Aecom's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% have been met with enthusiasm, after the global Science Based Targets Initiative gave them the green light.
Aecom had pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20% by 2025, and its supply chain emissions by 10% in the same…
Progress on the planned £1.3bn NorthConnect interconnector has been delayed as Norwegian authorities said they have not had enough time to consider the proposal.
Plans to build a 335km long interconnector between Norway and Scotland have been suspended after the Norwegian energy ministry said it lacks “sufficient information” to rule whether…
Opportunities to provide services in relation to evaluation of possible sites for geological disposal facilities (GDFs) for radioactive waste will become available later this year.
Procurement will be via a framework agreement with lots, the value of which will amount to approximately £16.5M. Time frame is five years, possibly leading to…
School closure exemptions for children of key workers have been welcomed by engineers in the transport and energy sectors, including male and female civil engineers.
Last week the government announced that key workers will include those working to ensure transport, gas, electricity and water infrastructure keeps operating. Association for Consultancy &…
Construction's carbon footprint could be significantly reduced by use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel, according to civil engineering and environmental firm Land & Water.
The company trialled the HVO supplied by company Crown Oil to run its machinery at a site in Rainham, Essex. It has said it performed…
Households will be paid to store self-generated clean energy in a London-based battery trial now being rolled out in the capital.
It is hoped the trial will lead to domestic storage systems capable of dealing with peaks in winter demand while reducing carbon emissions. An initial small scale trial by UK Power…
A new energy centre has been launched in Islington to enable waste heat from the London Underground to provide heating and hot water to more than 1,350 homes, a school and two leisure centres in the borough.
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre is located on the site of the former City…
The government has lifted its ban on onshore wind projects competing for clean power contracts.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron ended subsidies for onshore windfarms in 2014, after lobbying from Conservative MPs. However, a new auction scheme will promote renewable electricity generation projects. The next round of the Contracts for Difference…
Concerns have been raised that the proposed £1.1bn Aquind Interconnector between the UK and France will impact the construction of a windfarm on the Sussex coast.
The Aquind project proposes running HVDC cables between the south coast of England and Normandy in France to carry 2GW of power. However, RWE Renewables UK Ltd…
The metro mayor for the Liverpool City Region has called on the government to back plans for the Mersey Tidal Power project.
Steve Rotheram has asked the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to approve £2.5M in funding to progress with the next stage of planning for the vast tidal project following…
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