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How we check

Every project is checked by hand against at least two public sources — company newsrooms, regulators, trade press. No commercial databases.

Each card shows its sources and the date we checked them (every project in this set: on or after 2026-10-08). We re-check every month; a project that finishes or is cancelled leaves the tour.

Companies appear as sourced project facts only. Reported risks are shown as reported. The discipline lists are our own inference and say so. The small dots are other projects from public datasets — context, not checked by us.

  1. 01 / 02Nuclear

    Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

    United Kingdom

    The UK's first new nuclear build in a generation.

    Size2 x EPR reactors, ~3.2 GW total

    1. FID
    2. Engineering
    3. Fabrication
    4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
    5. Installation
    6. Commissioning

    Phase, as reported: construction …

    Who builds it

    • EDF operator
    • China General Nuclear

    Reported risk Delayed a year to 2030…

    5 sources checked on 2026-10-08

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    Why we watch it

    The UK's first new nuclear build in a generation — years more of heavy electromechanical, instrumentation and commissioning work ahead, and a well-documented case study in how schedule risk and productivity shortfalls play out on a first-of-a-kind reactor build.

    Phase in full, as reported

    construction (electromechanical installation phase, per EDF's 2026 schedule update)

    Reported risk in full, as reported

    Delayed a year to 2030; total project cost risen to about £35bn (nearly double the original 2016 estimate, ~£48.7bn in today's terms), with EDF citing lower-than-expected productivity in its electromechanical installation programme; a further delay to 2031 could add ~£1bn more.

    Who builds it as stated by the sources

    Operator / developerEDF (with China General Nuclear as minority partner)

    • EDFdeveloper, majority owner, main contractor
    • China General Nuclear (CGN)minority investment partner

    Key dates as stated by the sources

    Unit1 target
    2030 (revised, one year later than previous target)

    Disciplines likely needed our inference

    • E&I supervision
    • mechanical/piping construction
    • QA/QC
    • construction management
    • commissioning (later phase)

    Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.

    Sources checked on 2026-10-08

    1. EDF announces Hinkley Point C delay and rise in project costWorld Nuclear News · 2026
    2. Hinkley Point C's cost climbs to £35bn with confirmation Unit 1 will power up in 2030New Civil Engineer · 2026-02-20
    3. EDF highlights Hinkley Point C's positive impactsWorld Nuclear News · 2026-05-28
    4. EDF: 2026 half-year resultsEDF (via GlobeNewswire) · 2026-07-31
    5. Hinkley Point C (project page, news items incl. 1 Oct 2026 fish-return tunnel)EDF Energy · 2026-10-01

    Position on the globe: 51.20°N 3.13°W. Location approximate: Somerset, England.

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  2. 02 / 02Refinery & fuels

    SkyNRG DSL-01 sustainable aviation fuel plant, Delfzijl

    Netherlands

    Europe's first standalone greenfield SAF plant, built under a Technip Energies EPCC contract in the EUR 500 million to 1 billion class.

    Size100,000 tonnes of SAF per year plus 35,000 tonnes of sustainable by-products; on-site hydrogen plant (SMR)

    1. FID
    2. Engineering
    3. Fabrication
    4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
    5. Installation
    6. Commissioning

    Phase, as reported: construction …

    Who builds it

    • SkyNRG operator
    • Technip Energies
    • Topsoe
    • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

    3 sources checked on 2026-10-08

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    Why we watch it

    Europe's first standalone greenfield SAF plant, built under a Technip Energies EPCC contract in the EUR 500 million to 1 billion class — two years of process, piping, E&I and commissioning work on one Dutch site.

    Phase in full, as reported

    construction (financial close and start of construction announced 2026-02-13)

    Who builds it as stated by the sources

    Operator / developerSkyNRG

    • Technip EnergiesEPCC contractor (engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning) after completing the FEED; contract classed by Technip Energies as 'substantial' (EUR 500 million to 1 billion)
    • TopsoeHydroFlex hydroprocessing technology licensor (HEFA pathway), as reported
    • KLM Royal Dutch Airlinesprimary off-taker and equity shareholder, as reported

    Key dates as stated by the sources

    Contract award
    2026-02-12 (Technip Energies EPCC)
    Financial close construction start
    2026-02-13
    Startup target
    mid-2028, as reported by trade press

    Disciplines likely needed our inference

    • process engineering
    • piping engineering
    • E&I
    • construction supervision
    • commissioning

    Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.

    Sources checked on 2026-10-08

    1. Technip Energies awarded a substantial contract for SkyNRG's Sustainable Aviation Fuel project in the NetherlandsTechnip Energies (company newsroom) · 2026-02-12
    2. SkyNRG starts construction on its first SAF plant in Delfzijl, the NetherlandsHydrocarbon Processing · 2026-02-13
    3. SkyNRG announces Financial Close and starts construction on its first Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant DSL-01 in DelfzijlGroningen Seaports (port authority newsroom) · 2026-02

    Position on the globe: 53.31°N 6.95°E. Location approximate: Chemical park at Delfzijl, Groningen province; coordinate is the park, not the plot.

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