Saudi Arabia’s Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has received its first shipment of wind turbines which will power its $8.4bn (£6.8bn) green hydrogen plant.
The turbines are being transferred from the Port of Neom in the south west of Saudi Arabia to the Wind Garden site near the Gulf of Aqaba…
National Grid is accelerating the connection of up to 20GW of clean energy projects to its electricity transmission and distribution networks in England and Wales.
These include battery energy storage schemes and low carbon projects. On National Grid's transmission network, 19 battery energy storage projects worth around 10GW will be offered…
Costain and Jacobs have both won roles on EDF Energy frameworks to deliver services across eight nuclear power stations in the UK.
The Project Management Resources (PMR) framework will see Jacobs oversee operations at Dungeness B, Hartlepool, Heysham 1, Heysham 2, Hinkley Point B, Hunterston B, Torness and Sizewell B power…
Thousands of construction workers at energy sites across the UK are poised to strike after snubbing an “inadequate” pay deal.
The workers, which number over 3,000, are based at sites including Stanlow, Fawley, Valero, Grangemouth and Mossmorran oil refineries and the Sellafield nuclear facility. They have been voting on a pay…
Bechtel has been selected by nuclear enrichment specialist Urenco to provide front end engineering design (Feed) for the expansion of a key depleted uranium processing plant in the UK.
The uranium enrichment process separates gaseous uranium hexafluoride into low-enriched uranium and uranium ‘tails’, or depleted uranium. Urenco’s Tails Management Facility (TMF)…
The first phase UK onshore works for the £2.4bn (€2.8bn) NeuConnect energy link between the UK and Germany has been completed.
The 725km NeuConnect project has been backed by a consortium of investors which includes Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners, Kansai Electric Power and TEPCO. It aims to allow up to 1.4GW…
Sizewell C Ltd has opened its search for civils and installation works to create an electrical system for the £20bn nuclear plant.
A tender notice for the contract was published which values the works at between £5M and £10M. Work will start in March next year and is expected to take…
Dozens of projects have been paused for safety reasons this week as Storm Ciarán wreaked havoc across the south of the UK.
Strong winds and heavy rains caused flooding, power cuts, road closures and damage to buildings across the south-west and south-east of England and south Wales, with heavy rains expected…
Ramboll has been awarded three framework agreements with Norwegian power grid operator Statnett, worth a potential NOK 1.6BN (£117.4M) over eight years, to aid in expanding the country’s electricity grid and supporting its green energy transition.
Norway’s power consumption is set to increase by more than 50% by 2050 as decarbonisation…
Costain has completed packing upgrades on the Connah’s Quay power station in North Wales ahead of schedule through methods including use of remote control diggers.
Cooling tower packing is material used to enable evaporative cooling to take place and heat to transfer out of the station. A statement from the contractor…
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