The 114th and final wind turbine has been installed at Seagreen Wind Farm, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.
The joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies sits 27km from the Angus coast. It has already seen 76 of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines energised, producing more than two thirds of…
A legal challenge against against the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk has been rejected by the High Court.
Brought by campaign group Together Against Sizewell C (Tasc), the challenge contested the development consent granted by former energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and called for the government’s £700M investment in…
Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is relaunching an initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.
NCE is inviting women engineers to put themselves forward to join…
The government’s ambition to decarbonise the UK power sector by 2035 could be put in jeopardy in the absence of an integrated delivery plan, a report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found.
PAC’s report, Decarbonising the power sector, published yesterday, includes an urgent call for a clear strategy to…
Jones Bros Civil Engineering has hit a major milestone on the £36M north Wales tidal energy scheme three months ahead of schedule after overcoming initial delays.
The Morlais marine energy project in Anglesey has the potential to generate a capacity of 240MW, enough to power 180,000 households, and went into construction…
A legal challenge that could have major repercussions for new fossil fuel developments, including the controversial Cumbrian coal mine, will be heard today by the Supreme Court in London.
Brought by former Surrey resident Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group and supported by Friends of the Earth, the…
Labour has promised to reform the UK’s energy sector under new publicly owned body GB Energy, with more emphasis on renewables and energy security while delivering more jobs and lower bills for customers, should it come into government.
The announcements were made in a speech by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer…
Tunnelling on the Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity megaproject in Australia is poised to restart by the end of July, pending approval of programme modifications.
Snowy 2.0 is being constructed for project promoter Snowy Hydro by the Future Generation (FGJV) joint venture between Webuild, Australian firm Clough and an American subsidiary of Webuild…
A leading offshore wind technology manufacturer has stated that in order to meet power capacity targets of reaching net zero by 2030 set by government, the UK needs to build 24 new farms over the next seven years.
The analysis by ABB Energy has shown that to increase the UK’s offshore…
Nuclear energy has been a part of everyday life in the UK for over 70 years. It provides around 15% of the country’s electricity and supports key industries like medicine and defence. The UK government sees new nuclear power as essential to a clean and secure energy mix.
Combined with…
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