by News Editor | May 30, 2019 | Climate Change, Climate Targets, Community news, Energy UK, Environment, News
Leaders in the energy and water sectors have pledged their support for the UK’s bid to host the 2020 UN Conference of the Parties climate conference (COP26). The Conference of Parties is the supreme decision-making body of the UN’s Convention on Climate Change. All...
by News Editor | May 29, 2019 | Carbon Emissions, Energy UK, Environment, News, Uncategorized
Drax, Equinor and National Grid have formed a new consortium to explore the possibility of creating a low-carbon industrial hub in the Humber in the mid-2020s. The complex would feature a hydrogen production facility and a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
by News Editor | Apr 1, 2019 | Building, Community news, Environment, News, Uncategorized
The Utilities team at leading public services provider Amey has launched an industry-wide competition to make leaving streetwork excavations open overnight a thing of the past. The 2020 Challenge seeks to identify and develop new products and techniques to ensure that...
by News Editor | Mar 26, 2019 | Environment, News, Thames Water, water
VolkerStevin and Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, have been appointed under a joint venture, VSA+, as one of seven successful contractors on Lot 1. The joint venture will see the two companies work together to deliver the detailed design and construction of...
by News Editor | Mar 6, 2019 | Climate Change, Electricity, Energy UK, Environment, News
Approximately 4,000 homes suffered power outages in Cumbria due to Storm Freya over the weekend, according to Electricity North West (ENW). The region was hit with winds of up to 80mph and heavy snow across Cumbria on Sunday evening (3 March). The network operator’s...
by News Editor | Mar 1, 2019 | Environment, News, water
Northumbrian Water has signed the UK’s first corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) for offshore wind with the Danish renewable developer Orsted. The 10-year deal, which is an expansion to an existing agreement that began in April 2018, will see the water company...
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