Battersea Power Station redevelopment to begin this year

05 September 2012

The £8bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station will begin later this year, its new owners have said.

Japan to set energy policy

04 September 2012

Japan is scheduled to set national energy policy early next week, Economics Minister Motohisa Furukawa has said.

'Sustainable floating home' showcases off-land living

24 August 2012

A ‘sustainable floating home’ has been launched in the UK by Danish design think-tank Sanitov Studios with consumer electronics brand Samsung.

Thirty councils to pitch for £24m ‘future city’ grant

23 August 2012

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is funding 30 local authorities through a £24m ‘future city’ competition.

Borehole project takes the heat off Tube passengers

22 August 2012

Station cooling works at two of London's busiest Tube stations was completed ahead of the London 2012 Games.

Autonomous plane navigates without GPS

22 August 2012

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an algorithm that will allow a plane to fly without GPS.

Fewer ‘affordable’ homes strategy may not be effective - Bovis

20 August 2012

Bovis Homes Group Plc says a proposal to boost the supply of new homes in the UK by allowing builders to develop fewer ‘affordable’ homes may not be effective.

Shell Nigeria says it has contained oil leak

17 August 2012

Shell Nigeria says it has contained oil leaked from a failed pump within a flowstation on Nigeria's Nembe Creek.

Xayaburi dam project work restarted

16 August 2012

Work has resumed on the $3.5bn Xayaburi dam project across the Mekong River in Laos, its Thai developer says.

'No pick-up in sight' for construction, says Balfour Beatty

15 August 2012

Balfour Beatty says it cannot forecast when there will be a pick-up in its home market where its own order book was down 3 per cent, outperforming a 10 per cent fall across the industry.

QE Prize makes last call for nominations

14 August 2012

The last call for nominations has been made for a £1m global award for engineering.

Steel plant dispute could damage Italy's credibility

14 August 2012

A dispute over Europe's biggest steel plant could damage Italy's credibility and risks much-needed overseas investment.

Video shows delay in using seawater to cool Fukushima reactor

14 August 2012

Tepco hesitated to use corrosive seawater to cool the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima plant, newly released video shows.

Olympic Park to reopen to public next year

13 August 2012

London’s Olympic Park is set to reopen to the public from July 27 next year - a year after the opening of the London 2012 Olympics.

Australian town seeks 'unusual' costs from mining firm

09 August 2012

An Australian town is asking Xstrata to pay it at least A$100m if the company decides to go ahead with a coal mine in the area.

Bird-friendly UV glass launched on Lindisfarne

07 August 2012

Glass specialist Arnold Glas has launched a new type of glazing in the UK which the company says will save the lives of birds.

Engineer recruitment a struggle for employers, says skills survey

03 August 2012

The IET’s skills survey has found that organisations are finding it harder to recruit engineers compared to 2011.

£140m oil contracts creates 350 jobs at BiFab

31 July 2012

Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) in Fife will be taking on 350 workers after bosses announced £140 million of new oil contracts.

BP sees results loss after Gulf of Mexico oil spill

31 July 2012

BP has announced unexpectedly weak quarterly results partly due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

UK Government names new Chief Construction Adviser

30 July 2012

Former president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Peter Hansford, has been named as the Government’s new Chief Construction Adviser.

Students learn about Games’ sustainability

30 July 2012

Top engineering and architectural students are attending a summer school in London learning from companies that helped build the Olympic park.

BG gas trading hit by US shale downgrade and Elgin leak

27 July 2012

BG Group's gas trading was hit by a downgrade of its U.S. shale assets and falling European production due to Total's Elgin leak.

BP ordered to pay Russian joint venture £2 billion

27 July 2012

A Siberian court has ruled that BP should pay £1.97 billion in compensation to its Russian joint venture TNK-BP.

UK Government invests in new trains, creating jobs

25 July 2012

UK Transport Secretary Justine Greening has approved a £4.5bn contract for new intercity express trains, helping to create 900 jobs.

