Mammoth undertaking: Climeworks starts up world’s largest direct air capture plant
THE world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) plant – Mammoth – has started operations in Iceland where it is working to draw 36,000 t/y of CO2 from the atmosphere.
The Benefits of Neurodiversity Talent in Engineering
Blyth Decision Means UK’s Industrial Reboot Loses Another Site of National Importance
The Problem of Waste Plastic and Why Pyrolysis Oil Might Just Contain the Answer
The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
May 2024Issue 995
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Australia plans for natural gas drilling despite net zero commitments
THE AUSTRALIAN government has revealed plans to increase natural gas drilling and exploration, stating that gas will remain an important source of energy “through to 2050 and beyond”.
UK shelves hydrogen town trial
THE UK has shelved plans to trial using hydrogen to heat homes at town-scale until after 2026. The decision follows failed attempts to establish smaller village trials in Whitby and Redcar.
UK launches £6m competition to create a national maths academy
THE UK has launched a £6m competition to create a new national maths academy to advise government, accelerate technological development, and raise public awareness of the subject’s importance.
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