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Once an industrial site, Barking Riverside is now one of Europe’s largest residential developments.

Mackley contracted to enhance the Barking Riverside foreshore

6 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) has appointed civil engineering specialist Mackley to deliver a £12 million programme of works to enhance the Barking Riverside foreshore. The largest single infrastructure contract awarded by Barking Riverside to date, […]

Tapping into even just a small portion of its geothermal resources increases the UK’s energy security by reducing the need for imported energy.

Geothermal resources can increase UK’s energy security – report

6 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

A new study by experts from around the UK has found that geothermal could underpin a new era of energy security: clean, domestic heat for generations that lowers bills, strengthens resilience, and eases pressure on […]

The new extension to the London Cancer Hub will include additional laboratory and research facilities.

Plans for £1bn expansion of London Cancer Hub approved

5 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Plans for a £1 billion expansion of the London Cancer Hub, led by Aviva Capital Partners and development manager Socius, have received consent from Sutton Council. The approved scheme will deliver around 1 million sq […]

Aerial view of Wylfa nuclear power station site.

Mott MacDonald and WSP win £25M environmental services and permitting contract for Wylfa SMR

5 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Great British Energy – Nuclear (GBE-N) has appointed management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald and professional services firm WSP to provide specialist environmental services and permitting support for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme at […]

Fugro's compact ARAN® 250 specialist jack-up platform, which is helping to build a detailed understanding of the seabed and coastline.

Fugro commences site investigations for Western Isles power transmission link

5 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

SSEN Transmission (Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks) is planning to build a Western Isles High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Link to transfer 1,800 MW of renewable energy from Scotland’s islands to the UK mainland. The […]

Probably the world’s most southerly hot water drilling rig.

Drilling through the Thwaites Glacier didn’t go exactly to plan

5 February 2026 GeoCon News 0

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and South Korea (KOPRI) have concluded a highly ambitious field operation at Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, after instruments deployed during hot-water drilling became lodged within the ice during […]