https://ourworldindata.org/nuclear-energy.

One of the reasons why there’s a big focus on projects in the US (other than technology development) is the relative lightness of the permitting and approval process.The UK is seen as relatively straightforward; however, the system is often slowed by multiple objections.

In other countries (for instance, Spain) the permitting process is very long.. Getting power to site is another key factor.. Power in Europe is supplied by a monopoly.Often state-run, these organisations suffer no commercial loss from being slow or late in delivering agreed power infrastructure.This can typically take 12 to 18 months.. To contend with some of these challenges, developers are pushing the boundaries of their operations and getting directly involved in the delivery of electrical distribution infrastructure by contracting private companies to carry out the work.

This approach is growing significantly in Asia.Private companies like Octopus in the UK are looking at expanding their remit and starting to invest in distribution of power..

The regulatory hurdles are not lessening.

In fact, most believe they are tightening.Bryden Wood’s Head of Sustainability, Helen Hough, has been leading the embodied carbon workstream for the past year.

There are now six sub-workstreams within it.Each one is looking at different aspects of embodied carbon: the importance of whole-life carbon, benchmarking, the collection of case studies, etc.

The aim is to gather knowledge and offer industry advice.. As part of this effort, some data has been published on the Landsec/Bryden Wood project, the Forge.This ground-breaking P-DfMA office building project is currently being delivered on-site in London, featuring an almost 20% reduction in embodied carbon.