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Hampshire council awards £4M fifth generation geotechnical framework
Hampshire County Council has appointed six firms to its £4M geotechnical and geoenvironmental framework for 2025-2029. Click here for...
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Geo Con
May 13, 20251 min read


Fugro wins geotechnical surveys contract for Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms
Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind...
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Geo Con
May 12, 20251 min read


Onshore underground cables 4.5 times more costly than pylons, report finds
Onshore underground cables are four-and-a-half times more expensive than overhead lines, while offshore high voltage cable lines can be...
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Geo Con
May 9, 20251 min read


Plans submitted for £3bn Loch Ness pumped storage hydro project
Glen Earrach Energy (GEE) has submitted a planning application for a 2GW pumped storage hydro (PSH) project near Loch Ness in the...
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Geo Con
May 8, 20251 min read


Brenner Base tunnel on Italian side over 95% complete after breakthrough
The main section of the Brenner Base tunnel on the Italian side is now 95% completed after a tunnel boring machine (TBM) finished a...
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Geo Con
May 7, 20251 min read


Voting open for British Geotechnical Association executive committee election
The election to appoint three new members to the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) executive committee is now under way. Voting is...
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Geo Con
May 6, 20251 min read


HS2 Euston uncertainty continues amid lack of ‘clear outline’, warns commissioner
HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport (DfT) remain “a good way off” from finalising plans for the new Euston terminus Click here for...
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Geo Con
Apr 29, 20251 min read


Entries open for new GeoTech Awards – recognising innovation in ground engineering
Ground Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of the GeoTech Awards – a new initiative celebrating excellence in innovation,...
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Geo Con
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Lower Thames Crossing enabling works expected to start in late 2025
Enabling works on the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing scheme – a 4.2km twin bore road tunnel under the river between Kent and Essex – could...
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Geo Con
Apr 25, 20251 min read


HS2: Council rejection of groundwater monitoring chamber ‘could cost millions’
Buckinghamshire Council’s decision to reject HS2 Ltd's planning application for a groundwater monitoring chamber in Wendover could cost...
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Geo Con
Apr 24, 20251 min read
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