UK Power Networks has extended its partnership with Clancy, Kier and Morrison Utilities as part of the ED1SON contracting Alliance.
The four-year extension will see the £1bn capital investment programme continue across London, the South East and East of England. Initially launched in 2015, ED1SON was designed to bring together the…
Backers of the embattled Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon are urging the government to rethink its position on the tidal energy scheme.
With just eight days to go until planning consent for the £1.3bn project expires, developers are urging prime minister Boris Johnson to grant the final permit needed for construction to…
Business secretary Alok Sharma has refused an application by Vattenfall Wind Power to expand its Thanet offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
The refusal is due to concerns that the 340MW extension would interfere with shipping navigation in the approach to the estuary. Danish energy company Vattenfall currently operates 100…
Acciona is set to start using a hydrogen generator on a Spanish construction site next year as part of its drive towards carbon free construction.
The contractor has signed a deal with hydrogen power technology business AFC Energy to install a zero emission H-Power generator on one of its projects. According…
Construction has restarted on the North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP), with workers returning to site on Monday.
Contractors Buckingham Group Contracting and Galldris have new health and safety plans in place on NLHPP sites which align workers’ activity with the guidance from the Construction Leadership Council on Covid-19. Safety…
A High Court judge has dismissed an environmental campaign group’s opposition to the construction of two new gas-fired units at the Drax Power plan in North Yorkshire.
The group ClientEarth argued that former BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom had “effectively ignored” the UK’s net zero carbon emissions commitment when she granted the…
The Planning Inspectorate has announced that it will recommence site visits as the government eases lockdown restrictions.
It comes after planning delays to a number of high profile road and energy schemes. The Planning Inspectorate stopped all site visits in mid-March following the lockdown restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. However,…
It is estimated that London’s wasted heat could meet 38% of the city’s heating demand, so a new project harnessing London Underground’s waste heat could be a game changer.
Nestled between towering high-rise blocks, a new energy centre in the London Borough of Islington is a shining example of how energy…
More than 200 contractors have shown interest in the £600M North London Heat and Power Project.
Contractors interested in bidding for the £600M energy recovery facility where invited to find out more about the project by watching an online presentation by client North London Waste Authority. The contract covers design, engineering,…
Kier has been reappointed by Firmus Energy to provide natural gas distribution infrastructure services in Northern Ireland.
The £100M contract is for an initial three years, with a possible three year extension. It starts this month. This is the fourth time Kier will deliver Firmus Energy's construction and maintenance works and…
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