Key decisions on the country’s major infrastructure projects are expected in 2023.
Over the course of the next 12 months, transport secretary Mark Harper will have to make big decisions on the country’s planned road building schemes with planning rulings needed in relation to the Stonehenge Tunnel, Lower Thames Crossing and…
US energy firm NuScale Power is "ready to move forward" with its small modular reactor (SMR) technology in the UK.
Going forward, SMRs, alongside large-scale nuclear plants, are seen as a crucial tool in the country’s battle against the energy crisis and drive towards net zero. The government established a new body…
National Grid has teamed with Hitachi Energy to deploy gas-insulated switchgear and gas-insulated lines at its Bengeworth Road substation as part of its London Power Tunnels project, in a UK first.
The London Power Tunnels 2 project is a seven-year, £1bn project to rewire South London to meet future energy demands…
Balfour Beatty has signed an agreement to help support the planning advancement for the construction of a new small modular reactor (SMR) which could rival Rolls-Royce’s plans.
The memorandum of understanding was signed between the infrastructure giant and Holtec Britain to develop plans for a SMR-160 pressurised light-water reactor somewhere in…
Yorkshire Water will conduct an independent investigation into a burst pipe which leaked into a Sheffield gas main, cutting heat and hot water for 3,000 homes.
People in the town of Stannington were left without any heated energy for two weeks following the incident on 2 December. Cadent Gas said gas…
Rolls-Royce SMR has revealed the three shortlisted locations for its first small nuclear reactor factory.
The heavy pressure vessels (HPV) factory will produce components for a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) designed and built in the UK. The three locations are: · The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), Sunderland and South…
The first nuclear reactor built for a British power station in more than 30 years is complete and ready for delivery to Hinkley Point C in Somerset.
The “reactor pressure vessel” is the high strength steel cylinder that contains the nuclear fuel and the chain reaction needed to make heat. The…
Strabag UK has started exploratory works at Loch Lochy in the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands for what could become the UK’s first large-scale pumped storage scheme in 30 years.
SSE Renewables’ proposed hydro scheme at Coire Glas, which was given planning consent by the Scottish government in October 2020,…
National Grid is using innovative satellite technology to boost the resilience of the energy network against climate change, improve its reliability and make millions in cost savings.
The Eye in the Sky initiative is being led by National Grid alongside partners European Space Agency, Cranfield University, satellite data specialist Spottitt and…
Development of the next generation of small nuclear reactors has been boosted by £77M of government funding.
The government has announced new funding to support clean energy production in the UK, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent impact on global energy prices. The funding, which totals £102M, includes £77M…
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