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Community rewards seen as driver to gain backing for onshore wind farms

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New and improved reward schemes, including the potential of lower bills, could be offered by developers to communities in England that support onshore wind farms in their area, under proposals announced by the government late last week.

In announcing the new plan, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said…

Australia’s £3.3bn hydro-electric project delayed by up to two years

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Australia’s hydroelectric megaproject Snowy 2.0 has seen its completion date pushed back by 12 to 24 months due to numerous unforeseen hurdles.

Snowy 2.0 is a hydroelectricity complex being built by Future Generation (FGJV) – a joint venture between Webuild, Australian firm Clough and an American subsidiary of Webuild called Lane…

Keltbray secures £40M overhead power lines deal for the North

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Keltbray has won a £40M deal to upgrade overhead lines for Northern Powergrid.

Under the deal, the contractor will build new infrastructure as well as refurbishing and replacing existing assets across Yorkshire, north Lincolnshire and the Humber Estuary. The work will boost the resilience of the network ahead of forecast increases…

Bigger than ever TechFest Awards open for entries

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Entries are now open for the 2023 TechFest Awards, with new categories added to celebrate innovation in even more areas of civil engineering and construction.

The broader outlook for the awards, which will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside, are the…

MPs in fresh plea to rescue Wylfa nuclear project

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MPs have demanded “concrete commitment” from ministers to deliver a new nuclear plant on Anglesey.

The House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee called for urgent action from the UK government to unlock the long-stalled Wylfa project in North Wales. More than two years have passed since developer Horizon Nuclear Power withdrew…