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A research study led by the University of Aberdeen has identified areas of a North Sea gas 'super basin' with the greatest potential for storing industrial carbon emissions, a key aim of the energy transition.

The second largest offshore wind farm in the UK will provide enough power to meet the average daily needs of more than 1m homes.

Car parks are established parts of our built environment, and with the growth of electric vehicles, these building’s structural design needs to be carefully considered to ensure they are fire-safe, sustainable and secure for public use.

Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action at the Institution of Structural Engineers, discusses what motivates him, his career choices, and why he’s bringing the sustainability message to engineers of the future.

The focus for this year’s CIBSE ANZ Young Engineers’ Awards is ‘embodied carbon’. In celebration of this topic CIBSE YEN hosted a site visit to 388 George Street, Sydney last month.

A bit about the building…
388 George Street is an iconic 1970s building that has undergone a transformational refurbishment to now include 28 floors of A-Grade commercial space, 2 floors of basement parking levels and a 5-floor iconic retail pavilion.

Energy infrastructure firm Carlton Power has received planning permission for what it called the “world’s largest battery energy storage scheme (BESS)”.

AFBE-UK is excited to announce its partnership with Mission 44, who joins the organisation as one of its newest member.

The UK government has launched a new agency, Great British Nuclear (GBN), to support the development of nuclear projects across the country. Its first task is to run a competition to fund small modular reactors (SMRs) in a bid to boost national energy security and reduce dependence on fossil fuel imports.

The ReFLEX Orkney project, led by the European Marine Energy Centre, was launched in 2019 with £28.5m in funding from UKRI and private investment. The ambitious project represents an opportunity to address fuel poverty on the island, secure its energy resilience, and unlock local wealth generation by recovering funds from the tens of millions of pounds the island spends every year on importing energy.

Swiss marine power company WinGD is planning to deliver its first X-DF-A dual-fuel ammonia engines by 2025.

The prospect of a cure for a type of epilepsy could be one step closer following breakthrough research on materials which may help new types of probes be safely implanted in the brain.

Doctors could don virtual reality (VR) headsets and remotely control a tank-like medical robot to save lives in future.