Powerlines needed to drive the UK’s transition to net zero carbon will have to be built in unpopular places, but the government hopes it can minimise the disruption, a minister has said.
Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland in Norfolk, is a campaigner against a new pylon route through his county to…
The UK had 13.9GW of offshore wind capacity in 2022 and 10GW of projects are under construction, but National Grid, the electricity system operator, estimates that over 100GW could be required to reach net zero by 2050. Installing more offshore wind turbines to meet this capacity is only part of…
National Grid president for strategic infrastructure Carl Trowell is no stranger to big energy schemes. He has led major projects spanning marine offshore infrastructure and engineering and services in the oil and gas industry for many years.
His record as a heavyweight is one reason he was appointed to his role…
Denise Bower’s article “Maximising benefits for the North” (Institution of Civil Engineers, Record last month) is to be commended for her enthusiasm and for extolling the benefits that Northern Powerhouse Rail will bring, or could bring, if ever built. This project, as part of Levelling Up UK, has been on…
Aecom has announced plans to hire around 380 people in its Environment, Water and Energy (EWE) business this year.
The new recruits will support Aecom’s expanding project portfolio as clients seek support with challenges such as climate change, water scarcity and the energy transition. Aecom says its EWE teams are working…
Main Point Peter Meanley is quite right that we need a British Standard to encourage the use of basalt reinforcement (Your View, December 2023). However, in my view we also need a change of attitude in the risk averse procuring authorities, primarily government departments. They often view innovation with suspicion and…
Wiltshire Council has granted planning permission for National Grid to replace overhead power lines with underground cables beneath the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The landscape north of Devizes is set to be enhanced by the replacement of 4.6km of overhead power lines and 13 pylons with…
A new decision-making process may expand seven offshore windfarms already under development, adding 4GW towards the UK's 2030 targets.
The Crown Estate, following requests from developers, has announced steps to enhance existing offshore windfarm projects by harnessing improved technology that has become available since the projects were first auctioned. Seven projects…
Thousands of construction workers at energy sites across the UK are poised to strike after snubbing an “inadequate” pay deal.
The workers, which number over 3,000, are based at sites including Stanlow, Fawley, Valero, Grangemouth and Mossmorran oil refineries and the Sellafield nuclear facility. They have been voting on a pay…
The Planning Inspectorate has launched a trial to test potential components of an enhanced pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
The Planning Act 2008 introduced a new bespoke consenting route for major infrastructure projects in the fields of energy, transport, water, waste and wastewater. Between its introduction in 2010…
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