Since starting in February 2021, teams have pulled a total of 102km cables (the distance between Bridgwater and Gloucester). The cables were delivered on 108 separate cable drums. Each drum held approximately 1km of cable, weighed between 35-50 tonne and stood 5 metres high. Next follows a programme of jointing and testing with energisation expected in Autumn this year. Reinstatement of the land is already underway on different parts of the route. The Mendip cables section of the Hinkley Connection Project will be fully complete by the end of 2023.
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SF6 is a gas commonly used in the electricity industry to prevent short circuits and to keep the network safe and reliable.
As a testing ground for innovation at DCI, National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has already begun trialling two new innovative solutions to cut harmful environmental emissions. From reducing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) leaks from its pipework, to trialling a low-carbon, cement-free concrete, these projects are another step forward on the journey to meet our net zero targets.
As a testing ground for innovation at DCI, National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) has already begun trialling two new innovative solutions to cut harmful environmental emissions. From reducing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) leaks from its pipework, to trialling a low carbon cement-free concrete, these projects, are another step forward on the journey to meet our net zero targets.
Hear from the project team leaders about these exciting innovation projects.
Mike remembers riding to school on a traditional yellow bus, like millions of kids around the US. While many of his memories of these journeys are fond, he hasn’t forgotten breathing in the fumes the bus produced as they wafted in through open windows on muggy June days. A few decades on, these experiences influenced his work at National Grid to introduce more electric-powered buses to transport children in a cleaner way.
The project is needed to carry more renewable and low carbon power from offshore wind, interconnectors and nuclear power. The plans include building a new 400 kV electricity transmission reinforcement between Bramford substation and Twinstead Tee, comprising 19km of overhead line and 10km of underground cables. National Grid would also remove around 27.5km of existing pylons.
The project is needed to carry more renewable and low carbon power from offshore wind, interconnectors and nuclear power. The plans include building a new 400 kV electricity transmission reinforcement between Bramford substation and Twinstead Tee, comprising 19km of overhead line and 10km of underground cables. National Grid would also remove around 27.5km of existing pylons.
National Grid has today launched its latest public consultation on plans to reinforce the electricity network between Bramford in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex. The public consultation will run until Monday 21 March 2022.
The work is part of National Grid’s construction of a new 57-kilometre, high-voltage electricity line between Bridgwater and Seabank near Avonmouth, to connect six million homes and businesses to new sources of low-carbon energy.
The works, which begin in February 2022, are being carried out by J Murphy and Sons on behalf of National Grid.
The team will begin by building a construction access point and layby on Ableton Lane. To keep everyone safe while these works are carried out, Ableton Lane will be closed for approximately eight weeks from Monday 7 February 2022.