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Companies sign MoU to study hydrogen for Singapore’s energy future
SINGAPOREAN and Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative that could contribute to a clean and sustainable energy future for Singapore.
Type: News
Bayer pays US$10bn to settle Roundup cancer lawsuits
BAYER has announced a US$10bn settlement for thousands of lawsuits claiming that that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.
Type: News
UK Government awards £10m grant for first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility
HIGHVIEW Power, a cryogenic energy storage company, has received £10m (US$12.3m) from the UK Government for a 50 MW CRYOBattery facility (with a minimum output of 250 MWh), to help the country achieve its decarbonisation goals. It will be the UK’s first commercial cryogenic energy storage facility.
Type: News
UK REACH chemicals registration deadline extended
THE UK Government has extended the deadline for UK chemicals companies to register their products with the new system that will come into place following the Brexit transition period. Companies will now have up to six years to complete registrations, up from two years.
Type: News
UKAEA’s £55m device successfully takes a step closer to fusion power
TAKING a step to achieving a fusion power plant, the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA’s) £55m (US$72.2m) Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade device has achieved “first plasma”, after a seven-year build.
Type: News
Accelerating novel vaccine inactivation method
SEEKING to accelerate a novel method for producing inactivated vaccines to market and ensure competitivity, the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation has partnered with a specialist machinery manufacturer and an information analysis company. The novel method could make vaccine production faster, safer, and cheaper.
Type: News
Australia to invest A$539m in carbon capture and hydrogen projects
AUSTRALIA’s budget for this fiscal year will see it invest A$539.2m (US$416.6m) in hydrogen and carbon capture, use, and storage (CCS/CCUS) projects that will support industry, create 2,500 jobs, help cut emissions, and drive further investment.
Type: News
Hydrogen Valley planned for Aussie coal country
A CONSORTIUM has outlined proposals to create a ‘hydrogen valley’ in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales in Australia, that would help pioneer clean energy and feedstocks in place of the region’s coal industry.
Type: News
Obituary of David Wood, international statesman of the chemical engineering profession and first President of the World Chemical Engineering Council
Type: News
ExxonMobil releases model methane emissions regulatory framework
EXXONMOBIL has released an industry-wide model regulatory framework for methane, and urged stakeholders, policymakers, and governments to develop comprehensive, enhanced rules to reduce methane emissions throughout production.
Type: News
UK’s state-backed vaccine manufacturing centre sold
THE UK’s emergency vaccine manufacturing innovation centre (VMIC) has been sold to US manufacturer Catalent, sparking concerns about lost opportunities for innovation, training and pandemic preparedness.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey shakes up business in wake of battery exit
JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) has sold its battery materials business and will focus more on hydrogen technologies, with the CEO restructuring the company after a period of poor performance.
Type: News
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station closes
FRENCH-owned EDF Energy has formally switched off Hinkley Point B’s second reactor, a nuclear power station in the UK that has generated more electricity than any other during its 46 years of service.
Type: News
Book Review: Process Integration Approaches to Planning Carbon Management Networks
Dominic Foo and Raymond Tan ISBN: 9781032242811; CRC Press; 2021; £59.99
Type: Feature
Chemical & Process Engineering Expo, CHEMUK 2022, returns this May
The CHEMUK 2022 EXPO returns on 11 and 12 May 2022 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.
Type: Feature
TRISO-X begins construction on commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel facility
TRISO-X, a wholly-owned subsidiary of X-energy, has marked the start of construction at a site its parent company has billed as “North America’s first commercial-scale advanced nuclear fuel facility” in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Type: News
Government warned that muddied carbon accounting will slow industrial decarbonisation
THE UK’s Energy Systems Catapult has warned there are “inconsistencies” in carbon accounting that will make it difficult to achieve meaningful decarbonisation across industry and makes mechanisms vulnerable to “greenwashing”.
Type: News
Chemical engineer warns lawmakers about UK’s cyber weaknesses
THE UK is routinely targeted by cyber attackers, with China and Russia posing the greatest state-backed cyber threat, says a parliamentary briefing report by IChemE’s 2021 Ashok Kumar fellow, Amber Keegan.
Type: News
Britishvolt bought by Australian startup
AUSTRALIAN-based startup Recharge Industries has been confirmed as Britishvolt’s new owners after the company went into administration in January.
Type: News
Eni and subsidiary Vår Energi to buy Neptune Energy for US$4.9bn
ITALIAN oil major Eni, and its Norwegian listed subsidiary, Vår Energi, have agreed to buy London-headquartered Neptune Energy for US$4.9bn. This is the largest cash deal in the European oil and gas sector for almost a decade, say finance experts.
Type: News
