Munich-based Proxima Fusion has signed an agreement with the Free State of Bavaria, RWE, and Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics to construct the world's first commercial stellarator fusion power plant at the former Gundremmingen nuclear power plant site.

UK land and property consultancy Fisher German has secured a contract to provide Great British Energy - Nuclear with expert advice during the planning and delivery of its small modular reactor project at Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, North Wales.

The contract runs for an initial five-year period, with the option to extend for a further two years and builds on Fisher German's long-standing involvement with the Wylfa site.

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon Street station this week, as new images were published showing how the public spaces around the building will look.

Stretching for more than 400m between Moor Street station and Millennium Point, Curzon Street will include seven platforms covered by an enormous arched roof inspired by the railway architecture of the Victorian age.

Muehlhan Wind Service (MWS) has entered into an agreement to acquire the High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) installation business of Norway-based Einar Øgrey Farsund AS, strengthening its high-voltage infrastructure capabilities supporting offshore and onshore wind and long-distance power transmission.

As part of the transaction, the HVDC activities will be carved out into a newly established company and become part of the Muehlhan Wind Service Group. The transaction is expected to be completed during Q2 2026, subject to customary conditions.

Downer’s electrical manufacturing facility at Hexham in NSW has completed construction of a purpose-built electrical switch room for Energy SEA, supporting the Lancaster Solar Farm project in regional Victoria.

Energy SEA engaged Downer to design, manufacture and deliver the switch room, which houses 33kV switchgear, control and protection panels, internal cabling, fire suppression systems, and air conditioning. Designed and manufactured entirely in-house, it demonstrates Downer’s end-to-end capability across engineering, steel fabrication, building design and construction.

The design concept offers enhanced endurance, operational flexibility, and a significant reduction in emissions.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced Approval in Principle (AiP) for a hybrid nuclear ready power concept developed with Australian ship design group, Seatransport Pty Ltd.

The design enables nuclear Micro Modular Reactors (MMRs) to be combined with conventional diesel-electric systems for 73-metre and 90-metre amphibious stern landing vessel (SLV) designs.

The AiP follows several years of close collaboration between LR and Seatransport.

Guest: Jon Phillips, chief executive of GIIA, the Global Infrastructure Investors Association.
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this episode we take a deep dive into the global infrastructure investment market as I chat to Jon Phillips, chief executive of GIIA, the Global Infrastructure Investors Association.

The Association represents the world's foremost institutional investors who together manage over US$2.2 trillion in infrastructure assets across 68 countries. And as we stand in 2026, the landscape for private capital has never been more complex.

New Zealand has a skills shortage list, so as long as you have the right skills, there will be no shortage of opportunities available to you. Skill shortages happen when employers find it hard to get staff with the right skills for the job. Knowing which jobs are in skill shortage can help you choose the best job option or decide what subjects to study. When jobs appear on Immigration New Zealand's skill shortage lists, this means the Government is actively encouraging skilled workers from overseas to work in that role in New Zealand. 

Guest: Peter Weltman, Chairman of the Canadian Infrastructure Council
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

This week's special 151st episode was recorded in front of a live audience at last year’s brilliant Transforming Infrastructure Performance Summit hosted by Bentley Systems and the Institution of Civil Engineers in Toronto Canada.

In fact, right about the time this episode is published I will be in Melbourne helping the team to deliver the next event in this TIP series – so look out for podcast flowing out of that!

Guests: Emma Whigham, Alliance Director and Rick Lennard, Chief Operating Officer, New Hospital Programme
Interviewed by: Antony Oliver

In this week's episode we return to the New Hospital Programme - still one of the most ambitious public infrastructure programmes the UK has seen in decades.

National Grid has completed work to upgrade overhead electricity transmission lines north of its Harker substation near Carlisle, strengthening a key cross‑border link that powers homes and businesses in England and Scotland.

Delivered in partnership with principal contractor Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, the work forms part of National Grid’s wider Harker upgrade project. This includes building new 400kV and 132kV indoor substations adjacent to its existing site, enabling new connections and helping to future-proof the network in the region.

National Grid has launched Triton, an innovative new Digital Twin and Data Visualisation Tool that will revolutionise electricity infrastructure planning.

Developed in collaboration with Atos, a global leader in AI-powered digital transformation, Triton will enable National Grid to accelerate how it plans the future electricity network and support the significant increase in energy demand required to achieve Great Britain’s decarbonisation goals.