Ofgem has proposed a £3.4bn funding package and fast tracked Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the offshore electricity interconnector cable between Scotland and England.
EGL2 is an “electricity superhighway” connecting Peterhead in Scotland with Drax in England with 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Project promoters National Grid…
The prime minister has made commitments to “secure the future of the UK’s thriving defence and civil nuclear industry” including partnerships with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, EDF and Babcock to invest £763M in the workforce by 2030.
In a statement on 24 March, the government said domestic nuclear capabilities are vital to…
Achieving decarbonisation goals requires both the development of a huge range of new infrastructure as well as retrofitting existing facilities.
The scope of work that needs to be engineered ranges from ensuring new buildings are designed to meet the latest standards in energy efficiency, through to the development of giga…
Arup has been appointed by Wind Catching Systems (WCS) to provide research and engineering expertise for its ‘windcatcher’ multi-rotor floating offshore wind concept.
The Windcatcher has been designed to reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCoE) of floating wind. LCoE is the average cost of the unit (i.e. kWh) generated by…
UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
The tunnel will be used to carry power cables for HS2’s TBMs that are set to build the high-speed rail…
WSP and AtkinsRéalis have been appointed by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) under a 10-year agreement to support its geological disposal facilities (GDF) programme.
GDFs involve storing higher-activity nuclear waste hundreds of metres underground and according to the UK Government are internationally recognised as the safest long-term solution for the waste. A…
When I read the news that the UK could be facing blackouts from 2028 due to delays in the delivery of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, I nearly fell off my chair. Resorting to blackouts or brownouts – planned energy disruptions – as a form of energy management…
Floating offshore wind projects at Port Talbot and the Port of Cromarty Firth have made progress under the government’s Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (Flowmis) scheme, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced.
ABP’s Future Port Talbot and Port of Cromarty Firth project have been advanced to the ‘primary list’ phase…
The need to rapidly accelerate the transition to cleaner energy is now more important than ever, but what does the next phase of this transition look like?
A survey from global law firm Ashurst, canvassing the views of over 2,000 senior business leaders from across the G20, found that businesses…
Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) will be the first project to proceed under a new Ofgem fast track process and will receive a provisional £2bn funding package.
National Grid’s project will construct a subsea energy “superhighway”, in the form of a 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable, from…
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