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National Grid's spooktacular efforts supporting bat conservation

29 October 2024

Bats may be associated with Halloween and spooky tales, but the reality is they are vital for maintaining the health of our ecosystems.

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Two large supergrid transformers arriving at new substation

18 October 2024

The transformers for Little Horsted substation in Uckfield will help futureproof and maintain secure electricity supplies to the surrounding area.

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National Grid secures funding for four net zero innovation projects as part of Ofgem fund

10 October 2024

National Grid has secured funding to further develop four innovation projects aimed at accelerating the transition to a decarbonised energy system.

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Grain LNG marks world-first in auditing methane emissions

9 October 2024

The National Grid operated Grain LNG terminal has announced that the methane emissions performance of its operations has been verified by MiQ, the global leader in methane emissions measurement and certification.

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Opportunity for communities to have their say on plans for a new National Grid substation

27 September 2024

National Grid is running a consultation from 18 September to 16 October 2024 on its plans for a new electricity substation approximately 1.4km from Navenby, Lincolnshire

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Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of construction on £4.3bn electricity superhighway between Scotland and England

26 September 2024

Construction work on a major UK electricity infrastructure project has taken a momentous step forward with a symbolic simultaneous groundbreaking ceremony in Scotland and England at either end of the £4.3bn Eastern Green Link 2 project, a 2GW subsea electricity link.

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Press release archive

2020

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20 May 2020: National Grid supports home learning and skills development with donation of 1,000 laptops
20 May 2020: Grain LNG launches second phase of Open Season
4 May 2020: National Grid release more than 60 laptops to NHS radiologists
1 May 2020: National Grid Ventures - supporting vulnerable people from the West Midlands during Covid-19
29 Apr 2020: University Hospitals Birmingham Charity and National Grid join forces to launch million-pound coronavirus funding appeal
17 Apr 2020: Leading companies agree to develop plan for the world's first zero carbon cluster in the UK's Humber regions
7 Apr 2020: Keeping our people safe at work during COVID-19
2 Apr 2020: National Grid appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures
2 Apr 2020: Pre-close update ahead of 2019_20 Full Year Results
26 Mar 2020: National Grid supports National Emergencies Trust and Trussell Trust to deliver aid during coronavirus crisis
17 Mar 2020: Keeping gas and electricity flowing throughout the Coronavirus crisis
13 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes 500th ship at Grain LNG
12 Mar 2020: National Grid has school fizzing with excitement
11 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes Budget commitments on EV charging and CCS
9 Mar 2020: Green fingered engineering volunteers support Coventry community project
2 Mar 2020: IFA2 'Tops out' at Daedalus Airfield
14 Jan 2020: National Grid's Viking Link project launches schools programme in Lincolnshire
13 Jan 2020: National Grid offer £500 STEM equipment grant to Somerset and South Gloucestershire schools
4 Feb 2020: First ever power cable between UK and Belgium celebrates strong performance in its first full year of operation
13 Jan 2020: Hull man makes history by walking over and under the River Humber through National Grid's 5km tunnel

2019

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15 May 2019: National Grid response to Labour proposals for state ownership
11 Apr 2019: St Helen's gasholder to be dismantled
11 Jan 2019: Grain LNG terminal marks record month in December
11 Mar 2019: National Grid supports Hull schools with funding for science equipment
12 Jun 2019: National Grid Partners expands with 6 new deals and opens incubation office in San Francisco
12 Jun 2019: National Grid responding to PM Theresa May that 'We will end UK contribution to climate change by 2050'
12 Sep 2019: 'Mary' the tunnel boring machine completes epic journey under the River Humber
13 Nov 2019: Grain LNG sets all-time record for gas send-out from a European terminal
14 Jun 2019: OFSTED Chief Inspector visits National Grid training site as company receives 'Outstanding' three times in a row
14 Nov 2019: Half year results for the period ended 30 September 2019
14 Oct 2019: Humber bids farewell to 'Mary' ahead of world record bid
16 Dec 2019: National Grid announce contractors for £1billion project to rewire London
18 Dec 2019: National Grid Gas Transmission publish 'Enabling the Gas Market Plan'
19 Dec 2019: Shining a light on infrastructure's Christmas heroes
20 Mar 2019: National Grid starts work on dismantling Manchester gas holders
21 Jun 2019: Britain's clean energy system achieves historic milestone in 2019
23 Jan 2019: National Grid ESO: Every little helps ... big boost for smaller electricity providers
23 Jul 2019: National Grid and Energinet name suppliers for UK's first ever power cable to Denmark
24 May 2019: Hollinwood gasholder dismantling complete
24 Oct 2019: National Grid Partners closes three more deals

2018

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29 Nov 2018: National Grid ESO, SP Energy Networks and TNEI awarded £10 million for Black Start innovation project
3 Aug 2018: Call out to help National Grid mark Sheffield gas holder demolition
3 Aug 2018: National Grid to demolish gasholders in West Bromwich
3 Aug 2018: National Grid volunteers take time out to help out in Deal and Canterbury
3 Jan 2018: Welwyn gas holders to disappear from skyline by spring
3 May 2018: First pylon goes up on Richborough Connection
3 Oct 2018: Gas holders disappear from Wolverhampton skyline
30 Aug 2018: New transformer to take to the road
30 Jan 2018: 50m refurbishment of power lines in Devon complete
31 Jan 2018: National Grid offers funding to schools for science equipment
4 Oct 2018: Wylfa Newydd connection proposals accepted for examination
4 Oct 2018: Y cynigion ar gyfer cysylltiad Wylfa Newydd wedi cael eu derbyn i'w harchwilio
5 Apr 2018: National Grid launches consultation on second phase of London Power Tunnels project
5 Dec 2018: Launching Nemo - National Grid launch £600 million subsea cable between the UK and Belgium
5 Nov 2018: Gas holders disappear from Morecambe skyline
7 Aug 2018: New transformer to be delivered to Surrey
7 Feb 2018: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall open London's new £1bn energy superhighway
7 Sep 2018: Plans for Wylfa Newydd connection submitted
8 Nov 2018: National Grid consults on plans to remove pylons in Snowdonia National Park
9 Jul 2018: Gas holder landmark to disappear from Sheffield skyline

