Tag Archives: Energy

Hitachi has bagged former Areva nuclear executive Eric Chassard to lead initial pre-construction work for the 2.7GW Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant in Anglesey, Wales.

EDF Energy has claimed it could deliver new nuclear power station Sizewell C for around £5bn less than Hinkley Point C by “copying and pasting” to slash pre-construction costs.

The developers behind Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant have put forward proposals to clear around 121 hectares at the Welsh site, despite not yet having planning permission for the plant.

Engineers have been working day and night after more than 100,000 homes were left without power, roads were closed and trains and flights were cancelled as swathes of the UK were submerged in snow and ice yesterday (Monday).

A 40m flue tower and facade designed by Arup and architects Tonkin Liu will be built at a new Manchester energy centre.

Proposed changes to a section of seawall at Hinkley Point C have concerned the Environment Agency, which believes the alterations could pose a flood risk.

Britain’s railways could be powered directly from solar power leading to a cheaper and lower carbon train service according to a new report released today.

The world’s largest battery “farm” has opened in Southern Australia in a bid to end the region’s energy crisis.

The business case for a multi-billion River Mersey renewable energy project will be developed over the next year, Liverpool’s metro mayor Steve Rotheram announced.

Engineering consultancy WSP has been appointed to develop an infrastructure programme across two key Northern transport routes.