great british energy | New Civil Engineer 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 great british energy | New Civil Engineer 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 Lighthouse | Reviewing the UK government’s approach to transport https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-reviewing-the-uk-governments-approach-to-transport-16-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-reviewing-the-uk-governments-approach-to-transport-16-09-2024/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:41:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283556 The Urban Transport Group and Arup have published a new report, setting out an ambitious vision to transform rail and urban transport in the UK.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/ice/lighthouse-reviewing-the-uk-governments-approach-to-transport-16-09-2024/feed/ 0 Great British Energy Bill gets through second reading with majority of 253 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-gets-through-second-reading-with-majority-of-253-06-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-gets-through-second-reading-with-majority-of-253-06-09-2024/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:59:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283281 The Great British Energy Bill has passed through parliament with a majority of 253 where MPs voted 348 to 95 in favour.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-gets-through-second-reading-with-majority-of-253-06-09-2024/feed/ 0 PM and Welsh first minister meet in ‘reset’ to make Britain ‘a clean energy superpower’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-and-welsh-first-minister-reset-to-make-britain-a-clean-energy-superpower-20-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-and-welsh-first-minister-reset-to-make-britain-a-clean-energy-superpower-20-08-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:29:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282520 The prime minister Keir Starmer has met with the Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan to “reset” relationships between the two nations in making Britain a “clean energy superpower”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-and-welsh-first-minister-reset-to-make-britain-a-clean-energy-superpower-20-08-2024/feed/ 0 GB Energy partners with Crown Estate to leverage £60bn private investment for renewables https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gb-energy-partners-with-crown-estate-to-leverage-60bn-private-investment-for-renewables-25-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gb-energy-partners-with-crown-estate-to-leverage-60bn-private-investment-for-renewables-25-07-2024/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:21:47 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281230 The government has announced the new public, clean energy organisation Great British Energy will partner with the Crown Estate to build more offshore wind farms and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gb-energy-partners-with-crown-estate-to-leverage-60bn-private-investment-for-renewables-25-07-2024/feed/ 0 Great British Energy Bill to ‘accelerate investment in renewable energy’ with £8.3bn backing https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-to-accelerate-investment-in-renewable-energy-with-8-3bn-backing-18-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-to-accelerate-investment-in-renewable-energy-with-8-3bn-backing-18-07-2024/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:44:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=280932 Plans for a publicly owned power company headquartered in Scotland and backed by £8.3bn capitalisaion have been made official through the Great British Energy Bill, which will “help accelerate investment in renewable energy”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-bill-to-accelerate-investment-in-renewable-energy-with-8-3bn-backing-18-07-2024/feed/ 0 Renewable sector backs £8.3bn Great British Energy but highlights integration complexities https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/renewable-sector-backs-8-3bn-great-british-energy-but-highlights-integration-complexities-11-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/renewable-sector-backs-8-3bn-great-british-energy-but-highlights-integration-complexities-11-07-2024/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:16:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=280492 The state-backed power company Great British Energy (GBE) can play a positive role in the energy transition if managed correctly, but complexities exist around integration with Great British Nuclear (GBN) and grid supply chains.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/renewable-sector-backs-8-3bn-great-british-energy-but-highlights-integration-complexities-11-07-2024/feed/ 0 Labour promises 10-year infrastructure strategy with significant private investment https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-promises-10-year-infrastructure-strategy-with-significant-private-investment-13-06-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-promises-10-year-infrastructure-strategy-with-significant-private-investment-13-06-2024/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:56:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=279275 The Labour Party has pledged to develop a 10-year infrastructure strategy to “guide investment plans and give the private sector certainty about the project pipeline”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-promises-10-year-infrastructure-strategy-with-significant-private-investment-13-06-2024/feed/ 1 Labour vows to go green and increase UK energy security https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-vows-to-go-green-and-increase-uk-energy-security-19-06-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/labour-vows-to-go-green-and-increase-uk-energy-security-19-06-2023/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:51:12 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=262820 Labour has promised to reform the UK’s energy sector under new publicly owned body GB Energy, with more emphasis on renewables and energy security while delivering more jobs and lower bills for customers, should it come into government.

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