The Prize seeks to recognise and celebrate the best in engineering achievements and also bring to the forefront the excitement of modern engineering. The Prize will provide an unparalleled opportunity to demonstrate how engineers and engineering are making a real difference across the world.
National Grid’s Chief Executive, Steve Holliday said: “At National Grid, we are planning to invest around £33 billion in UK energy infrastructure in the next decade, and this investment will create 7500 jobs. We need a mixture of experienced engineers and trainees, from apprentices to graduates, all of which will be vital in delivering an energy system that is fit for the 21st century. We need young people with STEM skills – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, with creative minds and a passion to make a difference.
“We are delighted to support this Prize. Not only will this award help raise the profile of engineering and its importance in society today, we hope it will inspire the engineers of tomorrow”, added Steve.
The biennial £1million Prize will be awarded in the name of Her Majesty The Queen to an individual or team of up to three people, of any nationality, directly responsible for advancing the application of engineering knowledge.
More information can be found on the Royal Academy of Engineering website - www.raeng.org.uk/QEprize
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National Grid Media Relations
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Notes to Editors:
National Grid
National Grid (LSE: NG; NYSE:NGG) is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society - to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the centre of the energy system and we ‘join everything up’.
In Britain, we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on, delivering gas and electricity across the country. In the North Eastern US, we connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles.
National Grid in the UK:
• We own the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, operating it across Great Britain
• We own and operates the high pressure gas transmission system in Britain
• Our gas distribution business delivers gas to 11 million homes and businesses
• We also own a number of related businesses including LNG importation, land remediation and metering
• National Grid manages the National Gas Emergency Service free phone line on behalf of the industry - 0800 111 999 (all calls are recorded and may be monitored).