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Solar Power Expansion Brings Relief to Yemen’s Strained Grid and Offers Hope in the Middle East Energy Scheme

Yemen’s first large-scale solar power facility, the Aden Solar Power Plant, is representing a significant addition to the country’s electricity generation capacity. Operational since July 2024 and fu...

Fast-Track Nuclear: How the UK–US Partnership Accelerates SMRs and Microreactors

The Atlantic Partnership for Advanced Nuclear Energy outlines closer UK–US collaboration to deploy small modular reactors (SMRs) and microreactors at scale. The approach focuses on shared safety asse...

Teesside GigaPark: Grid-Scale Storage Aligned With Port Electrification

A new large-scale battery energy storage system is planned at Wilton International, Redcar, to address grid flexibility and enable shore-side power for vessels. The scheme covers approximately 32 acr...

$6 Billion Hydroelectric Project to Reshape Mozambique’s Energy Grid

Mozambique has secured World Bank support for the $6 billion Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project, the largest of its kind in southern Africa in half a century. Located 60 km downstream from the Cahor...

Securing Energy Supply Through Standardised Nuclear Construction

Britain is advancing its nuclear programme with Sizewell C in Suffolk, designed as a near-identical counterpart to Hinkley Point C in Somerset. This approach of standardisation is expected to lower c...

Safer, Smarter, Cleaner: The Rise of Thorium Reactors - China shows the way ahead

In the heart of China’s Gobi Desert, a quiet revolution in nuclear energy is unfolding. Scientists at the Wuwei experimental facility in Gansu Province have achieved a remarkable breakthrough: the su...

Energy for Tomorrow: The EU’s 2030 Renewable Roadmap

In the face of escalating climate challenges, the European Union has placed renewable energy at the heart of its climate strategy. With energy accounting for over 75% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emiss...

A Steel Solution to Power Fusion Energy’s Bright Future

A groundbreaking material has been developed to support the future of nuclear fusion energy, addressing one of the most critical challenges in reactor construction. Engineers have successfully produc...

Civil Engineering News Recap of December 2024

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) M...

Data-Driven Siting: Revolutionizing Renewable Energy Efficiency

Building efficient solar and wind farms requires more than just identifying areas with the most sunshine or strongest winds. A groundbreaking study demonstrates that integrating detailed weather data...