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Labour leadership rules out energy nationalisation despite membership vote in favour
Labour members have voted in favour of nationalising the energy network, but the political party's leadership has said it is unlikely to follow through on the motion.
Delegates at the party's annual conference in Liverpool backed a formal motion from Sharon Graham, general secretary at trade union Unite, to reverse privatisation…
Dogger Bank | World’s biggest offshore wind farm generates first power
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has hailed a “fantastic” moment as the under-construction Dogger Bank offshore wind farm - to be the largest in the world - produced power for the first time.
130km off the Yorkshire coast, Dogger Bank is being developed and built by SSE Renewables in partnership with two…
Long waits for interconnector DCOs means missed financial and environmental opportunities
I know we in the interconnector sector are not alone in the situation of interminable development delays – though sometimes it feels like it. Consenting regimes for infrastructure have long since evolved into a labyrinth that discourages anyone from developing energy transition infrastructure; many more energy projects besides Aquind Interconnector…
Australia’s Snowy 2.0 now 40% complete and progressing under new collaborative contract
Australia's beleaguered Snowy 2.0 renewable energy scheme is heading to the halfway mark as excavation of its central 250m-long underground power station cavern gets underway.
Snowy 2.0 is being delivered by Future Generation (FGJV) – a joint venture between Webuild, Australian firm Clough and an American subsidiary of Webuild called Lane…
Small modular reactors can be the missing piece in the energy transition puzzle
Small modular reactor (SMR) technology has been attractive on paper, but difficult to realize in practice. Despite high investments into SMR development, no SMRs are yet in commercial operation.
However, as the world struggles with the immense challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuels, a resurgence of interest has appeared…
Mace to upgrade Oxford facilty housing world’s most powerful laser
Mace has been appointed as the main contractor for the extension and refurbishment of the Oxford facility which hosts the world’s most powerful laser.
Originally signed up under a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA), Mace will carry out design, buildability, construction and planning services for the extension and part refurbishment of the…
Final tunnel bore completed on £1bn London Power Tunnels project
National Grid has celebrated a major milestone on its £1bn London Power Tunnels project with the breakthrough of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) marking the completion of the final drive for the 32.5km underground route.
TBM Grace broke through on Sunday 1 October having bored for over 11km between National Grid’s…
Six different SMR designs taken forward by Great British Nuclear
Six firms have been shortlisted for government support to deliver a new wave of nuclear reactors.
Rolls Royce SMR, Holtec Britain and GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International are among those progressing to the next stage of Great British Nuclear's small modular reactor (SMR) competition. EDF, NuScale Power and Westinghouse Electric Company UK…
Arup and Aecom to manage environmental assessment on £1bn Lincolnshire powerline upgrade scheme
Arup and Aecom have landed key roles on National Grid's project to build high voltage overhead power lines across Lincolnshire.
The consultancy duo will manage the critical environmental impact assessment for the Grimsby to Walpole upgrade scheme. National Grid's Great Grid Upgrade project will see a 400kV overhead electricity transmission line…