The deadline for entries to the NCE Awards has been extended until 5 May, maximising the opportunity for UK-based civil engineering consulting firms to achieve recognition as leaders in the sector.
The NCE Awards celebrate achievements by civil engineering consultancies in the UK and are open to both large and small…
A number of obstacles still remain in getting the UK’s carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) plans off the ground, according to experts in the field.
The concerns surround both the infrastructure involved with trapping the CO2 emissions and also transporting the gases to the sites for injection with specialists warning…
The future of the £165M Woodhouse Colliery coal mine in Cumbria is in doubt after amendments were tabled to the Energy Bill in the House of Lords to outlaw coal mines in England.
Changes to the Energy Bill were voted through by The House of Lords on a wafer-thin margin of…
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has awarded a contract to Arup to undertake a pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the UK East Coast Hydrogen (ECH) project, focusing on areas within its network including Teesside and the Humber.
The ECH project is joint initiative between gas network operators Cadent, NGN and National…
First images of Tokomak Energy's commercial fusion power plant planned for the UK have been released before the demonstrator plant has been consented and built.
The first look at the commercial development follows news earlier this year that construction of General Fusion’s demonstration fusion energy plant at the UK Atomic Energy…
A report released from the government’s elected offshore wind champion claims the UK will not reach its target of providing 50GW of energy from wind turbines by 2030.
In the report Tim Pick calls for the acceleration of offshore wind farm development to aid the UK’s transition to net zero. Currently,…
What is set to be Scotland’s largest offshore windfarm has also become the location of the world’s deepest wind turbine foundation too.
Energy firm SSE's contractor installed the 2,000t turbine foundation at a depth of 58.6m on Easter Sunday. The installation is for the Seagreen offshore windfarm, which SSE Renewables is…
Over the last 200 years, the industrial age has brought many technological advancements and laid the foundations for our modern world. The “cost” of this has been the contribution to climate change, with millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) being emitted every year into the atmosphere. Like many nations,…
Offshore work associated with the construction of EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has entered its final stages as two jack-up vessels have arrived to install components for the power station’s water cooling system.
The two huge vessels, named Sea Challenger and Neptune, have arrived off the coast in Somerset…
UK-based civil engineering consulting firms have until 21 April to enter the new NCE Awards and get onto the shortlist for the event that will put a spotlight on the best in the business.
As well as categories to determine the top consulting firm and SME consulting firm of the year,…
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