Lighthouse | It’s time infrastructure worked for everybody

Infrastructure is at the centre of the way we live our lives. Transport gets us to where we need to be, digital infrastructure connects us to colleagues, friends and family across the globe, and utilities meet our basic needs. The post Lighthouse | It’s time infrastructure worked for everybody appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

United Utilities transforms area larger than 2,200 football pitches with woodland and peatland preservation

New woodlands have been created and peatlands improved across an area larger than 2,200 football pitches at United Utilities’ sites across the North West. The post United Utilities transforms area larger than 2,200 football pitches with woodland and peatland preservation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

AI Data Centers Become City-Scale Infrastructure, Prompting New Industry Playbook

As AI data centers reach city-scale power demands, developers, utilities and contractors are rewriting the infrastructure playbook around electricity, workforce and speed-to-power challenges nationwide.

£30M plan to make Liverpool ‘spongier’ city

United Utilities has announced a £30M package of measures to make Liverpool more ‘spongy’ by transforming the way rainwater is managed. The post £30M plan to make Liverpool ‘spongier’ city appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Striking valve-manufacturer workers win pay dispute

Workers at a valve manufacturer have won an industrial dispute over pay, according to the GMB union. Workers at Crane Building and Utilities (BS&U) in Hitchin had taken part in two weeks of strike action. More than 100 people from the Hertfordshire firm, which manufactures… The post Striking valve-manufacturer workers win pay dispute appeared first on Construction News.

HS2 - Old Oak Common Station Project Update, December 2022

This short video, hosted by the Old Oak Common Station project team, provides an update on some of the progress HS2 have been making on what will become the best-connected and largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have fourteen platforms, a mix of six high-speed and eight conventional service platforms, with an 850m-long station box, big enough to fit 6,300 Routemaster buses inside.

World Economic Forum - Accelerating Sustainable Finance Ep 3 - Financing the Net Zero Transition in Emerging Market 23112022s

A perception exists that investing in climate solutions is too risky, particularly in emerging markets. How can this outlook be challenged to reassure investors? Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the international Finance Corporation, explores how the deployment of first loss guarantees, clearer contracting guidelines and consistent regulation can accelerate the path toward a net zero transition.

FT - American LNG exports are surging on the back of European demand, 21102022

Exports have skyrocketed for America’s LNG producers as demand soars, particularly from Europe. Last December, the US became the world’s biggest exporter of this super chilled fuel for the first time. But as the FT’s Justin Jacobs explains, not everyone’s happy about the expansion in output, and the effect it may have on the environment

Practical Engineering - What Happens When a Reservoir Goes Dry, 19072022

Reservoirs are a solution to the tremendous variability in natural water supply, but what happens when they stop filling up?

McKinsey - How blockchain can help the utility industry develop clean power

The utility industry is facing a number of disruptive transformations in the form of new energy sources, storage, efficiency, and market digitization. One unlikely disrupter is blockchain, known best as the technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin. For the utilities sector, blockchain may have the potential to streamline transactions and cut costs while catalyzing the transformation toward cleaner energy and greater efficiency

Auditel

Auditel is a leading Cost, Procurement & Carbon Solutions Company. We help organisations reduce their carbon emissions whilst also reducing their costs. In the current challenging economic climate, organisations are battling with the desire to drive growth and profitability, whilst investing in low carbon emitting technologies to reduce their carbon footprint and speed up their journey to achieving Net Zero. Auditel provide a comprehensive procurement service, covering over 100 cost areas across all sectors. Due to this procurement expertise, we can potentially self-fund your net zero journey. OUR MISSION: To help organisations on their journey to Net Zero in a measurable, meaningful and potentially self-funding way.

Competers Inc

We make Utilocate and UExcavate software packages for automating and managing your locate ticket processes.