Last month, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published a report outlining infrastructure priorities and recommendations for the UK government, at the heart of which lies the electrification of heat.
The government has increased the maximum price for offshore wind projects in the next round of Contracts for Difference (CfD), improving the chances for new agreements after this year’s auction saw no new projects brought forward.
A Jacobs-led consortium has been granted $1M (£800,000) by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop a new type of water turbine designed to improve the viability and potential of UK tidal range projects.
Energy generation projects under development will be forced out of the queue for connection to the grid if they do not meet strict new milestones set by Ofgem.
Work on a new interconnector between Ireland and France which will be able to power up to 450,000 homes is underway after the two countries’ governments signed a joint energy declaration.
Writing in New Civil Engineer in August, I made the case for why we need to keep infrastructure apart from politics – lifting it up above political cycles to reduce uncertainty and better enable successful delivery and positive outcomes for society.
A Paris-based cable manufacturer has been selected by SSEN Transmission to supply and install approximately 100km of high voltage (HV) cable needed for the Orkney islands to Scotland mainland transmission link.
A new decision-making process may expand seven offshore windfarms already under development, adding 4GW towards the UK's 2030 targets.
Specialised drilling is underway at Australia's Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme to prepare for services including power and communications between Lobs Hole, Marica and Tantangara.
Saudi Arabia’s Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) has received its first shipment of wind turbines which will power its $8.4bn (£6.8bn) green hydrogen plant.
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