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Amanda Doyle reports from the COP26 climate change summit
Type: Feature
UK Government pledges £390m to develop hydrogen technology
THE UK Government has announced a £390m (US$468m) hydrogen technology fund focussed on supporting low carbon production and clean steel.
Type: News
Climate Change, Hazards and Digitalisation
Sam Wilkinson discusses IChemE’s ongoing Learned Society activity
Type: Feature
Coolbrook primed for industry use after RotoDynamic Heater pilot tests reach over 1,000°C
COOLBROOK has successfully completed the first phase of largescale pilot testing for its RotoDynamic Heater which demonstrated its capabilities for industrial use in high-temperature process heating. This will enable the technology to move forward to industrial scale projects at customer sites, the firm said
Type: News
First reactor since Fukushima: Japan probes returning to nuclear power
MORE than a decade after the meltdown of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese energy firm Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) is exploring the feasibility of building Japan’s first new nuclear reactor – following the country’s renewed interest in the power source.
Type: News
Ethics Series: Educating Ethical Chemical Engineers
David Shallcross and Allyson Woodford discuss challenges and methods to teach ethics, using real-life cases
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Vince Pizzoni
Yasmin Ali speaks to Vince Pizzoni, associate professor at Nottingham University, executive search consultant for the energy industry, and career coach.
Type: Feature
PETRONAS wins big at IChemE Malaysia Awards
MALAYSIAN oil and gas giant PETRONAS won three of the seven prestigious IChemE Malaysia Awards at the ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on 17 October.
Type: News
Solar-powered dryers and greener electric car batteries among £1m Earthshot winners
A BATTERY that uses a water-soluble binding composite to make it easy to recycle, and solar technologies to combat food waste, rural poverty, and gender inequality, were among the winners of this year’s Prince of Wales’ £1m (US$1.2m) Earthshot prizes.
Type: News
Amanda Lake talks about her work in the municipal water sector, in water and wastewater treatment.
Type: Feature
Coronavirus: the push to produce a vaccine
WITH more than 75,000 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection having killed more than 2,000 people in 26 countries, a race is underway to both contain it and develop a vaccine.
Type: News
Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund: Supporting members
Keith Batchelor explains the fund, and shares some personal accounts from members that have benefited
Type: Feature
IChemE members honoured by Malaysia science academy
SIX IChemE members have been recognised for their research excellence by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
Type: News
US court blocks rollback of power plant emissions rule
A US court has vacated a rule brought in by the Trump administration that relaxed regulations on coal-fired power plant emissions.
Type: News
Japanese oil giants develop waste plastic-to-oil facility with Mura Technology
OIL and petrochemical companies Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) and ENEOS have launched a facility which uses Mura Technology’s water-based recycling process to convert end-of-life plastic into oil for producing new chemicals and plastic products.
Type: News
Dyllon Randall explains how bio-bricks can be grown from human urine
Type: Feature
Precise Liquid Flow Measurement to Optimise Your Batching System
Neil Hannay outlines the key considerations when specifying a suitable flow meter for the design of a batching system
Type: Feature
Sorensen and Pelzel among IChemE members elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
EVA SORENSEN and Rodney Pelzel are among five IChemE members elected fellows of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).
Type: News
