New homes must be built with on-site renewable energy generation and heat pumps from 2028, government says

Future Homes and Buildings Standard will come into force from March 2027 but with an 18-month transition period

New nuclear siting policy criticised by industry as ‘missed opportunity’

The highly anticipated National Policy Statement for Nuclear Energy Generation EN-7, which will dictate where new nuclear reactors can be deployed, has been published by the government, but it has been criticised by the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) as a “missed opportunity”. The post New nuclear siting policy criticised by industry as ‘missed opportunity’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Connections Reform evidence submission window open for clean energy projects

Until 23:59 on 29 July, energy generation and demand projects with an existing connections agreement can begin submitting evidence to the Connections Reform process at National Energy System Operator(NESO). The post Connections Reform evidence submission window open for clean energy projects appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Spending Review: Is infrastructure injection enough to enable construction sector to deliver?

Last week’s Spending Review finally brought some good news for the construction sector with what looks like a significant level of capital spending on infrastructure over the next decade. Investment is to be targeted at transport, energy generation, the public estate, defence and housing. However,… The post Spending Review: Is infrastructure injection enough to enable construction sector to deliver? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

How partnership and innovation are powering the Great Grid Upgrade

With National Grid’s plan to build an electricity grid that will support the future of energy generation well underway, NCE talks to the engineers and consultants creating next generation solutions to old problems. The post How partnership and innovation are powering the Great Grid Upgrade appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Undecided - What This Breakthrough Means For Nuclear Fusion, 31012023

The Problem With Lasers And Nuclear Fusion - This video looks at why the recent Fusion announcement (on the 5th December 2022) is exciting (with some major caveats) and why laser-based fusion may, or may not be, the future of energy generation

Undecided - Thorium explained - the future of cheap, clean energy? 09062020

Thorium is often held up as one of the best paths forward for achieving a mix of cheap, clean energy for our grid. Even former presidential candidate Andrew Yang was pushing for Thorium reactors along with wind and solar. So what is it? Why are there so many people excited about it? And is it really the future of clean energy?

FT articles 22082021 & 24112021 - (Advances in) Nuclear Fusion

Recent advances in technology and funding have sparked optimism in Nuclear Fusion; albeit this area of research has promised much but delivered little in six decades. Attached are two recent FT articles that provide an update on this potential energy generation process