Plans to power a refinery in Scotland with a Rolls-Royce small modular reactor (SMR) are likely to stall due to opposition from the Scottish government.
Government officials have said they will block any moves to power the Grangemouth refinery on the Firth of Forth with a nuclear reactor. According to the…
A worker has been killed at the North London Waste Authority's Edmonton EcoPark site in north London, following a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle.
The incident occurred last week at the £683M Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) site. According to police, the worker– a man in his 50s – was…
Better use of data is critical to improved decision making and driving efficiencies in design, construction and operation of infrastructure, according to Bentley Systems chief operating officer Nicholas Cumins.
Cumins called on the sector to become more data centric as he revealed the software business’ latest launches to the UK market…
Engineering consultancy HDR and infrastructure project solutions firm Enable have joined with technology giant Siemens to deliver a renewable energy transport hub, which will sit alongside a £1.7bn renewable energy scheme in Swansea.
The consortium will work on a the energy hub as part of the bigger Blue Eden scheme in…
Plans have been revealed for a £2bn tidal barrage across The Wash, a bay in East Anglia between Lincolnshire and Norfolk, which will feature the world’s first tidal energy-powered deep sea container terminal, act as a flood defence and have rail and road elements.
The 17.7km barrage, named Centre Port UK,…
Ahead of the Autumn Statement last week, there were plenty of people in the industry preparing for the worst with perhaps not much hope for the best. Critical programmes, from Northern Powerhouse Rail to HS2 and Sizewell C, all looked to be in the chancellor’s sights.
Thankfully the rumoured cuts…
Renewable products firm Stora Enso and German start-up Voodin Blade Technology have signed a partnership agreement to develop sustainable wind turbine blades from wood.
Under the agreement, the two companies are committed to developing sustainable alternatives for wind turbine blades and creating a competitive and reliable supply chain. They are currently…
The Autumn Statement has left a “sense of relief” in the infrastructure sector as no major projects have been axed, but there is also an expectation of tougher times ahead without the planned capital spending rises.
Despite the swirling rumours of cuts to some or all of the country’s major infrastructure…
The Hydrogen4Hanson project at the Lancaster Hydrogen Hub has received government funding to continue its development of innovative technology that uses nuclear-generated heat and electricity to create hydrogen for asphalt and cement production.
The project is a collaboration between Hanson UK, National Nuclear Laboratory, Hynamics, Ceres Power, EDF Research & Development…
Sizewell C contracts will be signed within weeks, with chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming in his Autumn Statement that the government is pressing ahead with the plans.
It comes after reports earlier this month that EDF’s board had “unanimously approved” plans to take a 20% stake in the nuclear project, but was…
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