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FEATURES

June/July 2018

16-18 FUTURESCAPE: THE VIEW FROM 2035
The next few decades are expected to be among the most
transformative the energy sector has ever seen. What part will
natural gas and new technologies play? A report from Arup
imagines the energy system of 2035

20-22 ONE TOO MANY

Suzannah Robin, an alcohol and drug safety expert at
AlcoDigital, explains the importance of testing policies and
procedures and how they help to improve workplace safety

24-25 CCS AND THE SUSTAINABILITY CATCH 22

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology for
mitigating climate change and unlocking the use of fossil fuel
reserves in the future, but does it represent a Catch-22 situation
for investors? A new survey from DNV GL asked oil and gas
professionals to name their biggest sustainability drivers

26-27 A SOUND APPROACH TO HEALTH AND SAFETY

Power plant machinery such as turbines can cause noise and
vibrations which can be harmful to workers, local residents and
bad for business. Arne Berndt, of SoundPLAN, examines steps
that can be taken to help mitigate excessive noise

28-29 THE GAS NETWORK OF THE (NEAR) FUTURE

Deployment of hydrogen across the gas network could help
decarbonise the UK’s energy usage. But just how feasible is it?
Gi hears Kiwa Energy’s case for the H economy
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30-31 WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
As part of IGEM’s support for International Women in
Engineering Day on 23 June, let’s get to know some of the
pioneering women who changed the field of engineering forever
with their ingenuity, determination and genius

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