Repurposing around 25% of the current gas transmission pipelines, Project Union will build on the government’s ten-point plan to invest more than £1 billion to unlock the potential of hydrogen and support the establishment of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in four industrial clusters.
National Grid anticipates the backbone could carry at least a quarter of the current gas demand in Great Britain today, and provide vital resilience and storage.
Our Hinkley Connection Project has awarded science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) grants totalling £580,000 to schools in Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucester – the areas closest to the project.
The project connects low-carbon energy from Hinkley Point C to homes and businesses across the UK.
Since 2018, National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project, connecting low carbon energy from Hinkley Point C to homes and businesses across the UK, has awarded science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) grants totalling £580,000 to schools in Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucester – the areas closest to the project.
With more energy coming from offshore wind, a new connection from Scotland, and interconnectors across the North Sea being developed, connecting to the North East, the Yorkshire GREEN Project is needed to deliver this new clean energy to homes and businesses.
Nikki is responsible for all aspects of the IT service for our UK gas transmission business, from determining the future IT/digital technology strategy to helping meet our net zero ambition and making sure there’s tech support that helps keep the gas flowing.
Trisha is Vice President within Capital Delivery in Waltham, Massachusetts. She heads up a team of six and is responsible for project managing large capital projects, providing project controls, project estimating and construction and engineering contract management.
Rea joined National Grid in 2009 and is based in the Queens Service Center in New York, where her role is all about maintaining the gas network; from locating and fixing gas leaks to dealing with emergency call-outs.
In her first job, Kirsty was the first ever female apprentice to be employed alongside 200 men welding bus chassis. Now she’s the only Senior Engineer – Welding in National Grid Gas Transmission. Stereotype-smashing Kirsty is also studying for a Masters in Welding Engineering.
From her high school years, Lisa wanted to be general manager of a company. “I didn't have exposure to role models with professional careers, so I suspect that instinct came from a desire to work with people and to have an impact on society,” she says.
Following the recent receipt of State approvals, New York Transco, which is part-owned by National Grid Ventures, today commenced construction on the first phase of the New York Energy Solution electric transmission project, as announced in a press release by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.