Energy engineering programme and project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:35:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Energy engineering programme and project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Why disputes often emerge from energy construction projects https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/why-disputes-often-emerge-from-energy-construction-projects-04-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/why-disputes-often-emerge-from-energy-construction-projects-04-09-2023/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:00:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266650 Large energy projects are notorious for difficult designs. Often, the energy generation solutions are innovative, the materials and technologies involved are new and the local geography is challenging.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/why-disputes-often-emerge-from-energy-construction-projects-04-09-2023/feed/ 0 Snowy 2.0 in ‘reset’ as cost blowout sees budget top £6bn https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-in-reset-as-cost-blowout-sees-budget-top-6bn-01-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-in-reset-as-cost-blowout-sees-budget-top-6bn-01-09-2023/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 03:30:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266742 Australia’s Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity scheme has undergone a ‘reset’ of its contract model and scope after updated figures revealed it will cost six times more than originally planned.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/snowy-2-0-in-reset-as-cost-blowout-sees-budget-top-6bn-01-09-2023/feed/ 0 Government grants a further £341M to Sizewell C and reiterates promise to speed preparation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-grants-a-further-341m-into-sizewell-c-and-reiterates-promise-to-speed-up-preparation-30-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-grants-a-further-341m-into-sizewell-c-and-reiterates-promise-to-speed-up-preparation-30-08-2023/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 04:30:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266617 The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has injected a further £341M to the in-development Sizewell C nuclear power station, saying that preparations for its construction will be accelerated.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/government-grants-a-further-341m-into-sizewell-c-and-reiterates-promise-to-speed-up-preparation-30-08-2023/feed/ 0 WSP reappointed to lead delivery partners for government’s CCUS programme https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wsp-reappointed-to-lead-delivery-partners-for-governments-ccus-programme-25-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wsp-reappointed-to-lead-delivery-partners-for-governments-ccus-programme-25-08-2023/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:00:39 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266502 WSP will lead a host of high-level contractors in providing technical advice for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) programme.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/wsp-reappointed-to-lead-delivery-partners-for-governments-ccus-programme-25-08-2023/feed/ 0 All planning consents now granted for £2.1bn electricity ‘superhighway’ between England and Scotland https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/all-planning-consents-now-granted-for-2-1bn-electricity-superhighway-between-england-and-scotland-25-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/all-planning-consents-now-granted-for-2-1bn-electricity-superhighway-between-england-and-scotland-25-08-2023/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:00:51 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266446 A proposed £2.1bn subsea electricity “superhighway” between England and Scotland has now had planning consent by all necessary authorities approved.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/all-planning-consents-now-granted-for-2-1bn-electricity-superhighway-between-england-and-scotland-25-08-2023/feed/ 1 Jones Bros breaks ground at £300M onshore windfarm in Scotland https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/jones-bros-breaks-ground-at-300m-onshore-windfarm-in-scotland-23-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/jones-bros-breaks-ground-at-300m-onshore-windfarm-in-scotland-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:00:04 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266343 Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has broken ground on the £300M North Kyle Wind Farm, an onshore facility in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/jones-bros-breaks-ground-at-300m-onshore-windfarm-in-scotland-23-08-2023/feed/ 0 Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 01:00:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266073 The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/proposed-changes-to-the-planning-regime-are-evolutionary-not-revolutionary-21-08-2023/feed/ 0 Sellafield decommissioning marks milestone beginning to clear UK’s oldest nuclear waste storage building https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sellafield-decommissioning-marks-milestone-beginning-to-clear-uks-oldest-nuclear-waste-storage-building-18-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sellafield-decommissioning-marks-milestone-beginning-to-clear-uks-oldest-nuclear-waste-storage-building-18-08-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:00:30 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266029 The £10bn decommissioning work taking place at Sellafield has passed a milestone as engineers have begun to scoop out waste from the UK’s oldest nuclear waste storage building.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/sellafield-decommissioning-marks-milestone-beginning-to-clear-uks-oldest-nuclear-waste-storage-building-18-08-2023/feed/ 0 Fish impact row follows on from change to Hinkley Point C’s discharge permit https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hinkley-point-cs-discharge-activity-to-change-following-permit-change-17-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hinkley-point-cs-discharge-activity-to-change-following-permit-change-17-08-2023/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:00:32 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=265981 Changes to Hinkley Point C’s water discharge activity have been approved by the Environment Agency but campaigners argue that these will impact the fish population.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hinkley-point-cs-discharge-activity-to-change-following-permit-change-17-08-2023/feed/ 0 Green light for amnesty to free up 8GW of capacity for grid connection backlog https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/green-light-for-amnesty-to-free-up-8gw-of-capacity-for-grid-connection-backlog-16-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/green-light-for-amnesty-to-free-up-8gw-of-capacity-for-grid-connection-backlog-16-08-2023/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:00:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=265989 Ofgem has agreed to allow National Grid to implement an amnesty for up to 50 energy transmission developments that are contributing to a logjam for new, renewable projects trying to connect to the grid.

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