The government must ensure that future nuclear developments utilise British supply chains and commit to building the next large-scale nuclear plant at Wylfa, the Nuclear Energy All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has urged.
These are two of several recommendations that the APPG group has made to the government and its new…
Last month, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published a report outlining infrastructure priorities and recommendations for the UK government, at the heart of which lies the electrification of heat.
While hydrogen was once a front runner to support the UK in its transition to low or no carbon heating by…
The government has increased the maximum price for offshore wind projects in the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD), improving the chances for new agreements after this year’s auction saw no new projects brought forward.
CfDs are the government’s mechanism to ensure that renewable energy projects are built. As the…
A Jacobs-led consortium has been granted $1M (£800,000) by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop a new type of water turbine designed to improve the viability and potential of UK tidal range projects.
The west coast of the UK is blessed with some of the highest tidal ranges in the…
Energy generation projects under development will be forced out of the queue for connection to the grid if they do not meet strict new milestones set by Ofgem.
The enegy regulator believes the new rules will speed up electricity grid connections for viable projects and see stalled or speculative developers restricted…
Work on a new interconnector between Ireland and France which will be able to power up to 450,000 homes is underway after the two countries’ governments signed a joint energy declaration.
The Republic of Ireland’s minister for the environment, climate and communications Eamon Ryan, and his French counterpart, energy minister Agnès…
Writing in New Civil Engineer in August, I made the case for why we need to keep infrastructure apart from politics – lifting it up above political cycles to reduce uncertainty and better enable successful delivery and positive outcomes for society.
Since August, events have served only to strengthen this…
A Paris-based cable manufacturer has been selected by SSEN Transmission to supply and install approximately 100km of high voltage (HV) cable needed for the Orkney islands to Scotland mainland transmission link.
Nexans has been appointed to supply and install the 220kV alternating current subsea and land cables that will provide a…
A new decision-making process may expand seven offshore windfarms already under development, adding 4GW towards the UK's 2030 targets.
The Crown Estate, following requests from developers, has announced steps to enhance existing offshore windfarm projects by harnessing improved technology that has become available since the projects were first auctioned. Seven projects…
Specialised drilling is underway at Australia's Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme to prepare for services including power and communications between Lobs Hole, Marica and Tantangara.
Snowy 2.0 is a pumped hydro battery megaproject in New South Wales, Australia connecting two existing dams through a 27-km underground tunnel and a new underground…
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