SCOTTISHPOWER has unveiled £5.4bn (US$6.8bn) worth of contract opportunities covering the next ten years that will support electricity network ambitions and a net zero future. The contracts offered by the integrated energy company include transmission projects across central and southern Scotland and will involve adding new high voltage substations, overhead line construction, as well as...
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The costs go nuclear for Britain’s infrastructure by excluding China
It was recently revealed that the development of the British nuclear power point “Hinckley Point C” has ballooned by 23 billion pounds (US$29 billion) and is expected to be delayed by up to four years. The revelation is a big blow to British infrastructure and adds to the country’s energy problems, which have grown in...
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Storm Jocelyn batters the UK, disrupts travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe
Storm Jocelyn that battered the UK on Tuesday and overnight is sweeping east, disrupting travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe. A man walks past a public information sign on the beach ahead of the arrival of Storm Jocelyn, in Brighton, Britain. Storm Jocelyn batters the UK, disrupts travel and energy infrastructure across northwest Europe...
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Second National Infrastructure Assessment – NIC
In the five years since the first National Infrastructure Assessment, government has worked to increase the share of electricity generated by renewables, set up the UK Infrastructure Bank, devolve transport funding to major city regions, and provide industry with the direction to rapidly build gigabit capable broadband networks. But there is more to be done...
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Google to invest $1 billion in United Kingdom data centre – ETCIO SEA
Google today announced it has started building a new data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The data centre will be located on a 33-acre site that Google purchased in October 2020 and, once complete, will help ensure reliable digital services to Google Cloud customers and Google users in the UK. The new data centre represents...
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