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EPA limiting evaluation of chemical risks

THE US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revised how it determines risks associated with chemicals and will now only consider the risks of direct exposure, and not any potential exposure due to a substance being in the air, ground, or water.

Type: News

Fire at Louisiana chemical plant following damage from Hurricane Laura

A CHEMICAL plant in Louisiana, US, caught fire after damage from Hurricane Laura caused a chlorine leak.

Type: News

The Boundaryless Risk

Adam Duckett discusses the underplayed threat of hacking

Type: Feature

Recommendations to support UK green hydrogen

UK TRADE association RenewableUK has made policy recommendations to help Government achieve its goal of producing 5 GW of green hydrogen by 2030.

Type: News

Xodus to design Petronas’ first CCS facility

PETRONAS has awarded energy consultancy Xodus the conceptual engineering design contract for the state-energy firm’s first complete CCS project.

Type: News

Ineos launches new clean hydrogen business

INEOS has launched a new clean hydrogen business to develop capacity for clean hydrogen across Europe.

Type: News

The Case for Safety

ICHEME and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) collaborated to bring a local edition of the leading process safety conference series Hazards, to Singapore’s shores in May. The conference theme, “making safety case a reality” echoed Singapore’s intention to implement the safety case regime by Q3 2017.

Type: Feature

Report says nuclear vital for UK net zero plans

THE UK’s Energy Systems Catapult, an independent centre designed to accelerate the UK’s clean energy transition, has released a report assessing how nuclear energy can support decarbonisation to reach net zero by 2050.

Type: News

AI-guided evolution, lower-carbon carpets and plastic recycling win out at IChemE’s inaugural Young Engineers Awards for Innovation and Sustainability

“I WANT the stuff I work on to make an impact. That’s everything I think engineering should be.”

Type: News

Shell pulls out of Cambo oilfield

SHELL has pulled out of the Cambo oilfield project, saying that the economic case for investment isn’t strong enough.

Type: News

IChemE Matters – March 2025

Mark Apsey and Duncan Lugton talk policy and we catch up with Dylan Sherman to ask about his experiences as the latest Ashok Kumar Fellow

Type: News

Vaccine Development: Mind the Gap

Timothy Clayton reviews the myriad of considerations faced by IChemE volunteers seeking to support successful vaccine production against Covid-19

Type: Feature

How to Build a Self-Healing Plant

A future where plants will monitor, diagnose potential issues, and even schedule a fix is not far off – if we develop it correctly

Type: Feature

New Form of Contract for EPCM Services: Blue Book

John Challenger explains why IChemE has launched this completely new and unique form of contract

Type: Feature

The Dangers of Becoming too Remote

Aniqah Majid speaks to the University of Bath’s John Chew about the damaging impact remote and hybrid learning are having on students’ social skills

Type: Feature

Wood awarded new contracts at Norwegian refinery

WOOD has been awarded two strategic modifications contracts for Equinor’s Mongstad refinery in Norway.

Type: News

Wood secures SABIC engineering design contract

WOOD has secured a contract with SABIC to design a world-class petrochemicals research centre in Saudi Arabia.

Type: News

The Engineering Mindset Part 6: Complex or Complicated? Measurements and Targets – be careful what you ask for

Chris and Penny Hamlin explain how real-time data and dynamic insights can drive sustainable change

Type: Feature

Partners plan membrane-free electrolyser production in Northern Ireland

CLEAN Power Hydrogen (CPH2) has formed a joint venture to manufacture its membrane-free electrolyser technology from a base in Northern Ireland.

Type: News

Enbridge to buy Spectra for US$28bn

Deal to create largest NA energy infrastructure Co.

Type: News