Six firms have been shortlisted for government support to deliver a new wave of nuclear reactors.
Rolls Royce SMR, Holtec Britain and GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International are among those progressing to the next stage of Great British Nuclear's small modular reactor (SMR) competition. EDF, NuScale Power and Westinghouse Electric Company UK…
Arup and Aecom have landed key roles on National Grid's project to build high voltage overhead power lines across Lincolnshire.
The consultancy duo will manage the critical environmental impact assessment for the Grimsby to Walpole upgrade scheme. National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade project will see a 400kV overhead electricity transmission line…
Nearly half of global senior executives polled for a recent study believe their companies will fail in their 2030 decarbonisation targets.
As UK prime minister Rishi Sunak starts to relax net-zero commitments in Great Britain, Siemens' Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2023 report reveals that 45% of 1,400 executives worldwide surveyed believe they…
The Scottish Onshore Wind Sector Deal has been signed by the nation’s government and major industry players outlining measures to ensure Scotland can achieve its promised 20GW of onshore wind by 2030.
It sets out a number of actions the Scottish parliament intends to implement in order to more than double…
Somerset firm Berry & Escott Engineering is to design training equipment including a simulator for the Hinkley Point C nuclear project.
The company, which is based at the Blake Mill Business Park, is now a Tier One contractor and will have some of the highest levels of involvement on the project.…
The UK government has commenced the process of finding private investors to help fund the construction of Sizewell C nuclear power plant.
Energy security secretary Claire Coutinho officially opened up applications for interested partners to register their interest in being part of the project on Monday, 18 September. The government, Sizewell…
Ground has been broken on a “pioneering” form of green hydro energy generation at a Scottish Water reservoir in East Lothian.
The government body in charge of Scotland’s water and sewerage networks will invest £3M into the scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir as part of its work to reduce carbon emissions. The…
The Coal Authority has alerted contractors that it is looking to form a £100M framework to deliver mine water treatment schemes at over 70 facilities across England, Scotland and Wales.
The framework is being set up by the Coal Authority in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,…
Vinci Construction Grands Projets has won a €160M (£137M) contract to design and build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank in the Netherlands.
The project involves the construction of a new 180,000m3 LNG storage tank with a nickel steel inner tank and a post-tensioned concrete outer container. It falls within the programme…
Plans to use nuclear generated hydrogen to decarbonise asphalt and cement production have been given a large funding boost, with £6.1M coming from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
This figure will be matched by industry partners for the Bay Hydrogen Hub, a Hydrogen4Hanson scheme. The Bay Hydrogen…
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