Putting female role models in the spotlight is a key part of today’s International Women in Engineering Day, which is now an annual event, and NCE is relaunching an initiative to ensure women remain in that spotlight throughout the year.
NCE is inviting women engineers to put themselves forward to join…
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Government plans to decarbonise power could be destabilised by lack of overarching plan
The government’s ambition to decarbonise the UK power sector by 2035 could be put in jeopardy in the absence of an integrated delivery plan, a report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found.
PAC’s report, Decarbonising the power sector, published yesterday, includes an urgent call for a clear strategy to…
£36M tidal energy scheme in north Wales hits milestone three months early
Jones Bros Civil Engineering has hit a major milestone on the £36M north Wales tidal energy scheme three months ahead of schedule after overcoming initial delays.
The Morlais marine energy project in Anglesey has the potential to generate a capacity of 240MW, enough to power 180,000 households, and went into construction…
Potential ramifications for Cumbrian coal mine from Supreme Court legal challenge
A legal challenge that could have major repercussions for new fossil fuel developments, including the controversial Cumbrian coal mine, will be heard today by the Supreme Court in London.
Brought by former Surrey resident Sarah Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group and supported by Friends of the Earth, the…
Labour vows to go green and increase UK energy security
Labour has promised to reform the UK’s energy sector under new publicly owned body GB Energy, with more emphasis on renewables and energy security while delivering more jobs and lower bills for customers, should it come into government.
The announcements were made in a speech by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer…
Stalled Snowy 2.0 tunnelling set to resume in weeks pending approvals
Tunnelling on the Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity megaproject in Australia is poised to restart by the end of July, pending approval of programme modifications.
Snowy 2.0 is being constructed for project promoter Snowy Hydro by the Future Generation (FGJV) joint venture between Webuild, Australian firm Clough and an American subsidiary of Webuild…
UK needs to build 24 more farms to meet government’s 2030 offshore wind targets
A leading offshore wind technology manufacturer has stated that in order to meet power capacity targets of reaching net zero by 2030 set by government, the UK needs to build 24 new farms over the next seven years.
The analysis by ABB Energy has shown that to increase the UK’s offshore…
New government strategy on nuclear waste aims to make it permanently safe, sooner
Nuclear energy has been a part of everyday life in the UK for over 70 years. It provides around 15% of the country’s electricity and supports key industries like medicine and defence. The UK government sees new nuclear power as essential to a clean and secure energy mix.
Combined with…
Proposals for 90km power line connecting North Sea windfarm electricity with the Midlands released
National Grid has released proposals for a 90km power line to transport 6GW of electrical power from windfarms in the North Sea to the Midlands.
The project forms part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the grid in generations, with new infrastructure across England and Wales helping the…
Arcadis appointed to provide consultancy framework for National Grid’s decarbonisation efforts
Arcadis has been appointed to National Grid’s new Global Management Consultancy Framework in helping the energy company transition to a decarbonised network and reach net zero.
The partnership will begin imminently and will see Arcadis provide of consulting services across National Grid’s UK and US businesses. Electricity networks will be vital…