£14M Swansea Sea Defence Plan gets go-ahead Sep 22, 2022 The £14M plans to defend the community of Mumbles from flooding and rising sea levels will now move towards construction, a phased approach from late this year to around summer 2024. The 1.2km project – from Knab Rock slipway to Oystermouth Square – underwent a number of rounds of public consultation and secured planning approval […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£35M Canvey Island Flood Defences approved Sep 23, 2022 The Environment Agency is set to begin the renewal of flood defence revetment this financial year, 2022/23, bringing huge improvements to the seafront and shoreline. This £35 million project will renew Canvey Island’s existing flood defences along the 3-kilometre stretch of the Island’s southern seafront. Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and reclaimed island in […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Britain’s largest pumped hydro scheme in 40 years gets £100m investment boost Mar 23, 2023 Landmark Coire Glas in the Scottish Highlands could power 3 million homes and more than double GB electricity storage. SSE is providing a £100 million investment boost into what can be Britain’s biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in 40 years. The announcement is being made today as part of a visit by Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Development in future: Thames Estuary flood risk Oct 4, 2022 The Environment Agency and a number of other bodies are looking towards the end of the century to ensure homes, businesses and critical services from Teddington to Sheerness and Southend remain protected by updating the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan. The Environment Agency is calling on communities and organisations to play their part in updating the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
International PPL to acquire further stake in Thames Tideway super-sewer Jun 1, 2022 Infrastructure investment company International Public Partnerships has conditionally agreed to acquire a further shareholding in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 25-kilometre “super sewer” being built under the Thames in order to create a healthier environment for London. International PPL said on Wednesday that the opportunity was conditional on third-party approvals and had arisen as a […] Posted by: Leon Newton Read more
