The refurbishment was vital as two flat-roof extensions, added since the hut was built in the 1960s, had started to leak. They also had no insulation, which made for chilly meetings in the winter months.
Susana works in our Electricity Transmission business at the moment, but will be moving to the National Energy System Operator (NESO) as Customer Connections Senior Manager later this year.
The café, which opened in Bridge House in 2019, is run by volunteers who are keen to encourage local people to pop in for a coffee or a home-made cake so they can see the improvements made.
“The café has been a focal point when lockdown rules have allowed,” said Ian Sheppard, director of the Community Benefit Society. “We wanted to be able to accommodate more people, particularly by making the space we had outside more welcoming.”
This has been done by adding a six- by three-metre gazebo, complete with back and side walls.
The clever gadget is powered by National Grid’s carbon intensity API (carbonintensity.org.uk), a carbon intensity forecasting tool with a regional breakdown, built by National Grid ESO, WWF and The University of Oxford and The European Defence Fund.
The first works are construction of bell mouths on the A370 near Moorland Park, on Nailsea Wall and Kenn Road (B3133) which has already been completed!
We’ve created a dedicated page on the project website to explain all the different elements of the works, including interactive maps, FAQs, a message from Project Director James Goode and an animation that explains how T-pylons are built.
Later this year, we’ll start to remove the 9 km of overhead line, between Nailsea and Portishead substation. During 2023, we’ll remove the second line of pylons that runs from Sandford to Avonmouth.
Access to the nature reserve during the work is being maintained and, to help visitors enjoy the area even more, the team working in the reserve has been out and about cleaning up.
An electricity transformer, the size of a large motorhome, is being delivered by ship and trailer to National Grid’s Stella West Substation this weekend.
National Grid Renewables today announced significant economic benefits provided by its MiSolar portfolio, which recently began operation and includes two Michigan solar projects; Bingham Solar and Temperance Solar, located in Clinton and Monroe counties respectively.