Author Archives: Gavin Pearson

The construction minister, who works across both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), has said she wants to hear from the sector and is ready to advocate for it in government.

Severn Trent is revolutionising wastewater management with the introduction of agile "portable sewage treatment systems'" as part of a £450M initiative aimed at reducing storm overflow spills.

New approaches to hospital building have supported diversity and skills, an expert has told the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering (IWICE) conference; could they be transferrable to infrastructure?

The UK is undergoing an energy transition. To achieve net zero, it is undertaking a generational overhaul of its grid infrastructure, expanding onshore and offshore renewables, implementing cleaner fuel capabilities where electricity isn’t an option, and building new nuclear power plants.

Since being elected in July, the government has announced changes to planning, a schedule for 12 new town sites to be selected, a fund to support renewable energy projects and a move to improve longer-term certainty through a two-year lead time on strategic spending reviews.

Floating wind farms are becoming ever more viable, opening up new possibilities for renewable energy from the sea.

Speaking to NCE at its Water conference on 20 June, South West Water director of asset management Mark Worsfold made clear the only long term path to improve public perceptions around water industry pollution and supply.

Speaking to NCE at its Water conference on 20 June, Safetytech Accelerator head of market development Helen Evans has warned that the art what's possible is not as big a challenge as embedding the possible into delivery.

Delivering £96bn worth of investment during the water sector’s eighth asset management period (AMP8), between 2025 and 2030, is an “exciting” opportunity to push the boundaries of innovation in the supply chain, according to Northumbrian Water asset director Monisha Gower.

The use of technology including digital twins is set to play a “massive role” in delivering the ambitious £96bn of investment in the water sector’s eighth asset management period (AMP8) between 2025 and 2030, according to Severn Trent’s digital engineering lead.