The government’s plans to transform the UK’s energy system, reduce energy bills and deliver net zero have passed into law after being given Royal Assent.
The Energy Act 2023 aims to deliver a raft of new measures including a new tender process for onshore electricity networks and reduction of costs for…
South Africa will receive a $1bn (£830M) loan from the World Bank to help the nation deal with its struggling energy system and transition to a low carbon grid.
Africa’s sixth most populated nation, South Africa is among the top 20 highest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, making its transition…
The European Commission has announced an action plan to help the continent reach its renewable energy target of 42.5% by 2030.
To reach the target, a new Wind Power Action Plan has been established to drive the required increase in wind installed capacity, with an expected growth from 204GW capacity in…
Plans have been unveiled to build two small modular nuclear reactors in the United States to power data centres.
NuScale Power Corporation, which designs and markets small modular reactors (SMRs), has been chosen by Standard Power - a supplier of infrastructure to data processing companies - to build two of its…
A new type of tidal turbine blade has been manufactured in Scotland which could reduce the cost of producing tidal power.
Design engineers from the University of Edinburgh have claimed that the new 3m long blade reduces the amount of materials necessary – bringing down the weight, volume and, crucially, the…
A report commissioned by British Gas owner Centrica has detailed how a number of power projects in the current grid connectivity logjam that won’t come to fruition are threatening the UK’s future energy security.
Named “phantom” power projects by the Centrica CEO, these schemes are in the queue for grid connection…
Cowi is to provide engineering and project management support to a Nordic start-up with ambitions to create a large-scale solid sorbent carbon removal facility in Iceland.
Cowi selected Removr as one of nine shortlisted ventures in its Co-Creator Startup Program 2023. Established in 2022, the Co-Creator Startup Program, whose 2023 shortlist…
Utilising “small changes” Network Rail completed a four-night overhead line equipment (OLE) renewal programme in Cambridgeshire with zero emissions.
The UK rail infrastructure manager was able to do this by using four hybrid Mobile Elevated Working Platforms (Mewp), the machine that lets operatives reach the OLE, on batteries charged by an…
Scottish National Party leader Humza Yousaf has pledged £500M for the offshore wind industry north of the border.
Hamza said the cash would be invested over the next five years to help "anchor" a "new" supply chain for the renewable power sector in the country. Speaking at the party's annual conference…
Improving UK infrastructure to drive economic growth and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable – if the government makes the right policy decisions now, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said.
The government’s independent advisory body has released its second National Infrastructure Assessment – setting out a programme for…
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