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…
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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 …
£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…
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…
Sizewell A delivers groundbreaking turbine hall milestone
Over 700kg of explosives have been used in the first stage demolition of four gigantic concrete plinths as part of work to decommission the …
Government plans £4bn-plus Transport Technology framework
Crown Commercial Service has revealed plans to create a major new agreement next year allowing public sector bodies to procure digital and d…
Summit sparks debate about Cumbria’s economic future
Cumbria is facing ‘exciting and challenging times’ according to the man leading the group charged with drawing up an economic plan aimed at …
First contractor call for £80bn Government mega-framework
The government is putting contractors on alert for a construction framework worth up to £80bn. A contract notice is due to be published in J…
NDA opens new specialised cyber facility
Cyber security attacks are a common and dynamic threat across all organisations, including the civil nuclear sector. The Group Cyberspace C…
New managing director appointed at Dounreay
Dave WilsonHe joins from AtkinsRealis, where he was market director and delivery lead for its nuclear decommissioning and waste services bu…
Renewables and nuclear must work together to reach net zero, new report argues
Nuclear energy should play an important role in the UK’s net zero future, according to a new report authored by experts from the Dalton Nucl…
PM Sir Keir Starmer highlights Barrow project in speech at COP29 climate summit
Sir Keir Starmer has used a speech at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan to highlight environmental projects in the UK including one in …
Lakeside facility connects to grid and becomes UK’s largest transmission connected battery
National Grid plugs TagEnergy’s 100MW battery project in at its Drax substation.Following energisation, the facility in North Yorkshire is t…