To mark International Women in Engineering Day 2022 (#INWED22), Tanya Bukhari shares her route into engineering through the Grid for Good programme. The scheme helps individuals from diverse backgrounds access training and employment in the energy sector. Tanya also talks about the challenges she has overcome and why more young people should consider the profession regardless of their background and experiences.
Lead Project manager, Ben Smith and External Affairs manager Lizzie Horne led 25 enthusiastic ramblers in two walks over Roundway Hill north of the market town of Devizes. The walks gave excellent views of the 4.5km and up to 13 pylons which will be removed and replaced with underground cable as part of National Grid’s VIP project in England and Wales.
Lead Project manager, Ben Smith and External Affairs manager Lizzie Horne led 25 enthusiastic ramblers in two walks over Roundway Hill north of the market town of Devizes. The walks gave excellent views of the 4.5km and up to 13 pylons which will be removed and replaced with underground cable as part of National Grid’s VIP project in England and Wales.
The 140-tonne Herrenknecht TBM, named ‘Christine’ after Christine Townley, the former Executive Director of the Construction Youth Trust, known for her championing of diversity and STEM careers, began its journey at the LPT site in Hurst in July of last year. In total, it has travelled 6.7km underneath London, reaching depths of up to 50m underground in the process.
The substation sits adjacent to the Hinkley Point C construction site and is now transferring energy from Taunton substation to Shurton. Later this year it will also back feed electricity to support the construction of the new power station.
Once Hinkley Point C is completed, Shurton substation will connect the first new nuclear power station in a generation to the UK electricity network – connecting 6 million homes and businesses to low carbon energy.
The project has also submitted a marine licence application to the Marine Management Organisation and Marine Scotland for SEGL1’s 176km submarine cable, the offshore element of the proposed link. If approved, the Scotland to England Green Link 1, or SEGL1, will be an important part of National Grid’s drive to meet the UK’s net-zero energy commitments, bringing more renewable power to England’s energy network.
The agreement means that the twenty-acre site near Peterborough will be maintained until 2032 and contributes to National Grid’s target of delivering environmental value as part of its commitment to Ofgem across non-operational estate.
Bainton Heath lies within the area of the John Clare Countryside; the setting for an ambitious nature recovery project that was launched by the Langdyke Countryside Trust in 2019.
Thousands of people across the south west turned to cycling over the pandemic resulting in high demand for bike mechanics. This presented an opportunity to support the rehabilitation of prisoners and those from marginalised communities by finding and securing roles in the cycling industry.
National Grid’s grant provided to Life Cycle UK will mean ex-prisoners and low income individuals can afford the cost of the £1,250 City & Guilds Level 2 cycle mechanic course.
Developed and led by the Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership, the aim of the Accord is to create a sustainability skilled sector workforce, by recognising those who invest in skills via procurement and rewarding suppliers in the process.
This also forms a key part of engagement with National Grid’s relevant contractors – primarily from the EPC Framework and is a key commitment in our RIIO-T2 business plan.
The substation sits adjacent to the Hinkley Point C construction site and is now transferring energy from Taunton substation to Shurton. Later this year it will also back feed electricity to support the construction of the new power station.
Once Hinkley Point C is completed, Shurton substation will connect the first new nuclear power station in a generation to the UK electricity network – connecting 6 million homes and businesses to low carbon energy.
This is a significant milestone for National Grid and Hinkley Point C