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X-energy and Cavendish given £3m to assess Hartlepool ‘gumball’ nuclear reactor
X-ENERGY and Cavendish Nuclear have been awarded £3.34m (US$4.24m) by the UK government to assess how domestic manufacturing could support the construction of a novel small pebble-bed nuclear reactor. The pair want to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool by the early 2030s to help decarbonise local industry.
Type: News
Pharma’s US$150bn investment in US sparks ‘exodus’ fears
PHARMACEUTICAL companies have invested more than US$150bn in US manufacturing and R&D since the election of Donald Trump, triggering lobbying for legislative intervention to prevent an “exodus” from Europe.
Type: News
Soil Survivor: Using Nanotech for Regenerative Agriculture
Amanda Jasi speaks to researchers using nanotechnology to help preserve, replenish and analyse soil
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 6: Skilling Up
David Simmonds looks at who we need to deliver our energy transition, from the local technician to the grid designer
Type: Feature
Successes, regrets - and the damage being done to our children's futures
Type: Feature
Insolvency climbs among oil services firms
Woes continue as second study raises safety concerns
Type: News
IChemE Sets Out Stance on Climate Change
Mark Apsey shares IChemE’s new position statement on climate change and the consultation process through which it was established
Type: Feature
TransCanada sues for US$15bn over XL refusal
Argues US unfairly blocked Keystone pipeline
Type: News
Amgen buys Horizon Therapeutics for US$27.8bn
US BIOTECH company Amgen has completed its US$27.8bn acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics after a legal challenge by the US antitrust watchdog was dropped.
Type: News
IChemE begins governance member consultation
ICHEME has begun a member consultation period on the future of the Institution’s governance and is inviting all members to share their views.
Type: News
New process for creating biodegradable polyesters
RESEARCHERS have developed a new polymerisation process involving a light-activated catalyst that could be used to create biodegradable plastic.
Type: News
New process improves efficiency of isobutanol production
RESEARCHERS have developed a new process for producing the biofuel isobutanol more economically.
Type: News
Novel anodes for safe and stable seawater-based aqueous batteries
US RESEARCHERS have developed a battery anode based on a new nanostructured alloy that could change how energy storage devices are designed and manufactured. The novel alloy also progresses the potential of replacing solvent electrolytes with seawater, a safer, inexpensive, and abundant alternative.
Type: News
UK government awards £80m in funding for greener heat projects
A PROJECT to heat homes with sewer water and the UK’s largest high-temperature water source heat pump are among the four winners of a share of around £80m (US$101.7m) from the UK government’s Green Heat Network Fund.
Type: News
Petronas wins four awards at IChemE Malaysia ceremony
PETRONAS won four of eight awards at IChemE’s Malaysia Awards ceremony, which was held virtually yesterday evening.
Type: News
Woodside sells US$5.7bn stake in its first US LNG plant
AUSTRALIAN energy major Woodside has sold a 40% stake in its Louisiana LNG project to private equity firm Stonepeak for US$5.7bn as it seeks a foothold in the burgeoning US gas export market.
Type: News
Testing provides the essential information needed for key decisions such as when to relax lockdowns, but many countries including the UK are struggling with a shortage of diagnostics capacity.
Type: Feature
