From 27 September to 1 October, more than 5000 National Grid colleagues took part in specially-designed Inclusion Week talks and training sessions, to learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion – and how to take action.
The pavilion, a focal point for social gatherings in the village, is used up to six days per week during the height of the cricketing season. The community facility, however, was not accessible to all members and visitors and the décor had not been updated in over 20 years.
The horizon of the zoo farm has featured the pylons for over 60 years. They are now being replaced with underground cables and the view of the zoo has changed for good, with the zoo’s pylon removed on Wednesday 29 September.
The UK and Norway are now able to share renewable energy for the first time following the commissioning of the world’s longest subsea electricity interconnector.
National Grid’s €1.6 billion North Sea Link (NSL), a joint venture with Norwegian system operator Statnett, will start commercial operations today, marking a major milestone in the UK’s journey to net zero.
Colleagues working on one of the sites operated by Babcock are delighted with the introduction of two fast-charging points for electric vehicles.
“We want to encourage the use of electric vehicles where we can and decided that providing charging points would be a great initiative,” said Babcock Project Manger Wale Ilori. “Everyone is delighted, as they are fast-charging points and free for all colleagues and visitors to use. Needless to say, they’re in great demand!”
The Georgian, Grade II listed Town Hall, which was completed in 1830, is a focal point of the community and provides a meeting space for local people and activity groups. Activities such as aerobics, kickboxing, parish council meetings and private functions are all held at the Town Hall.
The narrow shape of the main hall, however, had a detrimental effect on the acoustics in the room through sound reverberation. This meant that it was difficult to have conversations or host meetings when there was background noise, particularly for those that are hard of hearing.
The Severn crossing is the longest overhead line river crossing in the UK, spanning nearly 2.5 miles across the River Wye and River Severn from anchor pylon to anchor pylon.
The partnership is aiming to explore the value that can be derived from utilising higher specification weather forecasts to boost capacity on the electricity overhead transmission power lines, allowing more renewable energy to flow.
MYTH 1: Interconnectors can’t help us reach net zero
TRUTH: Interconnectors play a vital role in helping us to reach net zero
Fossil fuels deliver a reliable supply of energy, but they also produce harmful carbon emissions. Renewable energy is clean, but it is more intermittent – if the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow, we can’t generate wind or solar power.
The substation now has its full complement of two transformers, which change electricity voltage up or down, and two shunt reactors, which regulate voltage and increase the efficiency of the electricity system.
The final shunt reactor, delivered on Sunday 19 September is more than seven metres long, four metres wide and four metres high. It was built and tested in the Netherlands and sailed to Portbury Docks and then to Dunball Wharf in Bridgwater, before travelling with a police escort to Sandford substation.