Tag Archives: Energy

Fears have been raised over a potential leak at Taishan nuclear power station in China, which uses the same type of reactor as the Hinkley Point C project.

The world’s longest subsea electricity cable will be turned on this week with testing to begin to allow countries to trade clean energy.

The United Kingdom has increased its wind turbine-produced electricity from 0.2% in 2000 to over 17% in 2018.

The results of work on eight floating wind technology innovation projects in a Scottish government-funded competition have been revealed.

Proposals to combine renewable energy streams on purpose built islands are becoming more and more common place.

Power companies run by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have announced plans to launch a small advanced reactor in Wyoming.

Forth Ports has unveiled ambitious proposals for the creation of Scotland’s largest and best located renewable energy hub on a 175ac site at the Port of Leith.

Hinkley Point C project spending with South West businesses has hit £3.2bn, more than twice the initial target of £1.5bn which was set when the nuclear power scheme began.

Main Point I urge all members to support the Chartered Infrastructure Engineer qualification in the coming ballot from the ICE. There are now many infrastructure engineers working in civil engineering who seek professional qualification.  We have three options:  To have nothing to do with them – in which case many…

The agreement with NNB Generation Company (NNB Genco), a subsidiary created by EDF Energy to build and operate Hinkley Point C, will remain in place until the £23bn station is commissioned. As part of the contract, Jacobs will be a preferred supplier in agreed areas of scope and support. Jacobs…