US firm Jacobs wins £11m deal for Dounreay
Contracts totalling £11.2 million for two complex decommissioning projects at Dounreay have been awarded to US technical services giant Jacobs.
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Growth on the cards as further diversification takes Blaze into the nuclear sector
Aberdeenshire-based Blaze Manufacturing plans to double its headcount by the end of the year as it works through advanced contract discussions with international EPC contractors in the energy sector.
Without further delay, we need storage capacity to back up renewables growth
Twenty years ago, I pointed out that we were heading towards 80% of our electricity being generated from gas within two decades and 80% of that gas coming from Russia. It was true at the time.
Hydrogen goes nuclear as UK reactor pivots toward renewables
The $28 billion Sizewell C nuclear station is touted as an anchor for Britain reaching net-zero emissions, yet its reactors will compete with wind farms over the North Sea horizon. On gusty days, where will the plant’s excess power go? Toward making hydrogen.
Bilfinger Salamis wins £17million Hinkley Point C contract creating 80 jobs
Bilfinger Salamis UK has won a contract worth more than €20 million (£17m) at the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant under construction in south-west England.
China confirms broken fuel rods at nuclear plant but no radioactive leak
A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said on Wednesday in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility's safety.
Scientists make breakthrough to accelerate Dounreay clean-up
Cleaning up the former nuclear power site at Dounreay and its surrounding area could become quicker and cheaper following a breakthrough by scientists.
Philippines needs to push nuclear power
The Philippines need to pursue nuclear power to improve its long-term energy security and slash carbon emissions from its highly polluting coal-fired power fleet.
Worley job cuts reach 11,400 since start of pandemic
Engineering giant Worley has confirmed its job cuts total since the start of the Covid pandemic has reached 11,400.
Ten steps to a greener future?
Boris Johnson's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution sets out how the UK looks to "build back better" from the impact of coronavirus by creating green jobs and accelerating the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
OGUK, Shell, Wood & Unite react to Boris Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’ plans
Westminster’s multi-billion pound plan for a “green industrial revolution” has been touted as a “welcome signal” of what the UK’s path to net zero may look like.
Keeping the lights on – A national imperative
While some aspects of our everyday life changed significantly during the pandemic, two things have remained constant, our ever-increasing energy demands and questions around the capacity of our ageing energy infrastructure to meet this demand. That makes the Energy White Paper crucial and its continuing delay a problem.
Eskom rolls first steam generator replacement to Koeberg
The first of Koeberg’s new replacement steam generators arrived at the plant on September 29, Eskom has reported.
Huge blow nuclear industry as Horizon halts plans to develop two sites
Horizon Nuclear Power has announced it will be ceasing its activities to develop two projects in the UK following a decision by Japanese giant Hitachi to pull out of the scheme.
How nuclear energy will be crucial in achieving net-zero carbon emissions post-Coronavirus
As the UK begins to emerge from lockdown, there have been calls from business leaders and senior figures in government for ‘Building Back Better’ – an initiative aimed at ensuring the Coronavirus recovery plan prioritises climate change.
Hundreds of jobs saved at Dounreay nuclear site
Hundreds of jobs at Dounreay have been safeguarded following the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s (NDA) announcement it will take over the Caithness plant.
UK’s nuclear future uncertain as relations with china fray
Britain’s fraying relationship with China has the potential to undo a decade of mixed efforts to keep nuclear power flowing as an aging generation of plants drop out of service.
Bilfinger to create 350 UK jobs with £350m Hinkley Point C contracts
German industrial services giant Bilfinger has won two contracts worth £350million for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, creating 350 jobs in the UK.
Wildlife groups criticise plans for new nuclear power station
Wildlife groups have criticised plans to build a new nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast, warning it could harm important nature in the area.
Belgium’s nuclear power gamble
Belgium plans to switch off its last nuclear reactors by 2025, an ambitious move that will require significant investments in gas-fired power and renewables.
Workforce to be reduced by ‘more than half’ at EDF Hinkley nuclear plant
The workforce constructing the new Hinkley nuclear power station is to be reduced by more than half to around 2,000 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Wood closes deal to sell off nuclear business in multi-million agreement
Global engineering and consulting firm Wood has announced it has closed a deal to sell off its nuclear business to Dallas-headquartered company Jacobs.
Competition authorities clear Wood’s £250million sale of nuclear business
UK competition authorities have approved Wood’s £250m sale of its nuclear business.
Golden years ahead for Alchemy Oilfield Services as founder hands reins to son
An Aberdeenshire oilfield chemistry firm is hailing the start of a new era as one of the pioneers of the market hands over the reins to his son.
The story of Trump solar tariffs: layoffs and liquidations
Today marks the second anniversary of Donald Trump’s first deployment of tariffs as U.S. president, and one of the main intended beneficiaries of his protection back on Jan. 22, 2018, was the American solar panel industry.