Lineside fires, power cuts, buckled road and damaged runway – Britain’s record-breaking heatwave certainly made an impact on infrastructure.
As temperatures were recorded above 40C for the first time in the country’s history, civil engineers were busy responding to a number of emergencies. This came despite a lengthy build-up to the…
The government has approved plans for EDF’s £20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant.
Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng granted the development consent order application at the third time of asking. The decision had previously been scheduled for 25 May but this was extended until 8 July to allow the government more time to…
The project was announced in March 2021 as one of the headline projects of the new Teesworks renewable energy project at the Teesside freeport. It was due to begin production in 2023, creating 750 direct jobs and supporting a further 1,500 indirect jobs in the area. Upon announcement of the…
UK Power Networks has announced £102M worth of investment to “future-proof” its electricity network across London, the east of England and the South-East.
Engineers from UK Power Networks are carrying out an ongoing programme of works for over 100 projects to install and upgrade electricity equipment such as substations, transformers, and…
Hinkley Point C is getting ready for another engineering feat with the precision placement of 5,000t cooling-water intakes on the seabed.
Each intake head will be connected to 8km of tunnels used to circulate cooling-water for the new power station. The first heads have been loaded onto barges at Bristol Port’s…
This month's NCE News Wrap is out now, bringing you key recent stories in a quick five-minute roundup.
In July's News Wrap video, NCE senior reporter Catherine Kennedy takes a trip to Tideway's Deptford Church Street site to find out more about the complexities of the work there. This month's video also…
With Boris Johnson stepping down from his role as leader of the Conservative Party and soon to be leaving his post as prime minister, the “infrastructure revolution” that he once promised for the UK will now fall on his newly reshuffled cabinet and ministers – but there’s no guarantee it…
Detailed design for £54bn of new infrastructure to support UK and Scottish Governments 2030 offshore wind targets of 50GW and 11GW, respectively, is set to get underway following publication of a new report from electrical systems operator National Grid.
The Pathway to 2030 Holistic Network Design document sets out the need…
The UK Government has awarded revenue funding to a floating wind project through a Contract for Difference (CfD) auction, for the first time ever.
Hexicon’s TwinHub project in the Celtic Sea was successful in the latest CfD Allocation Round (AR4). It has been awarded a CfD for its 32MW floating wind…
The government has delayed its decision on the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk.
A decision on the project's development consent order application was due today but the deadline has now been extended until 20 July. The decision had previously been scheduled for 25 May but this was extended…
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