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Iberdrola Awards $4B Contracts for UK Subsea Power Link

Iberdrola has awarded contracts to Siemens Energy and Prysmian, worth more than $4 billion (€3.5 billion), for the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 …

CCS

IKM Testing to gauge pipeline for first offshore CCS project in UK

North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been appointed to deliver pipeline pre-commissioning services for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and …

Tender/bid

UK plans to launch 6-GW offshore wind leasinground in 2027

The Crown Estate has confirmed plans to launch a Round 6 offshore wind lease auction in the first half of 2027.The tender will bring around 6GW to market, as fi…

United Kingdom

UK Government Will Require Solar Power, Heat Pumps in All New British Homes

Officials in the UK have published a planning document that calls for housing developers to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England star…

Energy Storage System

Capacity Greenfield cleared to build 99.9-MW battery in England

Greenfield has secured planning permission for the Earls Barton battery energy storage system in Northamptonshire.The company said the project will support grid…

United Kingdom

Drax Plans to Turn Coal-Era Power Station Into Data Centre by 2027

Drax Group announced on Thursday that it could repurpose part of its large power station site in Yorkshire, northern England, into a data centre as early as 202…

United Kingdom

Costain’s £30 Million of Road Upgrades for the UK

Costain has secured a £30m package of works under the Eastern Highways Alliance (EHA) Framework, known as EHF4. The Framework focuses on the next generati…

United Kingdom

Wienerberger Opens Concrete Tile Plant in Kent

Wienerberger UK & Ireland has commenced production of concrete tiles at its Smeed Dean brick works in Sittingbourne, Kent. The 7,800 sqm facility is the compan…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF Gets Go-Ahead for Hinkley Point B Decommissioning

The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has formally approved EDF Energy’s plans to decommission the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant in Som…

United Kingdom

Construction on Portishead Railway Line Set to Start in 2026

North Somerset Council has announced that final enabling works have begun on the Portishead railway line in west Bristol, England. Crews are currently clearing …

Solar project

UK Approves Stonestreet Green Solar Project

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has granted planning permission for the 100MW Stonestreet Green solar project in England. The Development Consent Order for the …

United Kingdom

HS2 Chief Delays Part of Northern England Rail Link by Four Years

The Netherlands will cull about 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the central-eastern part of the country following the detection of bird flu, the governmen…

Electricity Transmission

National Grid Launches Consultation for England, Scotland Power Line

National Grid PLC has launched a public consultation on the early plans for the 6.9-gigawatt Cross Border Connection project between England and Scotland, aimed…

United Kingdom

UK Grants National Heritage Protection to Historic Cable Gear at Enderby Wharf

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has designated equipment at the former Submarine Cables Ltd factory in Greenwich as a Scheduled Monument, eff…

Metal

Dundee Precious Metals Completes Acquisition of Adriatic Metals

Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) has completed its acquisition of Adriatic Metals, finalising the transaction through a court-approved scheme of arrangement. All re…