Oxford United Football Club has announced plans to build the first stadium in the UK powered solely by electricity, claiming it will be “the most sustainable mid-sized sports venue in the country”.
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£85M east Scotland substation with purpose-built osprey platform energised
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission's new £85M substation near Alyth, east Scotland has been energised.
Plans for infrastructure preparedness against solar storms ‘being explored’, government confirms
The government has confirmed that it is developing strategies to deal with a potential extreme space weather event. NCE asks what is space weather, how is it monitored and what affects could it have on infrastructure?
Environmental Audit Committee casts doubt over SMRs’ ability to help UK decarbonise by 2035
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has cast doubt over the government's reliance on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the phasing out of fossil fuels from the UK's energy system by 2035.
Are small modular reactors the solution to decarbonising the industry sector?
According to the International Energy Agency, the industry sector generates 45% of the total direct emissions from end-users. To put it simply, it will be almost impossible for the industry sector to reach net zero without finding solutions to assist in its decarbonisation. Nuclear may offer the solution – but…
Dogger Bank A wind farm delayed due to poor weather and supply chain issues
SSE Renewables has announced the completion of Dogger Bank A wind farm has been delayed until 2025 due to issues within the supply chain and poor weather conditions.
EU targets 50M tonnes per year of CO2 storage by 2030
Industrial carbon capture capacity must rise significantly to help the European Union meet its objective of hitting net zero by 2050, according to a new strategy released by the European Commission.
First privately funded SMRs to be deployed in North Teesside by 2030s
US nuclear energy venture Westinghouse Electric Company has joined forces with Cumbria based venture Community Nuclear Power (CNP) to deploy four Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in North Teesside.
UK infrastructure analysis: Public sector must give clearer direction to contractors
A report compiled by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) details the plethora of reasons infrastructure projects in the UK are often delayed and overbudget, including the clarity of communication between public sector clients and the contractors.
University of Leeds drills boreholes to trial geothermal heating of campus
A team of researchers at the University of Leeds has started to test the potential to use geothermal energy to heat buildings on campus in a bid to tackle its carbon emissions.