Synergic metal active gas (Smag) welding is being used at Hinkley Point C’s Unit 2 reactor to increase construction efficiencies, while the world’s largest tower cranes have returned to the site as construction ramps up.
National Grid has delayed the formation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) until autumn this year.
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence on Australia’s Snowy Hydro 2.0 project has recommenced work after nearly two months trapped in hard rock, while major excavation work elsewhere on the project is progressing well.
Plans for a publicly owned power company headquartered in Scotland and backed by £8.3bn capitalisation have been made official through the Great British Energy Bill, which will “help accelerate investment in renewable energy”.
The European Union has allocated a record €7bn (£5.9bn) to 134 sustainable transport projects on the continent through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), including the Fehmarnbelt, Rail Baltica and a duo of Irish ports.
The UK is not on track to meet its 2030 target on the way to net zero unless “urgent action” is taken including the rapid ramp up of low-carbon technologies, the government’s independent climate advisor has warned.
Three “nationally significant” solar farms have been approved by secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband, opening up opportunities for hundreds of jobs in construction and civil engineering.
Collaboration is an essential pillar for success in all walks of life, whether that’s achieving personal goals, or driving business growth. If teams across a business, or even from business to business, don’t collaborate successfully, their chances of success will be considerably reduced.
The new government’s approaches to achieving net zero have the potential to “light a fire” under the energy sector to accelerate the transition, but some other major projects may need to be “reprioritised” according to National Grid president for UK strategic infrastructure Carl Trowell.
Campaigners against the £165M new coal mine in Cumbria will have their case heard in High Court starting today, 16 July, where the new government has determined not to defend it as its consenting was unlawful.
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