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UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds

A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...

CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW: The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine

CSSC Haizhuang’s H260-18MW offshore wind turbine, which was unveiled earlier this year, is the largest and most powerful of its kind with a potential of powering up to 40,000 homes. As the name sugg...

Webuild-led consortium wins €1.32 billion contract for Sicilian railway

A Webuild-led consortium has recently won yet another tender on the Sicilian high speed railway project. Furthermore, the awarded contract concerns the construction of the 30-kilometer Fiumetorto-Le...

Memorandums of Understanding signed for underwater renewable energy interconnection between Greece and Egypt

Two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed during the previous month, regarding the development of an underwater renewable energy cable interconnector between Greece and Egypt. The project it...

Japan votes to allow nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years

Japan passed a law on Wednesday allowing nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years if safety conditions are met. This new law is part of the series of measures in Japan, aimed at boosting the countr...

UK’s National Grid completed a record-breaking cement-free concrete pour

The United Kingdom’s National Grid, along with its contractor, recently completed the world’s largest continuous Earth Friendly Concrete pour. The project aimed at filling the base of a 55-meter-d...

Birmingham's new £360 million skyscraper project has been approved

The Curzon Wharf scheme at Dartmouth Circus is a development project that involves the construction of three towers for student accommodation, "co-living" flats, and office space. The tallest tower’s...

Self-sensing and energy-generating concrete was created by engineers

A new generation of concrete that is self-sensing and capable of generating electricity was recently presented by a team of engineers in a journal paper. Published in the Advanced Materials journa...

€1 billion to be invested in European heat pump production by Bosch

Heat pumps are expected to play a significant role in Europe’s means of achieving its net zero goals and Bosch Group announced a €1 billion investment in European heat pump production by 2030. More s...

The first skyscraper in Hungary is open to the public

On Friday, the visitor center and panoramic terrace on the 29th floor of the Mol group's new headquarters in Budapest opened to the public. The panoramic terrace can be reached through a unique glass...

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