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  • School time capsules for world’s first T-pylons Home 20th July 2021 Press release To mark the construction of the world’s first operational T-pylons from September this year, children from schools closest to the Hinkley Connection route have been …
  • “A lot of cake bakes and sausage sizzles” £20,000 grant puts Scout HQ landscaping on fast forward Home 19th July 2021 Hinkley Connection news National Grid has awarded £20,000 to the 1 st  Banwell Scout Group, helping the local club to landscape the area …
  • National Grid shuttle bus goes fully electric in first for Warwickshire Home 19th July 2021 Press release Warwickshire has its first fully electric, zero-emission bus thanks to a partnership between National Grid and Stagecoach. National Grid has …
  • Popular footpath reopened for school holidays New signage is a thank you to visitors Home 16th July 2021 Hinkley Connection news On 16  July, the Hinkley Connection team working in Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve met an important deadline to reopen Wharf …
  • National Grid helps Wirral Barn Owl Trust welcome three new barn owl chicks Home 15th July 2021 Press release Three new-born barn owls have been busy feathering their nest following successful hatchings at a National Grid electricity substation …
  • Humber and Teesside join forces to form East Coast Cluster The cluster has the potential to capture, transport and store up to 27 million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year by 2030, decarbonising almost half of the UK’s industrial cluster emissions. Home 12th …
  • Building substations Construction information Home 7th July 2021 Hinkley Connection news What’s involved in building a new high-voltage electricity connection? Substations contain specialist equipment that changes electricity from very high voltages to …
  • New tunnel boring machine launched by STEM and diversity champion, Christine Townley, at London Power Tunnels Hurst event Home 6th July 2021 Press release National Grid held an event at Hurst today to mark the beginning of a major journey deep underground …
  • National Grid partners with MyKindaFuture to launch virtual work experience initiative Home 6th July 2021 Press release National Grid and MyKindaFuture , the UK’s leading underrepresented talent specialist, have unveiled a brand-new virtual work …
  • Installing a 400,000 volt cable under the Mendip Hills AONB Area to be pylon-free for first time since 1960s Home 5th July 2021 Hinkley Connection news We are installing 8.5km of 400,000 volt underground cables from our new cable sealing end (CSE) …