In the first of our new monthly round-up of partnerships, mergers and acquisitions in the engineering sector, we have news from Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Turner & Townsend and more. The post Monthly mergers: Biggest engineering partnerships and acquisitions in May 2024 appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

The White House has revealed plans for a deployment programme for advanced nuclear reactors, including modular- and micro-reactors, to power “multiple” US Army bases. The post White House plans AMRs to power multiple Army bases in the United States appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

The Labour Party has pledged to set up a publicly owned energy company focused on building UK renewables within months of coming into power if it wins the General Election. The post Labour plots public energy company based on renewables funded by oil and gas firm tax appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

The north section of the £79.5M River Clyde opening road bridge has arrived from the Netherlands and been successfully installed by contractor Graham. The post North section of £79.5M River Clyde opening road bridge arrives from Netherlands appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

A model of the skills needed to deliver ambitious plans for 4.5GW of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea has been created by Celtic Sea Power, an energy company owned by Cornwall Council. The post Model created to map skills needs for 4.5GW of floating offshore wind in Celtic Sea appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

Engineers on Australia’s Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme are using high-pressure water jets in attempts to free a tunnel boring machine (TBM) that has been stuck for over two weeks. The post Snowy 2.0 | Engineers working to remove TBM trapped in ‘very hard’ rock for two weeks appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

Concrete is the second most consumed material by humans on the planet, second only to water and, together with the cement used to make it, is a critical component of the built environment. The global concrete industry is set to see huge growth in demand… The post The UK industry is taking steps to drive concrete production to net zero appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

Advances in tunnelling techniques and technologies have opened up new applications and opportunities for a greater use of smaller tunnels, often built with automated tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Not that smaller tunnels are always so small. One such tunnel has a diameter of less than… The post Editor’s Comment | Tunnels can help engineers achieve environmental goals appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

The Woodsmith project recently broke the world record for the longest single TBM drive. Here we report on progress and a technology used for the first time in the UK The post Combining tunnelling and mining disciplines to dig the record breaking Woodsmith mineral transport system appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more

Paris’ mammoth project to create 200km of new Metro lines has seen Ferrovial Spie Batignolles JV commit to using renewable electricity for a 6.7km tunnel while Webuild NGE JV has been awarded a €1.38bn (£1.17bn) lot. The post Grand Paris Express | Ferrovial to power TBM renewably, Webuild wins £1.2bn contract appeared first on New Civil Engineer ..read more