Energy & waste news, opinion and in-depth market reports from New Civil Engineer

Power blackouts a real threat admit energy firms

Power blackouts a real threat admit energy firms

Power blackouts within the next ten years is increasingly likely, the group representing major electricity generators has admitted.

Energy

John's blog: When the lights go out

John's blog: When the lights go out

It's that time of year again. As Christmas lights are switched on across Britain's high streets, so too begins the fear mongering over the possibility of the lights going out this winter.

Energy

Wind power: the onshore planning problems

Wind power: the onshore planning problems

Can the UK's planning system deliver 14GW of onshore wind generating capacity by 2020?

Energy

Home is where the heat is

There are various potential routes to zero carbon housing, but one of the more practical is communal microgeneration, says Dave Parker.

Energy

New Nuclear Funding watchdog appointed

New Nuclear Funding watchdog appointed

A watchdog to oversee the decommissioning and waste disposal funding arrangements of new nuclear power stations was appointed by government today in a bid to protect the taxpayer from the costs of nuclear clean up.

News and in-depth reports on the biggest projects with NCE Project Watch

NEW NCE has always brought you akll the news and in-depth reports on the biggest projects. Now they are grouped together by sector to make sure you can find what you want, when you want it.

Energy

Severn Barrage

Severn Barrage

After over 100 years of proposals, the Government is finally seriously considering the construction of a tidal barrage across the Severn Estuary.

Energy

Sellafield

Sellafield

The clean-up of the Sellafield complex of nuclear power stations in Cumbria is the largest civil engineering project currently taking place in the UK.