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....
Jul 25, 2023 | Energy & Power
From rail electrification to data centres, working with transformers is an everyday occurrence at WCS. As well as managing the complexities common to all these projects, we’re also experienced in overcoming the specific challenges and considerations each unique...
Jun 21, 2023 | Energy & Power
Many of the case studies in our portfolio describe work done alongside partner UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS). UKPNS holds a long-term contract to provide and maintain the energy infrastructure for Heathrow, and recently celebrated 30 years as a partner for the...
Jun 14, 2023 | Energy & Power
Buckland Developments is overseeing the creation of Welborne Garden Village, a new community of 6,000 homes, and turned to WCS to provide civil engineering services relating to the new substation that will bring power to Welborne. New Garden Villages Recently, the...
Apr 5, 2023 | Energy & Power
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 23, 2023 | Capability & Credentials, Energy & Power
New data centres are opening at a furious pace, and one thing they all have in common is the need for secure, uninterruptable electrical power. Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) has been active in civil engineering design for substations suitable for data centres...
Feb 21, 2023 | Capability & Credentials, Energy & Power, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification
During 2022 the UK experienced twelve months of record and near-record-breaking temperatures, high winds, droughts, flooding and cold snaps. Meteorologists are already sounding the alarm bells for a repeat performance in 2023. How does this severe weather impact the...
Jan 30, 2023 | Energy & Power
WCS is proud to have had the opportunity to work on Dogger Bank Wind Farm, an exciting project with the additional benefit of engagement with clients Hitachi Energy (formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids), National Grid and SSE Renewables (a division of SSE which was...
Jan 17, 2023 | Energy & Power, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification
See some of the projects we were involved with during 2022 in this capability showcase video, featuring projects from all sectors, including rail civils, rail electrification and power & energy. To find out more about Whitfield Consulting Services, please visit...
Jan 10, 2023 | Energy & Power
New HV cable routes for infrastructure projects are sometimes hundreds of metres in length and cables must be pulled into place if installed into a pit and duct system, a process which can potentially cause damage to the cable or the duct in which it is run. By...
Nov 24, 2022 | Energy & Power
The Port of Felixstowe is Britain’s largest and busiest container port. Even so, the port is committed to a major upgrade of facilities which will involve renewal of much of its infrastructure. Main contractor UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) was engaged to complete...
Nov 8, 2022 | Energy & Power
Every project WCS works on involves using problem solving skills to resolve engineering challenges for clients. It’s one of the aspects of the job we, as engineers, enjoy most. Some of the everyday challenges we encounter involve the modification of existing...
