“I’m the crazy person who is cycling to Glasgow in October,” jokes David, who works in Data Centre Network & Security. “I felt COP26 was a great chance to show how we’re helping the UK on the road to net zero and to highlight the amazing work underway across our network.”
Built in 1969 and extended in 1981, the building had no level access or disabled facilities and lacked separate changing facilities for women or girls. It was inaccessible to many would-be users and was nearing the end of its structural lifecycle, so required costly repairs to bring it up to standard.
National Grid’s donation through the Community Grand Fund helped the club deliver the ground floor of its brand new, accessible sports pavilion, which is already providing a range of recreational activities tailored to the needs of the community.
Zero 2050, a collaborative project involving energy utilities, the Welsh Government, South Wales Industrial Cluster and other public and private sector representatives, undertook analysis to consider how the energy system in South Wales can achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions
With the energy system contributing to the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions in Wales, this work has implications for reaching Wales’ carbon budgets and avoiding the worst impacts of future climate change.
From 27 September to 1 October, more than 5000 National Grid colleagues took part in specially-designed Inclusion Week talks and training sessions, to learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion – and how to take action.
The pavilion, a focal point for social gatherings in the village, is used up to six days per week during the height of the cricketing season. The community facility, however, was not accessible to all members and visitors and the décor had not been updated in over 20 years.
The horizon of the zoo farm has featured the pylons for over 60 years. They are now being replaced with underground cables and the view of the zoo has changed for good, with the zoo’s pylon removed on Wednesday 29 September.
The UK and Norway are now able to share renewable energy for the first time following the commissioning of the world’s longest subsea electricity interconnector.
National Grid’s €1.6 billion North Sea Link (NSL), a joint venture with Norwegian system operator Statnett, will start commercial operations today, marking a major milestone in the UK’s journey to net zero.
Colleagues working on one of the sites operated by Babcock are delighted with the introduction of two fast-charging points for electric vehicles.
“We want to encourage the use of electric vehicles where we can and decided that providing charging points would be a great initiative,” said Babcock Project Manger Wale Ilori. “Everyone is delighted, as they are fast-charging points and free for all colleagues and visitors to use. Needless to say, they’re in great demand!”
The Georgian, Grade II listed Town Hall, which was completed in 1830, is a focal point of the community and provides a meeting space for local people and activity groups. Activities such as aerobics, kickboxing, parish council meetings and private functions are all held at the Town Hall.
The narrow shape of the main hall, however, had a detrimental effect on the acoustics in the room through sound reverberation. This meant that it was difficult to have conversations or host meetings when there was background noise, particularly for those that are hard of hearing.
The Severn crossing is the longest overhead line river crossing in the UK, spanning nearly 2.5 miles across the River Wye and River Severn from anchor pylon to anchor pylon.