This follows installation of new switchgear at the site by Cero and Enso in collaboration with National Grid, and the running of a high-voltage cable between the substation and solar farm, which has enabled National Grid to successfully connect the 49.9MW Larks Green solar farm to its Iron Acton substation near Bristol.
The solar plant comprises 152,400 solar modules installed in a 200-acre plot near National Grid's 400kV Iron Acton substation.
Vintage engineering met new innovation at the weekend as National Grid’s T-pylons (the first new pylon design in 100 years) saluted the iconic Flying Scotsman as it travelled through Somerset as part of the famous locomotive’s centenary.
Every year, between November and March, the Hinkley Connection Project team plant hundreds of trees, woodland and hedgerow to reduce the visual impact of construction and permanent structures like pylons as part of its Offsite Planting and Enhancement Scheme (OSPES).
As well as 2,511 trees the team has planted over 75,000 square metres of woodland and over 20,000 metres of hedgerow.
The Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement is a proposed electricity transmission network upgrade between Bramford substation in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex. It will help deliver cleaner, greener electricity to homes and businesses, and support the UK’s move to net zero by 2050.
Over the past few years, extensive engagement and multiple rounds of public consultation has been held with local authorities, elected officials, technical consultees, affected landowners and members of the local community.
Over the past few years, extensive engagement and multiple rounds of public consultation has been held with local authorities, elected officials, technical consultees, affected landowners and members of the local community.
This engagement, alongside environmental assessments and technical work, has helped National Grid to develop final plans for the proposed reinforcement, which would see the construction of a new, 29 km 400 kV electricity transmission line using a mixture of overhead line and underground cables.
A major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new 400kV electricity substation in Bengeworth Road, Lambeth with teams from National Grid and Linxon making a start on the construction of the substation.
The new substation in the heart of London is part of National Grid’s London Power Tunnels project, a seven-year, £1 billion project, to rewire South London via deep underground tunnels. This vital work to replace ageing high-voltage cables will expand capacity and help keep Londoners connected to secure and reliable electricity supplies.
The new substation in the heart of London is part of National Grid’s London Power Tunnels project, a seven-year, £1 billion project, to rewire South London via deep underground tunnels. This vital work to replace ageing high-voltage cables will expand capacity and help keep Londoners connected to secure and reliable electricity supplies.
National Grid can confirm that it has submitted an application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement.
Over the past few years, extensive engagement and multiple rounds of public consultation has been held with local authorities, elected officials, technical consultees, affected landowners and members of the local community.
LionLink, which was included as a key project in today’s North Sea Energy Declaration, could connect wind farms to the electricity grids of both countries via a subsea high voltage electricity cable, called a multi-purpose or hybrid interconnector. The development would be the first of its kind for the UK and the Netherlands, and the first step towards an integrated electricity grid in the North Sea.
The gasholder was built in 1892 but has not been used as part of the national gas system since the early 2000s. It's being dismantled as part of National Grid’s nationwide programme to bring former gasworks sites back into use.
Residents are working with Dr Jenna Ashton from Manchester University on a range of activities looking at the local environment and community resilience under the stresses of climate change.
“The gasholder is part of the local history of industrial energy production,” she said.