Renewable energy company Drax has submitted application seeking planning consent to build $613m underground pumped storage hydro power station at its Cruachan Power Station in Scotland to support UK energy security, cut down energy costs and carbon emissions.
Zenobe has started building a 50MW/100MW-hours battery storage project, which is claimed to be the first such facility to link directly to the transmission system in Scotland.
Axfood will build Sweden’s largest rooftop solar power facility in Balsta as part of its focus on renewable energy.
Macedonia state-owned utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) has announced plans to build four photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of 280MW.
Eco Wave Power Global, a producer of clean electricity from the ocean and sea waves, has signed an agreement with Port Adriano, Spain, for the potential construction of a wave energy power plant.
Veidekke has secured a contract from Asker og Bærum Vannverk IKS to construct a new water treatment plant at Kattås in Vestmarka in Bærum municipality, Norway.
The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application to build the £150m Oxford flood alleviation scheme.
Greenlink Interconnector Limited (GIL) has reached financial close on the 500MW Ireland-Wales electricity interconnector project.
Waves Group has secured the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract for constructing the second phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project – Dogger Bank B.
North London Waste Authority (NLWA), responsible for the disposal of waste, is seeking up to three contractors for an overhaul of the Edmonton EcoPark infrastructure.
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency have stated that the UK Hualong Pressurised Water Reactor (UK HPR1000) is suitable for construction.
UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has broken ground on the construction of an offshore wind robotics centre and additive manufacturing cell facility at its National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.
General Electric (GE) has appointed Kier to deliver onshore converter station in Redcar in the UK’s north east for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm.
Global specialty materials company Eastman has announced plans to build a molecular recycling facility in France with an investment of up to $1bn.