Jul 2, 2024 | Energy & Power
The year 2030 marks a crucial milestone in the UK’s journey to achieving its goal of being a Net Zero emission society and economy by 2050. By 2030, 95% of the UK’s energy should be coming from low-carbon, primarily renewable sources, and the electricity...
Jun 17, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification, Sustainability
A creative thinker with a passion for solving complex engineering challenges, Ricardo Villamil, Senior Civil Design Engineer at Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS), believes innovation and fresh perspectives are vital in driving progress in the field of civil...
May 15, 2024 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Westminster City Council is rolling out the UK’s largest fleet of electric refuse collection vehicles, in a bid to support the capital’s transition into a net zero economy. UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) chose Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) to serve as the...
May 15, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Civils & Structures, Sustainability
Meet Senior Civil Engineer Konstantina Vasilopoulou, whose childhood awe of impressive civil structures ignited a lifelong passion for engineering. Konstantina’s journey, from taking part in STEM activities from an early age in her home country of Greece, to her...
Apr 22, 2024 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Synchronous condensers are essential in making the UK’s transition to renewable energy possible. Most renewable energy sources are variable, falling in output as wind or sunshine reduces, for example, and typically do not use rotating generators, so lack the inertia...
Apr 18, 2024 | Capability & Credentials, Energy & Power
Why expert civil engineering design is key to reshaping the UK’s power and energy landscape Dedication, expertise and sector-specific experience will ensure the delivery of the UK’s most important power and energy goals. Britain’s power and energy sector is set...
Mar 13, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Electrification
Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) is often involved in the design of substations, facilities where power is transformed between voltages and switching occurs. Substations can be dangerous places for operatives, in particular due to the rare phenomenon of arc faults....
Mar 13, 2024 | Case Study, Energy & Power
To enable the ongoing decommissioning of a nuclear power station, decades of careful activity is needed to manage the safe withdrawal of a plant from service. We were honoured when UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) chose us to help with this exacting work at Wylfa, a...
Dec 15, 2023 | Energy & Power, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification
Take a look at some of the projects we’ve delivered over the past year. From working with UKPNS at Heathrow Airport and powering the Piccadilly Line for London Underground, to using 3D BIM analysis and design at Reading West Station, our short overview provides...
Nov 22, 2023 | Capability & Credentials, Case Study, Energy & Power
Companies House, the UK’s register of businesses, is based in Cardiff. Like other government facilities, it is required to play its part in Britain’s Net Zero Programme, with funding available for improvements that will reduce energy usage and save money over time, as...
Nov 21, 2023 | Energy & Power
Sector-specific experience and adaptability were needed when long term partner Linxon asked WCS to provide construction stage support for their extension to the Bicker Fen 400/132kV substation in Boston, Lincolnshire. Challenging programmes were required so that...
Oct 11, 2023 | Energy & Power
The power and energy sector will see a surge in activity in the coming years. Globally renewable power capacity must triple to meet the 2030 goals, and the UK government estimates £100 billion of private investment will be put into the UK’s green energy transition....
