SF6 is a gas commonly used in the power industry to provide electrical insulation and arc interruption. However, SF6 is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential that is 25,200 times greater than CO2†.
The £1.9m project will see experts at Manchester help determine how National Grid can develop a retrofill solution to replace SF6 with an environmentally friendlier alternative without having to replace or otherwise modify the existing equipment.
The fund will be targeted at charities who provide immediate, emergency financial relief to households using pre-payment energy meters; charities who fund energy efficiency measures to lower bills over the long-term; and charities providing advisory services for households who need help with energy bills, payments and debt.
The new grid park will connect three separate customers to the same new supergrid transformer which is being installed at a new 33kV substation on the site of the existing 400kV Sundon substation.
The 60-tonne bridge is the largest temporary structure in the north of the Hinkley Connection route. It was lifted into place with a whopping 650-tonne crane.
The Hinkley Connection team welcomed over 70 people to the events in Tickenham Village Hall and the Folk Hall, Portishead. To ensure as many people as possible had the opportunity to learn more about National Grid's activity in their area, invitations were sent to over 4,500 residents, landowners, and businesses.
The eight-week consultations, which start on 24 October, share proposals for Eurolink, a subsea electricity cable between Great Britain and the Netherlands, and Sea Link, a subsea electricity cable between Suffolk and Kent.
The UK Social Mobility Awards were set up to recognise organisations that are prioritising social mobility, for example through recruitment processes and progression programmes, outreach within the local community, or by developing innovative ways to create change.
As the seventh and final pylon was removed – the culmination of a carefully planned and detailed technical process – National Grid gathered guests from the project’s national Stakeholder Advisory Group, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, the Peak District National Park Authority and a range of other stakeholders who have been central to the planning and construction of the project.
This being said, school buses which run on combustion engines play a considerable factor in releasing carbon emissions. Electric school buses could offer a cleaner and cheaper way to help children arrive to school safely, while playing a part in the journey to net zero.
A joint venture between National Grid and Norwegian transmission system operator Statnett, North Sea Link stretches for 450 miles beneath the North Sea, travelling through mountains and fjords to connect Blyth in the UK with the Norwegian village of Kvilldal.
During its first year of operation, the link has imported 4.6TWh of clean electricity – enough to power 1.5 million British homes for a year*.