Infrastructure

Superfast broadband explained; Protos Energy Hub; Wylfa Newydd nuclear project collapse; Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C updates.

Technology

Leading Water Technology Companies and the Market Landscape

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Industry analysts pegged the global water and wastewater market at over $300 billion in 2023. That number spans distribution, monitoring, desalination and purification, and a handful of multinationals dominate it...

Technology

How Data Gaps Cripple the Global Response to Water Scarcity

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Policymakers and investors in water stressed regions routinely approve projects, set tariffs, and allocate drought relief without knowing how much groundwater remains underground. They do not know how much water...

Technology

Superfast, Ultrafast, and G.fast Broadband Explained

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Broadband labelled superfast and ultrafast names two distinct service tiers, but those labels map to specific infrastructure choices, not just marketing. Superfast broadband, defined by Ofcom and the EU as...

Science & Energy

Moorside nuclear station: 3 reactors, 0 built

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

The Moorside nuclear power station was a proposed 3.8 gigawatt plant near Sellafield in Cumbria. Toshiba, its owner, cancelled the scheme after failing to find a buyer and dissolved the...

Science & Energy

EDF Boss Says Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C Are on Track

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

In early 2024, EDF's chief executive declared that work on the Hinkley Point C station in Somerset and the Sizewell C development in Suffolk was progressing well. The statement landed...

What is a Digital Twin? A Definition for UK Infrastructure

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object, system or process that is continuously refreshed with real-time data from its real-world counterpart. Unlike a static 3D model or...

Technology

Electrified Roads: Why Dynamic Charging Failed to Scale

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Sweden opened the world's first public electrified road, a 2-kilometer conductive rail segment near Arlanda airport called eRoadArlanda, in April 2018. By early 2023, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) had...

Science & Energy

Wylfa Newydd: Why Hitachi's UK Nuclear Project Collapsed

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Wylfa Newydd was a proposed nuclear power station on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, cancelled after Hitachi failed to reach a financing agreement with the UK government. Hitachi suspended...

Science & Energy

Protos Energy Hub: Peel Environmental's Cheshire Cluster

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

Peel Environmental is turning a 54-hectare (134-acre) former industrial parcel near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, into a strategic energy and resource cluster called Protos. The site sits inside the wider Cheshire...

Business

Smart Street Lighting: The Backbone of Urban IoT Networks

by Kenneth Ma | 31 August 2026

In the mid 2010s, cities began swapping high-pressure sodium streetlights for LEDs, slashing electricity consumption by 50 to 70 percent. That efficiency gain typically recoups the retrofit cost in three...

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