Private investors are set to revive plans for a £1.3bn 320MW tidal lagoon power station in Swansea.
Senior officials behind the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay project have confirmed that several “leading brands” are lined up to invest in the project. Developer Tidal Lagoon Power’s application for a government subsidy to fund the lagoon off the…
The Commons Scottish affairs committee has voiced its support for a sector deal for the oil and gas industry in Scotland.
In its report, “The future of the oil and gas industry”, the committee highlights the need to protect the “vital” industry with an “ambitious” sector deal. The proposed deal, entitled…
The offshore wind sector is urging the government to do more to help UK suppliers win more work to build, maintain and decommission offshore windfarms.
A report from the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has urged the government to ensure that 60% of project costs for all offshore wind projects are sourced from…
The developer behind the UK to Norway interconnector project has assembled a local SME directory to help its tier one contractors develop a local supply chain.
NorthConnect project manager Fiona Milligan told New Civil Engineer that the project was promoting a local supply chain to keep component and services costs down,…
A £20M competition for large scale energy storage solutions has been launched by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
The “Storage at Scale” competition is searching for “innovative, replicable solutions” that act as competitive alternatives to conventional forms of energy storage such as pump storage hydro-electric schemes or batteries. …
The contract award for a £500M energy from waste plant to an Urbaser Balfour Beatty joint venture (UBB) is facing a legal challenge.
Gloucestershire County Council has been accused of breaking procurement laws when it altered the terms of its construction and operations contract for the 14MW energy from waste plant contract…
The supply chain working on the Wylfa nuclear power station project in North Wales is being “run down” after project developer Hitachi and the government admitted they had failed to agree funding terms.
Hitachi’s UK nuclear arm Horizon Nuclear Power announced yesterday that work on the £20bn new power station on…
A £100M project to build a power connector under the Menai Strait is under threat following developer Horizon’s decision to suspend the Wylfa nuclear plant project.
The 4km tunnel was set to run from the Wylfa nuclear site on the Isle of Anglesey, under the Menai Strait, to connect to the grid…
Redevelopment of London’s Battersea Power Station has required intricate tunnelling to supply its inhabitants with electricity.
London’s Grade II listed Battersea Power Station stopped functioning in 1983 but, after many years of stalled attempts, it is now set to regenerate the local area as part of a vast new development. Work…
Much more rests on the £19.6bn project to construct the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset than the ability to power 6M homes.
Everyone is bearing the pressure to get it right – from the shovel drivers at a nearby Somerset quarry who wash the wheels of their vehicles…
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