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A new £114M heavy lift quay on the south bank of the River Tees will be operational in early summer for the Teesworks industrial freeport site after construction was completed.

The UK’s energy security is “going backwards” according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) as only three of 10 commitments made in the British Energy Security Strategy have been met in the two years since publication.

Singapore based energy storage company Global Energy Storage (GES) and Australian green hydrogen export specialist Provaris Energy have joined forces to develop a “world first” gaseous hydrogen import facility at the Port of Rotterdam.

£1.18M has been awarded to Rolls-Royce Submarines and BWXT Advanced Technologies (BWXT) to pursue the development of space micro-reactors which would generate nuclear power for space exploration missions. 

Mott MacDonald has been awarded a 12-month programme of work on a new offshore green hydrogen network by Dutch gas transmission network owner Gasunie.

The development of a fleet of advanced modular reactors (AMRs) has taken a step closer to reality following the agreement of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Kier, X-energy and Cavendish Nuclear.

The £1.35bn Aquind electricity interconnector is facing fresh delays after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) cited “significant national security concerns” and requested a six-week extension to the planning process.

Ofgem has proposed a £3.4bn funding package and fast tracked Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the offshore electricity interconnector cable between Scotland and England.

The prime minister has made commitments to “secure the future of the UK’s thriving defence and civil nuclear industry” including partnerships with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, EDF and Babcock to invest £763M in the workforce by 2030.

Achieving decarbonisation goals requires both the development of a huge range of new infrastructure as well as retrofitting existing facilities.