Breakthrough has been made on the last 3m of Australia’s Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro scheme’s transformer hall cavern ‘crown’ or ceiling.
When completed, the 223m long, 46m high transformer hall and 251m long, 52m high machine hall will jointly form one of the largest and deepest caverns in the world, big enough…
The festive season has seen the new interconnector between Denmark and England open, albeit with an initial capacity of 800MW as opposed to the planned 1,400MW.
The Viking Link is a 760km 1.4GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line traversing the North Sea that came into operation at the lower capacity…
Graham, working on behalf of National Highways, has completed the third and final beam lift of the year on the on the £170M M25 junction 28 upgrade.
The installation saw Graham lifting 16 pre-cast beams – each weighing 35t and measuring 23m – into position for the construction of the new…
Balfour Beatty has installed six offshore liners for the cooling system at Hinkley Point C.
The company described the installation as a key milestone in the completion of the scheme's offshore works, which are scheduled to conclude in the first half of 2024. Earlier this month, Hinkley Point C’s first reactor…
The NSW Government's Sydney Metro West project has achieved two simultaneous TBM breakthroughs, marking the first “double breakthrough” in the southern hemisphere. As reported by GE, the work forms part of Sydney Metro West’s central tunnelling contract, which the Acciona and Ferrovial joint venture (AF JV) won in July 2021. It…
The Treherbert railway line will reopen to passengers in February 2024, following its overhaul as part of the South Wales Metro project.
The Treherbert line is one of the Core Valley Lines, which also include the railways to Aberdare, Coryton, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. Upgrades to these lines and their associated…
The civil and digital engineering skills of early career professionals have been recognised at the NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards 2023.
This year’s event, held at the ICE in November, was produced in partnership with the ICE and sponsored by Amey Consulting, Balfour Beatty, Binnies, GHD, Heathrow, Joseph Gallagher, Mott MacDonald and…
A major Scottish pumped storage hydro project at Loch Ness is positioned for further development under new Norwegian ownership.
Norwegian hydropower electricity producer Statkraft - which describes itself as Europe’s largest renewable power generator - has announced it will acquire the Red John Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme from Scottish clean energy…
It’s time to change how we think about water within housing developments, towns and cities, reversing our dependence on using water only once.
For too long, the linear model of ‘take, make, consume, and waste’ has dominated, with water abstracted from the natural environment, ‘made’ drinkable through treatment, used by humans…
Refurbishment of the main deck of Newcastle’s Tyne Bridge is scheduled to start in early 2024, although relevant councils are still waiting for the go-ahead on £41M of government funding.
The Grade II listed bridge, constructed in 1928, is a through arch road bridge carrying the A167 (also known as the…
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