Balfour Beatty hires new legal chief

Ed Egerton, who brings more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure, engineering and energy, is the firm’s second C-suite addition to come from AtkinsRéalis in the last year.

Hitachi Energy wins €770M contract for converter stations on Italy-Tunisia HVDC link

The Italian and Tunisian electricity grid operators – Terna and STEG – have awarded Hitachi Energy with a €770M (£664M) contract to build two converter stations on the first electricity interconnection cable between the two countries. The post Hitachi Energy wins €770M contract for converter stations on Italy-Tunisia HVDC link appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

US Energy Dept. Offers $17.5B Carrot to Fast-track New Nuclear Plants

Loan guarantees for long lead components come as administration aims to fast-track nation's AI dominance and more states eye nuclear to meet growing power needs.

Infrastructure sector urged to bolster on‑site power as heatwave prompts grid concerns

Civil engineering and construction firms are being encouraged to reassess their on‑site power setups after an electricity margin alert highlighted the potential for tighter supplies of energy in the UK during spells of extreme heat. The post Infrastructure sector urged to bolster on‑site power as heatwave prompts grid concerns appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

DOE offers $17.5B in loans to help build 10 large nuclear reactors

Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, WEC Energy Group, Public Service Enterprise Group and Entergy Corp. are among the utilities positioned to benefit, according to Capstone.

Advancing Circular Construction

Efficiency of new buildings in the UK has been improving. While the operational energy progress on embodied carbon, the lifecycle emissions of the materials and components within buildings, has been much slower.

Case study: Major retail chain guided to use more renewable energy

250 GWh of energy from renewable sources per year 17 PPA counterparties proposed projects c.50% total volume through corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPA)

The B1M - Canada’s $30BN Gamble To Become An Energy Superpower 19072023

It's one of North America's biggest megaprojects, but you've probably never heard of it. The B1M highlights Canada's first Liquified Natural Gas scheme — set to cost more than CAD $40BN in total A new 670km pipeline that runs all the way from the source up in Dawson Creek to

Just Have a Think - Energy storage in oxygen 18062023

Energy storage is a key element of grid decarbonisation. Developers all over the world are looking for ways to supplement the hard work currently being shouldered predominantly by lithium-ion technology. Now a team of researchers in Vienna has shown us how we can reliably move electrons using oxygen as the main source

Just Have a Think - Have we got enough minerals? 02072023

Will batteries for hundreds of millions of future electric vehicles rob the planet of all its precious minerals? And what about all the minerals and materials for billions of wind turbines and solar panels? Can our planet really cope with the transition away from fossil fuels and will that transition really be 'sustainable'?

Should I get an Energy Retrofit Scan for any aging NYC Building?

To what extent do you think the industry properly considers renewable energy at the design stage of a project and how can this be influenced?

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