National Grid is inviting communities in East Riding Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire for their views in proposals on a new electricity power line project.
Distribution network operator (DNO) UK Power Networks (UKPN) is installing its first sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) free, ‘clean air’ gas insulated switchgear (GIS).
The UK has reached a crucial milestone in the race for net zero having surpassed one trillion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity generated from renewables.
National Grid has called for a “fundamental step-change” the scale and pace of delivering a new electricity network infrastructure in order to gain a competitive advantage in the international race for clean investment.
A total of eight research and development projects led by the National Grid have been collectively awarded £896,000 during the ‘discovery phase’ of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme.
This week’s issue of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – explores the record Dynamic Containment High (DCH) price set by Anesco, the UK Government’s pledge to rebalance electricity and gas prices, as well as Cornwall Insight’s price cap predictions for Q3 and Q4.
The National Grid has developed a new drone-mounted system in partnership with the University of Manchester, that will use electric field (e-field) sensor technology to carry out live inspections of overhead transmission line insulators.
Engineering technology company, Rawwater, has worked with National Grid to deploy its M3 molten metal manipulation technology, ‘M3CollarCast’, to seal Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) leaks in substations without requiring outages.
