National Grid welcomes latest Government announcement on CCS
Government policy moving in the right direction to ensure coal plays a role in a low carbon future National Grid can play a key role in making CCS a reality CCS is good news for wind and nuclear ...

National Grid volunteers go back to nature to brush up on their fencing skills
A GROUP of National Grid employees left office life behind for a day of team building activities which included some hands on voluntary work. Members of staff from National Grid’s Wokingham office ...

National Grid welcomes Government’s announcement of up to four Carbon Capture and Storage demonstration projects
Commenting on the announcement in today’s Budget that the Government is expanding the number of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) demonstration projects from one to between two and four, National ...

Temporary closure of Lee Valley towpath for essential electricity work
A stretch of the Lee Valley towpath will be closed temporarily for essential electricity works. The Electricity Alliance, a partnership between National Grid and Balfour Beatty, is currently ...

Upgrade for Hitchin gas network in the pipeline
Next month (May) marks the start of a major National Grid engineering project to secure gas supplies to parts of Hitchin until the end of this century. National Grid, in partnership with Morrison ...

Final days of Southport landmark
After almost five decades of dominating the Southport skyline, the giant gasholder on Crowland Street is currently being demolished, piece by piece. Once voted one of the North West’s biggest ...

Multi-million pound improvement to the electricity network in Coventry
Electricity transmission company National Grid is starting work on a major £9 million refurbishment of the high voltage overhead electricity line between Coventry and Enderby. The work, which is ...

Multi-million pound improvement to the electricity network in Leicestershire
Electricity transmission company National Grid is starting work on a major £9 million refurbishment of the high voltage overhead electricity line between Coventry and Enderby. The work, which is ...

Hollyoaks TV stars kick off National Grid fund-raiser
Famous faces from hit TV show Hollyoaks will line up against National Grid staff in a special charity football match at Northampton Town’s Sixfields stadium on Saturday 23 May. The celebrity event, ...

Bishops Wood Environment Centre plans an eggciting Easter event
Bishops Wood Environment Centre, which is supported by National Grid and based at the company’s electricity substation near Stourport-on-Severn, opens its doors to the public on Sunday 26 April for an ...

Ofgem consultation “marks a step in Carbon Capture and Storage moving from concept to reality”
Energy regulator today launches industry consultation on the potential for future reuse of some natural gas pipelines in Scotland for carbon dioxide transportation as North Sea supplies decline ...

National Grid invests £1.4 million in Lutterworth gas pipeline network
National Grid is investing £1.4 million in a 12-month project to improve the gas pipeline network in Lutterworth. Engineers from the M1 Corridor Gas Alliance, a partnership between National Grid ...

£3 million gas improvement work in Market Harborough
A major project to improve the gas pipeline network in Market Harborough has begun. The £2.4 million project, which is expected to take 12 months to complete, will see around 32.2 kilometres of ...

National Grid team donates £2000 health prize to Rotherham charities
The winners of National Grid’s annual Chairman’s Award for Health have donated their £2000 prize to two Rotherham-based charities. The employees of Fulcrum, a subsidiary of National Grid based in ...

National Grid awards £1.2 billion contracts to upgrade and maintain gas distribution networks
National Grid has awarded contracts worth up to £1.2 billion over the next ten years to support both planned and reactive work on its four gas distribution networks. The contracts with two partner ...