BP and Transocean safety guidelines criticised in report

24 July 2012

BP and Transocean lacked clear safety guidelines for the Macondo well before it triggered the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Fukushima report urges further safety measures

23 July 2012

An inquiry into the Fukushima nuclear crisis has raised doubts over the effectiveness of new safety rules at atomic plants.

Amazon to open tech hub in London

23 July 2012

Amazon has announced it will open a new digital development centre in London, housing teams of design and development staff.

Top consultancies to advise on Balkans projects

20 July 2012

A consortium led by Mott MacDonald and including WYG and Atkins has won a contract from the European Commission to help strengthen essential infrastructure development across the Western Balkans.

Engineering careers programme kicks off

19 July 2012

The Tomorrow’s Engineers ‘Around the World’ careers outreach programme began this week in Birmingham.

Global CO2 emissions up by three per cent

19 July 2012

Global carbon dioxide emissions rose three per cent to 34 billion tonnes in 2011, according to a new EU report.

Asia will rescue falling wind energy market

19 July 2012

The global wind industry will install more than 46GW of new capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast.

Large-scale solar power takes off in Japan

19 July 2012

Toshiba is entering Japan’s burgeoning renewables market with one of the country’s largest solar projects.

UAE's first nuclear plant gets green light

18 July 2012

The United Arab Emirates has given the go ahead for construction work to begin on the country's first nuclear power plant.

Madrid researchers design earthquake resistant homes

17 July 2012

Madrid's technical university has designed a new system to build earthquake resistant houses to third world countries hit by earthquakes.

Premier signs $1 billion Falklands oil deal

12 July 2012

Premier Oil has agreed a $1 billion deal with Rockhopper which could transform the Falkland Islands into an oil producer.

Airport expansion consultation delayed for second time

12 July 2012

The aviation industry has criticised the postponement of a government consultation on future UK airport capacity needs.

Report criticises nuclear accident scale

10 July 2012

Independent regulators must take more of a role in communicating the risks of nuclear power and shale gas, a report has said.

STEM Challenge 10 winners announced

09 July 2012

The A-team from All Hallows Catholic High School has won a challenge that asked students to create an Olympic inspired event in their home town.

High-speed rail plans for California face tough vote in Senate

06 July 2012

California’s high-speed rail plans are likely to face a tough vote in the Senate.

Offshore wind farms approved by government

06 July 2012

Two offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast with a combined capacity of one gigawatt (GW) have been given the go-ahead.

Clydebank Titan Crane gets engineering award

05 July 2012

The Clydebank Titan has been awarded an Engineering Heritage Award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

IET Innovation Awards recognise sports technology

04 July 2012

A new category that recognises sports technology will be part of this year’s Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Innovation Awards.

The Shard to open in London tomorrow

04 July 2012

The Shard – Europe’s tallest building - will be officially unveiled in London tomorrow.

China Three Gorges Dam completed

04 July 2012

China’s Three Gorges Dam project is now completed, after a final turbine was connected to the grid on Wednesday.

Construction sector contracts in June

03 July 2012

The UK's construction sector suffered its sharpest contraction in two-and-a-half years in June, dealing a further blow to the UK's recovery hopes.

London cable car carries first paying passengers

29 June 2012

London’s new cable car, crossing the River Thames, has opened to the public, providing an important additional transport link for the city ahead of the Olympic Games.

Olympics project manager wins top engineering award

28 June 2012

A senior engineer responsible for delivering the London 2012 Olympic Games infrastructure has won a top prize.

Green energy policy 'inadequate', government warned

27 June 2012

The government's green energy plans will not be enough to ensure the UK has a secure, clean, affordable power sector.

Engineering zone to open at City of Wolverhampton College

27 June 2012

City of Wolverhampton College is opening a new £400,000 engineering block in September.

Scientists improve manufacturing of see-through solar cells

25 June 2012

New Energy Technologies has announced an improvement in manufacturing see-through solar cells generating electricity on glass.