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Vale ‘knew’ Brazil dam was at risk of collapse, report says
REUTERS says it has seen an internal document that shows that Vale knew last year that its dam in Brazil was at risk of collapse. The dam collapsed on 25 January in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and so far, 165 deaths have been confirmed whilst 155 remain missing.
Type: News
Mike Cloke reflects on his volunteer role, and discusses opportunities for others to get involved
Type: Feature
IChemE awards Arup Gold Corporate Partner status
ICHEME has awarded Gold Corporate Partner status to Arup, an international company comprised of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants, and technical specialists. This was in recognition of the company’s commitment to developing the chemical engineering profession.
Type: News
New densified wood is as strong as steel
ENGINEERS at the University of Maryland have developed a way to make wood more than ten times stronger, creating a low-cost and lightweight alternative to most metals and alloys.
Type: News
Governments urged to do more as ambitious timeline for fusion set at FUSION24 conference
FUSION has garnered something of a reputation in the energy industry for always being 30 years away. However, scientists and engineers from around the world gathered at The Science Museum in London yesterday to be told of ambitious plans to get “fusion electrons on the grid by the 2030s”.
Type: News
Going for Gold…Red, Blue, or Black!
James Colley looks at opportunities available to chemical engineers both in traditional non-fossil fuel sectors and emerging sectors
Type: Feature
Johnson Matthey awarded contract at Russian methanol plant
JOHNSON Matthey’s combined reforming methanol technology has been selected by JSC Technoleasing for its plant in the Amur Oblast region of Russia.
Type: News
Gordon Varney and Lydia Gaunt explain how to select pumps in the water, wastewater and sewage industry
Type: Feature
Drax in talks with UK government after pausing BECCS investment
DRAX has paused its £2bn (US$2.48bn) investment programme in bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) while it awaits clarity on the UK’s commitment to the technology.
Type: News
How we can learn important safety lessons from success as well as failure
Type: Feature
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order for the country to rejoin the Paris Agreement, along with other orders intended to confront the climate crisis and attempt to “undo the damage” of the last four years.
Type: News
Chevron to end 55-year North Sea presence with Clair field sale
CHEVRON has decided to market its 19.4% stake in the Clair field, one of the UK’s largest hydrocarbon resources, along with associated assets in the North Sea. The move will mark the energy major’s exit from the oil and gas producing region after more than 55 years.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco signs ‘diversification’ deals worth US$4.5bn
SAUDI ARAMCO has signed eight agreements, worth around US$4.5bn, with oil and gas service contractors as the state energy giant pushes ahead with national plans to diversify the economy.
Type: News
IAEA reviews Fukushima water release
OFFICIALS from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have visited Japan to review the plans to release treated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea.
Type: News
Landmark ruling could put UK fossil fuel projects at risk
THE impact of burning fossil fuels should be taken into account when approving energy developments, the UK’s Supreme Court has ruled in a verdict that may put future oil, gas, and coal projects at risk.
Type: News
Our Research Focus: Swappable Hydrogen Fuel Tanks
Could swappable hydrogen storage tanks revolutionise refuelling for low-carbon road vehicles? A PhD project at the University of Bath in the UK aims to make an alternative refuelling infrastructure a reality with a new concept design
Type: Feature
CSB identifies six key safety issues that led to 2018 Superior refinery explosion
FAILURE to learn from a similar incident investigation released less than a year prior is among six key safety issues that contributed to the 2018 explosion at the Superior refinery in Wisconsin, US, says the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Type: News
