A development consent order (DCO) has been granted for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (Beccs) to be implemented at Drax Power Station in Yorkshire.
Secretary of state for energy security and net zero Claire Coutinho approved the DCO, which will see Drax convert two biomass units at Drax Power Station…
National Highways engineers are investigating a bridge-strike prone structure over the M42 following two collisions in the space of a week.
The M42 near Birmingham has been reduced to two lanes after a bridge crossing the route - located between junctions 7 (M6 J4) and 6 (Birmingham Airport) - was damaged…
Lava defences enabled by digital flow monitoring have “held up well” in the small fishing town of Grindavik following the recent volcanic eruption, a specialist civil engineer has confirmed.
An eruption event at the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula began on 14 January, setting off a series of intense earthquakes…
Tidal energy specialist Hydrowing has released a proprietary design for a modular barge to help drive down the cost of installation and maintenance of tidal stream array technology.
Cornwall-based Hydrowing, which has recently set up a new base in Wales to roll out its tidal energy solutions, says the new Quad…
Campaign group Suffolk Energy Action Solutions (Seas) has launched a national petition and short documentary starring Ralph Fiennes to stop National Grid's infrastructure proposals as part of The Great Grid Upgrade.
The Great Grid Upgrade is designed to help the UK switch to clean energy to ensure the electricity network is…
The Environment Agency has defended its decision to continue its flood alert warning contract worth £19.5M to tarnished Japanese software company Fujitsu, despite its involvement in the Horizon Post Office scandal.
The Japanese IT giant is the subject of an inquiry to assess its part in the Horizon software scandal, which…
Global renewable power capacity is now expected to grow to 7,300 GW by 2028, having increased by 50% from 2022 to 2023, according to a new report.
The Renewables 2023 report is published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous Paris-based intergovernmental organisation that provides policy recommendations, analysis and data…
Preparation for work on two A38 schemes as part of the £50M Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme (BREP) in Worcestershire will start this month.
Site clearance and preparatory works are due to start on the A38 through Bromsgrove on what are referred to as Scheme B at the Buntsford Drive and Sherwood…
A “world first” venture to drill directly into a “magma chamber” in Krapla, northern Iceland, is seeking $100M (£79M) to enable initial drilling to get underway by 2027.
The funding will support specialist drilling equipment and a team of handpicked specialist engineers from companies including Cowi-owned Mannvit. Their task will be…
Engineers will commence work to lay Essex’s new 19.5km water pipeline in February.
Essex & Suffolk Water’s £20M pipeline will run between Layer-de-la-Haye and Langford and is designed to help make water supplies to 1.5M customers in those areas more resilient. It will do this by enabling water to be efficiently…
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