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Balfour Beatty has installed six offshore liners for the cooling system at Hinkley Point C.
Installation of liners a ‘crucial step’ in completion of Hinkley Point C offshore works
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Government launches vision for competitive UK carbon capture market by 2035
A new plan has been released by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to create a competitive market for Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) in the UK by 2035.
£90M upgrade to 82km of overhead power line between Hampshire and Wiltshire brought forward by a year
National Grid has brought forward its £90M plan to upgrade 82km of overhead power line between Bramley in Hampshire and Melksham in Wiltshire by a year.
Hinkley Point C’s first reactor dome lifted into place
The dome for Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building has been lifted into place.
New Nordic owner to deliver planned £550M Loch Ness pumped storage hydro project
A major Scottish pumped storage hydro project at Loch Ness is positioned for further development under new Norwegian ownership.
Inquiry launched into Northern Ireland’s path to net zero as figures show slow transition
An inquiry has been launched to look into the likelihood of Northern Ireland reaching net zero emissions by 2050 as recent figures show the nation is not on track to meet its first target.
Contractors alerted to £3.7bn worth of contracts for next Scotland to England interconnector
Procurement has started for £3.7bn worth of contracts on National Grid and Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission’s (SHET’s) Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) offshore interconnector between Scotland and England.
Jacobs picked for role in French nuclear start-up’s innovative SMR designs
Engineering giant Jacobs has been selected by French start-up Naarea to assist with the development of the firm’s new nuclear reactor.
Contracts handed out for £2.5bn electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England
National Grid has handed out £1.8bn worth of contracts to build the Eastern Green Link 1 project which plans to connect England and Scotland with an electricity “superhighway”.
2024 action plan revealed to free capacity to decarbonise UK electricity grid
Energy Networks Association (ENA) has detailed an industry action plan to release enough grid capacity in the next year to decarbonise the UK’s power grid.