The Great Grid Upgrade will see significant new infrastructure built across England and Wales to move more clean energy from where it’s generated to where it’s needed, helping the UK meet its net zero ambitions and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
To protect residents, road users and people working on the project, the M5 will be closed between junctions 19 and 21 in both directions overnight for three nights in April and two nights in June, so that scaffolding needed for the works can be erected and then removed when the work is completed. The closures have been planned for midweek and overnight when there is least traffic.
Balfour Beatty volunteers rolled up their sleeves to improve the outside space at Avonmouth Community Centre, the hub of Avonmouth Village, in March. The garden had become run down, overgrown, and uninviting for the centre's users.
The Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards seek to celebrate mental health and wellbeing champions in the community who share best practice across three key themes: mental health; wellbeing; kindness and compassion.
Grain LNG is passionate about mental health and wellbeing and was approached by a local branch of MIND to give its support, including providing members for the judging panel.
The Road Tanker Loading Facility (RTLF) at Grain LNG has set a new record for the month of March, with 369 loads, surpassing its previous record of 319. According to customer feedback, the increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled trucks on the road and the opening of more LNG truck fuelling stations are the main reasons for this achievement.
Grain LNG successfully berthed a total of 102 ships during the period, breaking its previous record of 71 ships set in the financial year 2019 – 2020. This milestone highlights the terminal's reliability, efficiency, and operational capabilities, further cementing its position as a key player in the global LNG industry.
In October 2022, National Grid’s planning application for a new grid supply point (GSP) substation at Butler’s Wood was approved by Braintree District Council. In this update, you can read more about our plans for the construction of the GSP substation, which forms part of the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement.
The ambitious innovation projects will provide critical learnings and research to help inform the future development of a net zero energy system at the same time as delivering significant benefits to consumers.
National Grid's recent donation is set to create opportunities for prisoners in the Bristol area and support them with a second chance in life through supporting The Key Unlock Potential charity.
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As a nationally significant infrastructure project, we will seek permission for the wider Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement (overhead line and underground cables) through an application for development consent. We are due to submit this application to the planning inspectorate shortly.
Appointing a contractor and beginning construction activity