National Grid

CONSTRUCTION

BDA set to revise drill rig inspection rules from weekly to daily

The change is among a raft of health, safety and operational measures to affect UK drilling

16 June 2026

UTILITIES

Caroline starts tunnelling under the Thames

The 2.2km long Grain to Tilbury tunnel is part of the UK’s wider Great Grid Upgrade

15 May 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE

First breakthrough for London Power Tunnels

First of four TBM working under the UK's capital on London Power Tunnels project makes breakthrough

29 June 2022

GEOTHERMAL

GEL record concentration of lithium in geothermal fluid at United Downs site

Cornish geothermal project sees record lithium levels in brine in anticipation of extraction

12 August 2021

GROUNDWATER

Coal Authority switches to solar energy

UK mine water treatment scheme harnesses solar power to reduce operating costs

06 July 2021

INFRASTRUCTURE

Tunnelling finishes on major UK gas supply project

A TBM is being returned to Germany after completing a record-breaking job in the UK

17 October 2019

GEOTHERMAL

Drilling the first deep geothermal electricity plant in the UK

Drilling has begun at the UK's first deep geothermal electricity generation project in Cornwall

27 February 2019

PARTNER CONTENT

A decade in the mixing market

Challenges in developing tailored technologies – the EURODRILL RHP15 story

PARTNER CONTENT

From variability to control, Molycop's OreVia platform

How Molycop's OreVia works in practice and the operational value it is delivering

PARTNER CONTENT

Full flowsheet, full lifecycle: FLS sharpens its performance focus

Qasim Abrahams explains how FLS helps miners improve performance across full processing