BP to build 1GW hydrogen production plant on Teesside Mar 18, 2021 BP today unveiled its plans to create what it believes would be the UK’s largest “blue” hydrogen production facility in the Tees Valley. A feasibility study is currently taking place into H2Teesside, which is due to begin production in 2027 and is targeting 1GW of hydrogen production by 2030. It would be integrated with the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
‘The time is right for something different’ Mar 18, 2021 UKREiiF Advisory Group chair Lord Kerslake has held a variety of roles within the built environment industry during the last two decades, including Chair of housing association Peabody and Be First (the growth and regeneration agency for Barking and Dagenham). Here he outlines why the time is right for UKREiiF I’ve been involved in development […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
First look at what ambitious Cambridge transport revolution might look like Mar 18, 2021 Three conceptual designs which could help shape and transform how the £2bn Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) project is delivered have been revealed. The three consortiums of leading experts selected for the process have put forward three very different designs for an in-the-round solution to CAM’s delivery. This includes the vehicle, the infrastructure, and how the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Embracing the best aspects of attending online and in-person Mar 17, 2021 UKREiiF will embrace interactivity at its three-day networking, exhibition and conferencing event in Leeds next year (May 17-19). While the Coronavirus pandemic forced events online, a raft of innovations, to help negate its effects, have created a different but highly effective user experience and the best of these will be utilised by the organisers of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Infrastructure deals struck on Enfield Council’s £6bn mega development Mar 17, 2021 Enfield Council this week appointed the first contractors to deliver infrastructure works for its flagship £6bn expansion project. A Framework Agreement has been reached with with Vinci Taylor Woodrow, BamNuttall and VolkerFitzpatrick to build the roads, bridges, cycle lanes and parkland, as well as the water, gas and communications networks required to deliver the flagship […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Teesside and Humber carbon capture partnership rewarded with £73m funding Mar 17, 2021 Two North Sea-based initiatives that have joined forces to facilitate the capture of carbon dioxide were awarded more than £73m by the government today as part of its £1bn low-carbon capital grants announcement. The Net Zero Teesside carbon capture, utilisation and storage project will get more than £52m to accelerate the development of onshore and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Approval for housing-led redevelopment of former glassworks site in St Helens Mar 17, 2021 A joint-venture £200m residential-led development on the biggest brownfield site in St Helens has been given the go ahead by local planners. The 104-acre Cowley Hill Works project, which has been put together by BXB Land Solutions Ltd and Promenade Estates, includes building more than 1,100 homes and up to 43,000 sqft of flexible commercial space, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government pledges more than £1bn to support low-carbon economy ambitions Mar 17, 2021 An ambitious blueprint to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and more than £1bn in funding to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals was unveiled by the Business and Energy Secretary today. Building on the Prime Minister’s ’10-Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’ published last year, the new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy sets out the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Drive to create hydrogen production cluster in North West gets government backing Mar 17, 2021 The plan to make the North West a world-leading pioneer in the drive towards creating a hydrogen economy has received £33m in government backing as part of its Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge. HyNet North West is a collaboration between public and private sector organisations working towards creating a safe and efficient supply line of bulk, low-carbon […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Network Space to breath new life into Manchester industrial site Mar 16, 2021 Network Space has exchanged contracts for the purchase of a prime 11.4 acre redevelopment opportunity in South Manchester. The site on Atlantic Street in Altrincham, which comprises 220,000 sq ft of industrial warehouse space, was until recently the HQ and trailer manufacturing site for the Cartwright Group. Acquired from the administrators for an undisclosed sum, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
