UK Power Networks | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:56:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png UK Power Networks | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer National Grid powers up new East London substation for residents, businesses and rail https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-powers-up-new-east-london-substation-for-residents-businesses-and-rail-27-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-powers-up-new-east-london-substation-for-residents-businesses-and-rail-27-11-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 06:15:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286806 National Grid has launched a new 132kV substation in Barking, East London, aimed at enhancing electricity supply to local residents, businesses and rail services amid ongoing regeneration efforts in the area formerly occupied by a coal power station.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-grid-powers-up-new-east-london-substation-for-residents-businesses-and-rail-27-11-2024/feed/ 0 160GWh of renewable electricity unlocked by novel distribution management https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/160gwh-of-renewable-electricity-unlocked-by-novel-distribution-management-21-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/160gwh-of-renewable-electricity-unlocked-by-novel-distribution-management-21-11-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:54:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286587 UK Power Networks (UKPN) delivered 160GWh of electricity from renewable sources to the UK electricity grid in the eastern region, London and the southeast by using new distribution management techniques.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/160gwh-of-renewable-electricity-unlocked-by-novel-distribution-management-21-11-2024/feed/ 0 Future of onshore wind scrutinised in context of new sectoral landscape https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/future-of-onshore-wind-scrutinised-in-context-of-new-sectoral-landscape-11-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/future-of-onshore-wind-scrutinised-in-context-of-new-sectoral-landscape-11-11-2024/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:13:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286032 Planning constraints, grid connections and the potential for community buy-in are among the key challenges and opportunities presented by the UK’s onshore wind sector, according to government and stakeholder representatives.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/future-of-onshore-wind-scrutinised-in-context-of-new-sectoral-landscape-11-11-2024/feed/ 0 £9.7M awarded to energy innovation projects promoting environmental sustainability https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/9-7m-awarded-to-energy-innovation-projects-promoting-environmental-sustainability-14-10-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/9-7m-awarded-to-energy-innovation-projects-promoting-environmental-sustainability-14-10-2024/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:34:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284847 A total of £9.7M in funding has been awarded to projects under the latest round of Ofgem and Innovate UK’s strategic innovation fund (SIF), with National Grid and SSEN leading six of the initiatives.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/9-7m-awarded-to-energy-innovation-projects-promoting-environmental-sustainability-14-10-2024/feed/ 0 UK Power Networks to invest £15M in electricity towers in east and south east https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-to-invest-15m-in-electricity-towers-in-east-and-south-east-17-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-to-invest-15m-in-electricity-towers-in-east-and-south-east-17-04-2024/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:50:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276861 UK Power Networks is investing £15M to upgrade and maintain electricity towers in the east and southeast of England, as well as the replacement of 10km of overhead power lines between towers.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-to-invest-15m-in-electricity-towers-in-east-and-south-east-17-04-2024/feed/ 0 Two south west London wastewater treatment sites converting sewage into electricity https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/two-south-west-london-wastewater-treatment-sites-converting-sewage-into-electricity-12-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/two-south-west-london-wastewater-treatment-sites-converting-sewage-into-electricity-12-04-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:23:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276702 Thames Water has announced two more of its wastewater treatment sites in south west London have been utilising technology to turn sewage sludge into electricity.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/two-south-west-london-wastewater-treatment-sites-converting-sewage-into-electricity-12-04-2024/feed/ 0 Barhale constructing power tunnel under Grand Union Canal to support HS2 Euston TBMs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-constructing-power-tunnel-under-grand-union-canal-to-support-hs2-euston-tbms-22-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-constructing-power-tunnel-under-grand-union-canal-to-support-hs2-euston-tbms-22-03-2024/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:14:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275917 UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/barhale-constructing-power-tunnel-under-grand-union-canal-to-support-hs2-euston-tbms-22-03-2024/feed/ 0 £35M Little Barford UKPN electricity network upgrade completed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/35m-little-barford-ukpn-electricity-network-upgrade-completed-14-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/35m-little-barford-ukpn-electricity-network-upgrade-completed-14-03-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:42:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275555 New cable circuits, re-routing of overhead power lines and the installation of new towers have been completed by UK Power Networks (UKPN) in a project which centred around the substation at Little Barford in Bedfordshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/35m-little-barford-ukpn-electricity-network-upgrade-completed-14-03-2024/feed/ 0 UK Power Networks installing dormice-friendly £11.5M substation in East Sussex https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-installing-dormice-friendly-11-5m-substation-in-east-sussex-08-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-installing-dormice-friendly-11-5m-substation-in-east-sussex-08-02-2024/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 04:16:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274046 A new £11.5M grid substation is being installed next to an existing one near Heathfield in East Sussex and UK Power Networks (UKPN) has built an “enriched dormice habitat” to mitigate the impact of the development.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/uk-power-networks-installing-dormice-friendly-11-5m-substation-in-east-sussex-08-02-2024/feed/ 0 Pair of 178t supergrid transformers being transported to new Biggleswade substation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pair-of-178t-supergrid-transformers-being-transported-to-new-biggleswade-substation-07-02-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pair-of-178t-supergrid-transformers-being-transported-to-new-biggleswade-substation-07-02-2024/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 10:51:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=273983 National Grid is transporting two 178t supergrid transformers from Tilbury Docks to its new Biggleswade substation near Dunton.

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