon capture technology granted funding for further development

THE Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Carbon CCS-US, the US subsidiary of Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), have received US$2.9m in funding to test a prototype that could make carbon capture more cost-effective.

Type: News

The Nature of Nurture

Grant Campbell and Jamie Cleaver report on a workshop that addressed the challenges of leading chemical engineering university departments and highlighted a style of leadership that can be helpful for academic and industrial leaders alike

Type: Feature

What to do About Waste?

Conclusions from the Royal Society of Chemistry’s summit on future waste science policy.

Type: Feature

Careers in Chemical Engineering: Safely Delivering Industrial Gases

With INWED focused on 'Make Safety Seen', Caroline Smither tells Yasmin Ali about her work helping industry make a safe shift to net zero

Type: Feature

Book Review: A Chemical Engineer in the Palm Oil Milling Industry

Hong Wai Onn; ISBN: 9789671818800; Hong Wai Onn; 2020; £9.37 (Amazon)

Type: Feature

Sweden discovers Europe’s largest rare earths deposit

SWEDEN’S state mining firm has discovered what could be Europe’s largest rare earths deposit, and says it could help the bloc reduce its reliance on imports of minerals needed to manufacture clean technologies and meet climate targets.

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Finalists announced for inaugural Earthshot Prize

PRINCE William has announced 15 finalists for the inaugural year of The Earthshot Prize, each of which now has a chance to win £1m (US$1.3m) to turn their innovative environmental solutions into reality.

Type: News

UK oil contractors report rising green demand

UK oil and gas contractors have reported a significant increase in demand for their services from outside of the sector.

Type: News

Winners announced at eighth IChemE Singapore Awards

THE National University of Singapore (NUS), Shell and Croda were amongst the winners at the eighth IChemE Singapore Awards, held on 19 October at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.

Type: News

Developing a Justification for a DCS Migration

Why modern distributed control systems are increasingly important

Type: Feature