How nuclear and renewable energy could work together in the UK
Nuclear reactors could generate useful heat and produce green hydrogen as well as electricity – and thus play a major role in decarbonisatio…
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Balfour Beatty awarded contract to unlock renewable energy capacity between Scotland and England
Balfour Beatty today announces it has been awarded a contract by Prysmian to install 68 kilometres of high voltage direct current (HVDC) lan…
National Nuclear Laboratory given new mission and role
The National Nuclear Laboratory has been given a new mission and role following a strategic review. Set up in 2008, NNL – which has bases in…
National Grid to invest £35bn over next five years
National Grid is planning to invest a record £35bn over the five years to 2031 on upgrading and extending the transmission network. Setting …
UKAEA to lead the creation of a nuclear robotics and AI cluster linking Cumbria and Oxfordshire
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) will lead the creation of a new £4.9m nuclear robotics and artificial intelligence cluster across Cumbria…
£4bn Teesworks energy project given green light by Government
The highly anticipated Net Zero Teesside project – set to bring thousands of jobs to our region – has today received the green light from Go…
Start date for vast Balfour and Costain carbon capture power job
Client NZT Power has reached financial close on the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage. Construction i…
Renewable Electricity Generation Overtakes Fossil Fuels in UK for First Time Ever in a Calendar Year
An energy sector think tank has reported that for the first time ever, the UK has used more renewable energy than fossil fuels across an ent…
£230,000 boost to help Cumbrian firms work smarter
A trailblazing digital technology adoption programme has secured an additional £230,000 to help more Cumbria-based SMEs access transformatio…
Government sets out plan for new era of clean electricity
Government delivers on the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change to build an energy system that can bring down bills for households and businesse…
Arup and Equatic partner to advance world's first large-scale ocean carbon removal facility
Equatic, an emerging leader in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) space, has developed an innovative electrolytic process for atmospheric carb…
Cumbrian insurance broker expands business team to meet demand for its services
Carlisle-based H&H Insurance Brokers (HHIB) has recruited industry specialists and promoted from within its existing team to boost the s…
Work starts on West Cumbrian innovation centre
Work has begun to build an innovation centre in West Cumbria. The centre, in Workington, will provide purpose-built accommodation for entrep…