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Preferred bidders announced for €11.6 billion Scottish energy initiative
Plans include integrating renewable energy into Scotland’s electricity transmission
7 construction megaprojects that severely overran their budget
Following on from International Construction’s recent article on why megaprojects go wrong and the ingredients for success, this week we examine some of the biggest budget overruns on projects.
Dual rotor wind turbine installation
Easier and safer installation among the benefits of turbines with two rotors
‘World’s largest battery energy storage scheme’ gets green light
Carlton Power granted permission to build €875 million facility in northern England
Spanish firms partner up to recycle wind farm components
Recycling wind turbine blades is “a key challenge” for the industry, says Iberdrola
Mitsubishi Power to build three power plants in Japan
It is estimated by one energy expert that the cost of building the plant will be around US$1.7 billion
Cable specialist to deliver world’s longest interconnector
Nexans to supply and install €1.4bn power project, connecting Cyprus, Greece and Israel
VDMA: Hydrogen ‘the only way to climate neutrality’
German trade body calls for a rapid shift to hydrogen-focused projects
France chooses site for pair of new reactors in €52 billion nuclear construction programme
France has chosen Bugey in eastern France as a site for two new nuclear reactors, part of a wider construction programme of six reactors costing an estimated €52 billion ($58.2 billion).
United Rentals outlines benefits of hybrid power solutions
White paper explores pairing battery storage with generators, power grid
Britain opens small modular nuclear reactor competition
Britain has opened a competition to develop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), such as those being developed by Rolls-Royce, as it launched its new Great British Nuclear body designed to help drive the expansion of projects in the country.
Fluor JV wins $5.87 billion deal to decommission Ohio uranium enrichment plant
US contractor Fluor has won a deal to decontaminate and decommission a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio, in joint venture with Cavendish Nuclear USA.
German company MaxSolar secures $460 million to build new solar power plants
German company MaxSolar has secured €410 million (US$460 million) in financing to build new solar energy plants.
Decommissioning works begin at Scotland’s oldest wind farm
Specialist contractor Forsyth of Denny dismantles 26 wind turbines
Danish port to invest €980 million in green expansion
Port of Esbjerg signs deal to expand wind farm sector and carbon capture and storage facilities
Hauling solutions evolve alongside wind energy market
Wind component-specific trailers create a safe and efficient solution.
Finland green lights construction of large offshore wind project
Renewables specialist Skyborn will develop the Pooki wind farm for state-owned Metsähallitus
Korean power company secures major nuclear deal in Romania
KHNP signs record contract to build tritium removal facility at the Cernavoda plant
French engineer to assess sites for up to 20GW of solar energy at Saudi Arabia’s NEOM
French engineering and project management company Assystem has won a deal to conduct a series of pre-development studies for up to 20GW of solar energy plants at Saudi Arabia’s NEOM.
Megaprojects: Two reasons why they go wrong (and four key ingredients for success)
As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
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