Latest energy and waste news
Tories to go for gas security before low-carbon transition
The Conservatives plan to rush to gas for electricity production before moving to low carbon sources of power, which will be pushed through a floor price for carbon and green investment bank according to their long-awaited energy ‘green paper’, released today.
Funding shortfall strangling solar roll-out
A 10-month funding hiaitus will stifle attempts to establish solar thermal technologies, the renewable energy lobby said this week.
Mabey to lead in turbine towers
Mabey Bridge has had plans approved to build a new factory in South Wales to propel the company to become the leading wind turbine tower manufacturer in the UK.
Energy and Waste In-depth
Nuclear special: Power players
The charge towards a new generation of nuclear power is gathering pace. NCE looks at the plans and speaks to EdF about the challenges of building the first UK plants for 20 years.
Sellafield's toxic challenge
A project to build a concrete building could sound run of the mill. But this one is being built at Sellafield. Andrea Klettner reports.
Green and warm: The car park championing renewable energy
A 285-space car park may not seem an obvious place to champion renewable energy, but the designers of new office complex in Bedfordshire have used this space to house a state-of-the-art energy efficient heating system.
Dounreay: A breed apart
When Dounreay’s fast breeder reactor opened in 1958 it put Britain at the forefront of nuclear engineering. Today, the reactor is one of the trickiest in the UK to decommission. Ed Owen investigates.
NCE Exclusives
NCE Major Projects Hub goes live
NCE has launched its new Major Projects Hub - an invaluable online resource tracking the progress of more than 100 of the biggest global infrastructure projects.
Opinion
Offshore: money flows in
Proceedings have kicked off with a bang at this year’s European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) European Offshore Wind Conference in Stockholm - the big news being the call for investment into wind energy and a change of tack by the member states who are upgrading their policies to make investment more attractive.
