This year the British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) is 30 years old, and to celebrate, New Civil Engineer is to present an award for the best of the winning projects of the last 30 years.
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Infrastructure map of London launched
A new interactive map showing past, present and future construction projects in London has been launched by its mayor.
The app, which is the second phase of London’s Infrastructure Mapping Application, uses both public and private sector data to map out transport, water, energy and building projects in the capital. It…
Up to £40bn saving in energy transformation
Ministers have announced a new plan to remove barriers to smart and battery technology and allow homes and businesses to be more flexible around energy usage, saving up to £40bn between now and 2050.
Energy regulator Ofgem’s report Upgrading our energy system has set out how a smarter energy system and more…
Laing O’Rourke joins UK SMR consortium
Laing O’Rourke has joined the Rolls-Royce led British consortium looking to win government funding to develop its small modular reactor (SMR) programme.
The engineering firm joins Rolls-Royce, Amec Foster Wheeler, Arup, Nuvia and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in the UK SMR joint venture, which is designing an innovative nuclear…
Morgan Sindall wins £60M Western Power extension
Morgan Sindall has been awarded a £60M, two year extension to an existing framework with Western Power Distribution.
The new two year deal will extend the existing three year framework agreement – worth £30M annually – to deliver excavation, cable laying and reinstatement works in the West Midlands region. The project…
Dams could cause Amazon ‘irreparable damage’
The Amazon basin could suffer irreparable damage if a significant number of dams are built as planned, causing environmental scientists to push for alternative renewables.
In a study by 10 universities and research centres, scientists found that the impacts of 140 built dams and potential impacts of a further 428 planned…
UK ‘should lead innovation’ in wake of Trump’s Paris pull out
Engineering and renewable energy experts have said that despite US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement being a “disaster”, Europe and China should seize the opportunity to lead green innovation.
On June 1, President Trump announced the US will be leaving the Paris agreement, a voluntary arrangement between 195 countries to stop…
Offshore wind firms in troubleshooting bid
Design and infrastructure growth barriers in the floating offshore wind sector are to be tackled through three major Carbon Trust studies.
Each study, led by the Carbon Trust and commissioned by a joint industry partnership including the Scottish government and eight energy companies, will focus on barriers to scaling up floating…
Fracking project becomes election issue
A controversial fracking scheme has become a key campaigning issue in a Yorkshire borough ahead of next week’s election.
North Yorkshire County Council last year approved an application from Third Energy to frack for shale gas at a well in Kirby Misperton. The decision was met with dismay by environmental groups and although Friends of…
Derby EfW project could drag into 2018
Completion of a £145M Derby energy-from-waste scheme (EfW) has been delayed for up to a year, it has emerged.
Waste recovery firm Renewi revealed in its annual results statement that the Derby and Derbyshire Waste Treatment Centre in Sinfin may not be fully operational until next year. Renewi – formed this…