Existing equipment in Portbury play area was suitable only for older children and had become broken and tired after years of use. There was no equipment for young children to use, leaving many without anywhere to play in the local community.
Rob Larder, who is dad to Freya, aged 6, took on the challenge of fundraising for a new play area and first organised a consultation to understand what equipment local families would like to see, and where they would like it to be placed.
Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element on earth and offers enormous potential as a source of renewable energy. And, most importantly, when hydrogen is converted to useable energy in a fuel cell, or burned to release its energy, the only biproduct is water vapor.
Long Island in particular is well-positioned to become a hydrogen hub, given the high energy demand in the New York City metro area and the potential to use offshore wind to produce green hydrogen; or, in other words, hydrogen that is produced using zero-carbon power.
It was fantastic to visit the site of the first T-pylon this week – the first new design for a pylon in nearly 100 years.
Seeing the pylons first-hand really brought to life the different look. It’s a great example of innovative new approaches in our role of managing the transmission network.
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)’s Alice Delahunty has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of her exceptional and continuing contribution to the profession.
As president of NGET Alice is responsible for building and maintaining the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, and playing a critical role in enabling and delivering against the government’s net-zero commitments.
Built in 1993, the club’s windows were single glazed and made from wood, which were beginning to show signs of their age. The club’s committee knew they needed replacing to combat high heating costs, and to improve the visual appeal of the grounds, but lacked the necessary funds to do so.
Built in 1909, the village hall has seen extensive use and has been extended over the years to accommodate a growing number of community groups. Heavy traffic over the past few decades has taken its toll.
The Community Grand Fund provided local residents with the means of funding much-needed repairs to the exterior of the building.
The world’s first T-pylon, the first new design for an electricity pylon in Great Britain for nearly a century, has been erected in Somerset.
The state-of-the-art security cabin has been installed at one of our sites by contractor Babcock. Using solar power and composite materials to retain the heat, the EcoSecure hut, developed and provided by Remote Surveillance, is entirely self-sufficient in terms of energy. It reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 86% a day when compared with security cabins that use a generator.
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement recognises the critical role of efficient cross‑border trading arrangements to facilitate the growth and integration of renewables.
Construction of the futuristic new pylons is taking place from September and, as their operational life is expected to be up to 70-80 years, the idea behind the time capsules is that they’ll be discovered by the people who remove or replace the pylons in 2091 or beyond.