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OGA Chairman calls on industry to do more for the energy transition
TIM Eggar, Chairman of the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has said the industry’s “social licence to operate is under serious threat and there is no scope for a second chance”. He called on the sector to do more to help solve climate change challenges and to drive net zero.
Type: News
Six UK projects get share of funding for industrial decarbonisation
THE UK Government has awarded a share of £8m (US$11m) to six regional projects to develop ways to cut emissions from industry.
Type: News
UK announces nuclear waste competition winners
FOURTEEN companies have won contracts in a £3.9m (US$5.5m) competition aimed at developing a waste toolkit that will contribute to meeting the aims of the nation’s nuclear sector deal.
Type: News
GSK to close two UK antibiotics manufacturing sites
GSK is closing two UK antibiotics manufacturing operations, in Barnard Castle and Ulverston.
Type: News
UK launches new high-risk research funding agency
THE UK Government has launched a new scientific research agency to fund high-risk, high-reward research.
Type: News
Former IChemE President’s donation will help promote sustainability
FORMER IChemE President Ian Shott has announced a £200,000 (US$279,000) donation to IChemE to be used to promote the role that chemical engineers have in addressing societal challenges.
Type: News
Australian Government announces recycling and clean energy fund
THE Australian Government has announced that funding is now available for recycling and clean energy projects as part of the A$1.3bn (US$1bn) Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI).
Type: News
Partners to build world-first commercial recycling facility
WOOD and advanced recycling company ReNew ELP have partnered to build the world’s first commercial-scale plastic recycling plant using Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution (HydroPRS) technology to process end-of-life plastic waste.
Type: News
UKAEA signs two new deals to develop fusion
TWO multimillion-pound frameworks will see experts join the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help realise its mission of leading delivery of sustainable fusion energy.
Type: News
Ithaca Energy acquisition reawakens Cambo project plans
OIL and gas company Ithaca Energy is acquiring Siccar Point Energy in a deal worth up to US$1.46bn, which could see the development of the UK’s controversial Cambo oilfield.
Type: News
UK energy security bill set to become law
THE LANDMARK bill announced as part of the Queen’s Speech in May, which puts into law measures to boost long-term energy independence, security, and prosperity within the UK, has been introduced into Parliament.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey will invest £80m in hydrogen fuel cell factory
JOHNSON Matthey (JM) will invest £80m (US$96m) in expanding its site in Royston, UK to manufacture hydrogen fuel cell components. The announcement comes as the Government makes JM’s Jane Toogood the country’s first hydrogen champion.
Type: News
Waste processing and disposal resumes at Chernobyl
AFTER the departure of Russian troops from the site, radioactive waste processing and disposal activities have resumed at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The first batch of waste for disposal was transferred from the site on 21 August.
Type: News
Exxon and CF Industries partner on large-scale CCS project
EXXONMOBIL and CF Industries have teamed up to capture and permanently store up to 2m t/y of CO2 emissions at facilities in Louisiana, US, the equivalent to replacing approximately 700,000 petrol cars with electric vehicles, according to the partnership.
Type: News
London-based company ruled liable towards the victims of fatal Beirut blast
A BRITISH court has ruled that the London-based chemical company behind the shipment of the ammonium nitrate which caused a deadly blast in Beirut port killing over 130 people in 2020, is liable towards the victims caught up in the incident
Type: News
Sizewell C looks at capturing CO2 from the atmosphere using nuclear heat
SIZEWELL C, in the UK, is developing plans to demonstrate how heat from a nuclear plant could be used to power direct air capture (DAC) technology to suck CO2 emissions from the atmosphere.
Type: News
Ethics Series Introduction: Ethics and the Chemical Engineer
David Bogle and Raffaella Ocone introduce a new series of articles urging chemical engineers to ‘think ethics’ before taking action
Type: Feature
David Bogle wins prestigious EFCE Jacques Villermaux Medal
DAVID BOGLE, IChemE’s past president, has been awarded the Jacques Villermaux Medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements as scientific vice-president of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) from 2018 to 2021, and his commitment to chemical engineering education and training.
Type: News
MAGNOX, which is responsible for the safe and secure cleanup of 12 nuclear sites across the UK, has awarded suppliers including Costain, Kaefer UK and Ireland, and Nuvia, a place in a framework contract to help complete its decommissioning programme. The contract is for up to six years and has a total estimated value of £485m (US$622.6m).
Type: News