2017

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7 Apr 2017: Summer holiday project: New gas mains for Hemel Hempstead
7 Feb 2017: Lane closures ahead: Vital work to be carried out off the A12 along the Essex/Suffolk border
7 Jul 2017: National Grid's high wire act over Silk Road, Macclesfield
7 Jul 2017: Science made simple for Paull Primary School pupils
7 Nov 2017: National Grid donates £20,000 to Devon watersports club
8 Dec 2017: West Mids school children get electrifying lesson
8 Mar 2017: Keeping it flowing: New gas mains for Felixstowe in essential project
8 Mar 2017: Upcoming upgrade: Essential gas mains revamp coming soon to Marsh Wall, Tower Hamlets
9 Feb 2017: About to begin: Essential gas mains upgrade in Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, starts this month
9 Feb 2017: Gas upgrade gets underway in New Basford, Nottingham
9 Jan 2017: New year rings in gas mains upgrade for Congleton

2016

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1 Apr 2016: Gas mains overhaul for Brigg
1 Apr 2016: Gas mains revamp for Barrow-upon-Humber
1 Apr 2016: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Kirton-in-Lindsey
1 Jun 2016: National Grid donates £20,000 to Connah's Quay Scout Group
10 May 2016: 12m project gets underway to keep electricity flowing in Greater Manchester
10 May 2016: Work starts on project to keep the lights on in West Cheshire
11 Feb 2016: National Grid's Darren puts the boot into cancer
11 Feb 2016: Spring overhaul for Spalding's gas network
11 Mar 2016: Big load on the road: Huge electricity transformer heading to Littlebrook Substation
12 Apr 2016: Got to be done: Essential £160,000 project this summer to future-proof local gas mains
12 Dec 2016: National Grid alerts University of East Anglia students to 'silent killer'
12 Dec 2016: Rochdale gas holder dismantling complete
12 Feb 2016: Big mover: Cottage sized transformer on the road in Wiltshire
12 Feb 2016: Changing landscape: Residents can get lowdown on plan to free up old Taplow gasworks site for redevelopment
12 Feb 2016: Charity Bonanza: National Grid Grain employees play role in raising £600,000 for Macmillan
12 Feb 2016: Epic fundraising National Grid employees in London play role in £600,000 Macmillan fundraising bonanza
12 Feb 2016: Power to the people: National Grid's Wokingham office celebrates role in £600,000 of fundraising for Macmillan
12 Jul 2016: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for the A15 Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln
12 Jul 2016: Gas mains upgrade set for Thorne
12 Jul 2016: National Grid island trek boosts kidney charities

2015

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24 Dec 2015: National Grid gears up to take 63,000 emergency calls over Christmas
24 Feb 2015: Gas mains revamp in the pipeline for Brigg
24 Feb 2015: Rallying call to Richborough Connection consultation events
24 Jul 2015: Meet the neighbours: National Grid invites locals to see plans for the Borehamwood gasworks site
24 Mar 2015: Lancaster students help trial lifesaving alarms
24 Nov 2015: Festival of fun: Youngsters discover the lighter side of science
24 Nov 2015: National Grid takes a trip down memory lane in Bury St Edmunds
24 Nov 2015: National Grid takes a trip down memory lane in Norwich
24 Sep 2015: Operation makeover: National Grid volunteers revamp Cross Park Community Hall
25 Aug 2015: Schools out, Grid's in: Volunteers DIY day give disused area in Kent new lease of life
25 Nov 2015: Bright ideas generate Christmas joy for Wath food bank
25 Nov 2015: Mr Matchmaker: National Grid's Nathan Winyard reflects on six months of linking up the community with business experts
26 Feb 2015: Hanover Street closed for essential gas works
26 Mar 2015: Gas mains upgrade under way for Thetford
26 Mar 2015: The world's longest interconnector gets underway
26 May 2015: Gas work in Clare
26 May 2015: Hinckley paint challenge
26 Oct 2015: Countdown begins to National Grid's final information event
26 Oct 2015: Major pipe upgrade for Worksop, Nottinghamshire
27 Aug 2015: Hanover Street, Liverpool closed during gas mains work

2014

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31 Dec 2014: National Grid engineers in East Anglia braced for new year calls
4 Sep 2014: Green fingered National Grid volunteers give Allhallows Primary School a new garden
4 Sep 2014: National Grid launches consultation on North West Coast Connections
5 Sep 2014: National Grid to deliver vital overhead line upgrade in South Essex
6 Nov 2014: Brownfield Bonanza: National Grid scoops two awards for work at former gas sites including Beckton
6 Nov 2014: National Grid to deliver essential gas mains work in Wandsworth and Lambeth
7 Nov 2014: National Grid and Berkeley Group launch new property joint venture
7 Nov 2014: National Grid secures £1.5 billion loan from the European Investment
7 Oct 2014: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Alport, Derbyshire
8 Oct 2014: National Grid donates historic gasholder crests to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and local school
9 Dec 2014: National Grid set to light up Christmas for youngsters in poverty
9 Oct 2014: Mad Science Fun Day at Bowers Gifford Primary School
9 Sep 2014: National Grid CEO repeats call for greater business involvement in schools