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Here is a collection of our most recent case studies.
Freddie Chidlow and Daisy MacDonald are apprentices with National Grid. Here they explain the opportunities they’ve been given and why it was the right career choice.
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How interconnectors are helping to give us a cleaner future.
We are working with Government, the energy sector, and industry to integrate millions of electric vehicles successfully and help make a rapid impact on harmful emissions.
Rather than sending used IT equipment to landfill, we have found a way of reusing or recycling it to benefit the communities where we work.
Trying to balance future benefits from construction work against the disruption it causes now is a challenge.
A remarkable feat of engineering is helping National Grid meet strict emissions standards on its compressors. Project Manager Kye Ettridge explains.
Gas Transmission’s Innovation Value Mid-Term Report looks at how new ideas transform into real value for customers. One project is helping the business make six-figure savings – an...
Actions speak louder than words, as National Grid’s new environmental sustainability strategy shows.
A National Grid thought piece concludes that GB consumers will benefit through continued cooperation with the European electricity system. European Strategy Analyst Sophie Van Calo...
National Grid publishes its first ever System Needs and Product Strategy consultation on 13 June. In a rapidly changing electricity market, the document is aimed at existing and ne...
In July, we published our Progress Report on our Future of Gas engagement programme. Nicola Pitts, Head of Market Change – Gas, explains how stakeholder insights are shaping the de...
The UK Government’s announcement of a ban on petrol and diesel car sales from 2040 has thrown the debate on electric vehicles into even sharper focus. Market Insights Manager Russe...
The first offshore wind farm ever to be built in the United States started to deliver clean power at the end of 2016. We’ve helped make it possible by constructing the undersea cab...
A robot will revolutionise how we maintain our underground high-pressure gas pipes – by inspecting them from the inside. And it could save around £60m over 20 years, as Project Spo...
When the crew arrive early to do some essential work, they do it as quietly as they can.
We're building the world's longest subsea power cable between the UK and Norway. This will bring greener and more secure electricity to both countries.
We’re giving lower-income families in the US an opportunity to play an active role in the future of energy. By connecting residents in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt to solar power at no cos...
We're helping to make New York's air cleaner while connecting more people to the benefits of gas. It's all part of the Brooklyn Queens Interconnect (BQI), a project to extend our g...
We’re working to cut the time and cost it takes to connect new sources of gas to our network. Project CLoCC will give customers a better service, project manager Anne-Marie Liszczy...
London Power Tunnels is an ambitious £1 billion project to meet London’s growing demand for power. It’s also a significant engineering task that’s engaged local people every step o...
Mental health problems affect one in six workers nationally every year. By taking a positive approach to mental wellbeing, we’re hoping to show that a healthier workforce means a h...
An unemployed father-of-three whose wife had recently passed away faced the prospect of having his utilities cut off and losing his home. Regional Consumer Advocate Miguel Santos e...
Good ideas become great when the theory becomes reality and ideas are turned into practical solutions.
Explaining to a community, often with concerns about change, why we need to dismantle part of its heritage is all part of a day job for some of our people.