The 2021/22 planting season starts in mid-November and will see Ground Control planting 1,260 trees, 8,200 linear metres (5 ½ miles) of hedgerows and 43,700 square metres of woodland planting (the equivalent of more than 6 football pitches), from Avonmouth in the north to Bridgwater in the south.
The cables have been delivered on 108 separate cable drums, each weighing between 35-50 tonne and standing 5 metres high.
Les Naylor, Project Supervisor for National Grid, said: “We’re delighted to have all the cabling needed to complete the project on Somerset soil.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly launched the Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) at the World Leaders Summit today to accelerate the development and deployment of interconnected electricity grids across continents, countries and communities. The initiative will seek to harness the full potential of renewable resources globally through much greater interconnection of electricity grids to transport the electricity generated to areas that need it.
As well as delivering on the construction programme, the team has looked for ways that it can help enhance the area for visitors and keep disruption to a minimum, working alongside the site warden.
First, following construction of a haul road to the east of the nature reserve, which crossed Wharf Lane, one of the main reserve thoroughfares, the team made good on its commitment to fully reopen Wharf Lane before schools broke up for summer. This was achieved on 16 July, ensuring that the reserve remained accessible during the school summer holidays.
Famous landmarks in three UK cities were lit up this week with messages for world leaders on climate change to encourage them to act ahead of the crunch talks over the next fortnight.
Downing Street will shine green to highlight the cleaner energy powering Glasgow, where the conference is taking place.
From 28 October to 5 November 2021, the entrance to one of the country’s most important addresses will play a part in highlighting the UK as a leader in the energy transition.
The archway of green lights will symbolise the cleaner energy powering Glasgow, where COP26 is taking place, and is accompanied by real-time carbon intensity data displays for the region of South Glasgow.
National Grid is consulting on its detailed plans for the Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement (GREEN) Project. The public consultation will open on Thursday 28 October and will run for six weeks, until Thursday 9 December 2021.
With more energy coming from offshore wind, a new connection from Scotland, and an interconnector from Europe into the North East, the Yorkshire GREEN Project is needed to deliver this new clean energy to homes and businesses.
Located near Alford in Lincolnshire, the P1 Compound is part of our Viking Link subsea interconnector project in conjunction with Balfour Beatty.
This construction site cabin is designed to incorporate numerous elements catering to neurodiverse individuals, while also using a variety of sustainable materials and processes. The idea behind this was to discover which of these elements were most beneficial and then carry them forward into the design of future compound mobilisations.
The project - ‘5G Art of the Possible’ - will be the first 5G techno-economic feasibility study on UK energy networks, setting the foundations for potential follow-up trials and rollout of applications into operations that can support the UK’s net zero ambitions.