Energy engineering programme and project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:26:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Energy engineering programme and project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Great British Energy HQ confirmed for Aberdeen with satellite sites in Edinburgh and Glasgow https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:26:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284056 Prime minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the Great British Energy (GBE) headquarters (HQ) will be located in Aberdeen with two satellite sites serving the HQ in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Podcast | Why developing more pumped storage hydropower is crucial in the energy transition https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284014 The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or the player below.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 1930s Tummel Bridge hydro station life extended by 40 years after £50M refurb https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/1930s-tummel-bridge-hydro-station-life-extended-by-40-years-after-50m-refurbishment-24-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/1930s-tummel-bridge-hydro-station-life-extended-by-40-years-after-50m-refurbishment-24-09-2024/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:30:40 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283992 SSE Renewables has successfully completed a £50M refurbishment of Tummel Bridge power station in Perthshire, Scotland, increasing its lifespan by 40 years.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/1930s-tummel-bridge-hydro-station-life-extended-by-40-years-after-50m-refurbishment-24-09-2024/feed/ 0 South Yorkshire chosen to host Holtec’s £1.5bn SMR factory https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:17:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283925 Holtec Britain has chosen South Yorkshire as the home of its planned £1.5bn small modular reactor (SMR) factory, subject to a final investment decision (FID).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/south-yorkshire-chosen-to-host-holtecs-1-5bn-smr-factory-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 Software company Oracle plans to use three SMRs to power AI-focused data centre https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:30:19 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283936 Plans for three small modular reactors (SMRs) have been announced by software giant Oracle as part of its proposals to build an artificial intelligence (AI) focused data centre.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/software-company-oracle-plans-to-use-three-smrs-to-power-ai-focused-data-centre-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 Inadequate oversight of land rights threatens grid connection progress https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/inadequate-oversight-of-land-rights-threatens-grid-connection-progress-23-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/inadequate-oversight-of-land-rights-threatens-grid-connection-progress-23-09-2024/#respond Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:38:35 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283944 Delays to grid connections are a significant drag on the UK’s infrastructure ambitions, impacting new clean energy schemes and high energy users such as battery gigafactories and data centres. However, there are significant threats to progress in this sphere, not least the question of land…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/inadequate-oversight-of-land-rights-threatens-grid-connection-progress-23-09-2024/feed/ 0 UKAEA uses fully autonomous robot to inspect inside of JET facility in world-first https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:09:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283889 The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has achieved a world-first by using a fully autonomous robot to inspect the inside of a fusion energy facility. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ukaea-uses-fully-autonomous-robot-to-inspect-inside-of-jet-facility-in-world-first-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Met Office details its use of new supercomputer to support energy transition https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/met-office-details-its-use-of-new-supercomputer-to-support-energy-transition-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/met-office-details-its-use-of-new-supercomputer-to-support-energy-transition-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:53:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283871 The Met Office has detailed solutions it is employing to collaborate with UK firms involved in the energy transition and decarbonisation of the grid. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/met-office-details-its-use-of-new-supercomputer-to-support-energy-transition-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 IAEA team observes Russian-led emergency exercise at Ukrainian nuclear power plant https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:45:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283865 A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials have observed an emergency exercise by the Russian authorities at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iaea-team-observes-russian-led-emergency-exercise-at-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 Planning for River Mersey tidal scheme begins with first public consultation to launch https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/planning-for-river-mersey-tidal-scheme-begins-with-first-public-consultation-to-launch-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/planning-for-river-mersey-tidal-scheme-begins-with-first-public-consultation-to-launch-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:45:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283850 The formal planning process for the River Mersey tidal Scheme has begun with the submission of a scoping report to the Planning Inspectorate. 

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