X-energy looks to build SMRs at UK’s Hartlepool NPP
X-energy UK Holdings, a subsidiary of US-based X-energy Reactor Company and Cavendish Nuclear propose constructing small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK and have “identified Hartlepool as a preferred location”. The companies welcomed EDF‘s recent announcement that Hartlepool NPP will now operate for two more years until 2026. Carol Tansley, Vice President of UK Nuclear New Build at […]
Spring Budget 2023 | Industry welcomes nuclear and roads investment but calls for more certainty on future projects
Investment in road maintenance and nuclear energy innovation were two of the headline announcements in yesterday’s spring budget announcement by chancellor Jeremy Hunt. In terms of policies that directly affect the civil engineering industry, Hunt announced that he would add £200M a year to the annual £500M already promised in 2021 to address pothole repairs. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7042063390093017090
Northern Ireland seeks suppliers for £150M worth of infrastructure and rail work
The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is seeking suppliers for its £90M major works engineering consultancy framework, while the country’s transport operator Translink is hiring for its £60M permanent way works delivery framework. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7041037038984253440
Budget to back carbon capture and new nuclear project spend
Recognising the urgency of the UK’s clean energy revolution, Hunt is expected to announce plans to commit to spades in the ground on these projects from next year. An unprecedented £20bn in investment over the next 20 years will drive forward projects that aim to store 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2030, […]
Metro boost for Western Sydney
The New South Wales Government has pledged to transform Western Sydney by expanding the world class Sydney Metro to connect greater Sydney to the new Western Sydney International Airport. The government announced it would kick off the process of delivering four new metro lines in Western Sydney by undertaking the final business cases for the […]
NEO Partners with One Tree Planted
As NEO International grows from strength to strength we recognise the importance of giving back and investing in the future of our planet. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with One Tree Planted, a non-for profit organisation that focused on global reforestation. From each placement made, NEO International will be donating towards reforestation […]
Manoeuvring the UK’s largest TBM for the Silvertown Tunnel
Riverlinx CJV project director Juan Angel Martinez outlines the pioneering engineering solutions in place to deliver the Silvertown Tunnel project, including the peanut shaft launch chamber, the rotation chamber and how to manoeuvre the UK’s largest tunnel boring machine in confined and shallow conditions. Follow the link to watch the video: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7031193713263489024
Sellafield Ltd starts £3bn hunt for key infrastructure quartet
Sellafield has fired the starting gun on the race to find four top-level key infrastructure partners as part of the ongoing procurement shake-up at the nuclear decommissioning site. Procurement chiefs aim to replace the present Infrastructure Services Alliance with Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure and Arup with a new overseeing team. Firms selected for the new Infrastructure Delivery Partnership […]
SRP solar plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to offset 1 billion pounds of CO2 each year
SRP and Clenera will begin construction on Arizona’s largest solar plant in 2023 northwest of Flagstaff. Construction of the CO Bar Solar plant will begin in 2023 on 2,400 acres of private land northwest of Flagstaff in Coconino County. Upon completion, it will offset 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide each year while generating power […]
2023 will see the most utility-scale solar added in a single year
U.S. solar market to add 29.1 GW and storage to add 9.4 GW of new capacity in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. If that new capacity comes online as planned, 2023 will have the most new utility solar capacity added in one year, more than doubling the current record of 13.4 GW […]