Energy Networks Association (ENA) has detailed an industry action plan to release enough grid capacity in the next year to decarbonise the UK’s power grid.
With 112GW of capacity already installed, the ENA’s 139GW action plan would deliver capacity to exceed the 225GW needed to move electricity generation to renewable. Detailed…
The government has been urged to establish a national floating wind testing centre to harness the potential of the sector.
A white paper from the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) has called for a dedicated floating test centre to help prove floating technologies in metocean conditions that are representative of the…
Energy from waste operator Enfinium has announced plans to invest up to £800M into carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its plant in West Yorkshire, which it says could provide 90MW baseload carbon negative power.
The proposals will see the new technology installed at enfinium’s Ferrybridge 1 and 2 facility in…
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the role of delivery partner for the assessment phase of the international nuclear firm Holtec’s new small modular reactor (SMR), the SMR-300.
Meanwhile, the SMR-300 design is now undergoing Generic Design Assessment (GDA) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation, along with the Environment Agency and…
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded £11.6M of contracts for companies to develop technologies to support fusion energy.
A total of 10 contracts ranging from £500,000 and £1.4M have been signed, with funding secured from the government’s fusion industry programme. They will either focus on manufacturing and materials or…
The 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop28) has seen world leaders focus on securing investment for green infrastructure around the globe.
Cop28 is being held from 30 November until 12 December 2023 at Expo City, Dubai, with climate finance as the central theme. So far, nations involved in the…
The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station team has celebrated a milestone with the installation of a polar crane at the top of the first reactor building.
Comprised of a main hoist, auxiliary hoist, maintenance jib crane and containment inspection man lift, the polar crane will handle multipurpose lifting needs. It…
WSP has signed a contract with Xlinks to provide further technical advisory services for the huge Morocco to UK undersea interconnector project.
The professional services firm will now support Xlinks in its route optimisation, power systems and interface management for the plan to construct four 3,800km, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables,…
The development corporation behind the Old Oak Common regeneration in West London is searching for suppliers to deliver its proposed £800M heat network, which would be powered by waste heat from data centres.
The Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), which has been established under the auspices of the Mayor…
National Grid has launched frameworks worth £58.67bn to meet its high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable requirements, including a £12.77bn civils and major works framework.
The electricity and gas network company has set out procurement to meet its growing HVDC needs and enable the connection of 50GW of offshore wind by…
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