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.
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will drive National Grid’s tunnel under in Eyri National Park in North Wales to host electricity transmission infrastructure has started to arrive on site.
East Suffolk has breathed a sigh of relief as National Grid’s Nautilus interconnector project has altered its UK connection point for the third time, moving it away from Leiston in Suffolk and back to the Isle of Grain in Kent.
Ofgem has approved three electricity interconnectors, and two offshore hybrid asset (OHA) interconnectors – a first for Great Britain (GB) – after having found they will deliver “value, viability and energy security” to consumers.
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.
A group of 61 Labour MPs has written to the National Energy System Operator (Neso) asking it to remain committed to using pylons in the Centralised Strategic Network Plan.
The UK’s aviation regulator has announced significant changes that will enable drones to operate beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) for infrastructure inspection and site security.
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.
Expansion of GE Vernova’s Stafford factory has given a significant boost to its capacity to produce high voltage direct current (HVDC) valves that are vital in the overhaul of the UK transmission network.
National Grid is procuring for a £1bn framework for overhead lines and their associated infrastructure to be constructed in both the UK and US.
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