Adra secures £20m loan to bolster its North Wales portfolio

Welsh lender Principality Building Society provided the finance for the housing association to develop new homes and upgrade its existing stock. The post Adra secures £20m loan to bolster its North Wales portfolio appeared first on Property Week.

Trawsfynydd decommissioning passes major milestone as high-risk waste programme ends

After two decades of decommissioning work, the programme to manage the highest activity radioactive waste at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in north Wales has been completed. The post Trawsfynydd decommissioning passes major milestone as high-risk waste programme ends appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Rolls-Royce SMR secures Wylfa contract and £599M government loan

Rolls-Royce SMR has been formally awarded the contract for technology design activities by Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N), which are critical for the delivery of its three 470MW small modular reactors (SMRs) at Wylfa in North Wales. The post Rolls-Royce SMR secures Wylfa contract and £599M government loan appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Developer fined £40,000 after destroying bat roosts

A developer has been fined after illegally destroying bat roosts during the unauthorised demolition of buildings at an industrial estate in North Wales. North Wales Police said they investigated the incident at the end of 2024 after Cyngor Gwynedd’s planning department reported that buildings on… The post Developer fined £40,000 after destroying bat roosts appeared first on Construction News.

£300M first phase of renewal at Dinorwig pumped storage plant moves forward

Engie and its joint‑venture partner La Caisse have approved the next phase of a major upgrade at the Dinorwig pumped storage power station in North Wales, a project that will see two of the site’s six turbine-generator sets fully replaced. The post £300M first phase of renewal at Dinorwig pumped storage plant moves forward appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

New Civil Engineer - Rolls Royce eyes Wylfa site for small modular nuclear reactors, 11112021

Wylfa and Trawsfynydd sites in north Wales are under consideration as possible locations to build small nuclear power stations as part of the government's investment in Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs)