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  • 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) …
  • The Clean Energy Revolution podcast Home In season 3 of The Clean Energy Revolution podcast, we continue to uncover the big stories in clean energy and the role it plays in tackling the negative effects of climate change. We’ll take a look at the …
  • Podcasts This is where you'll find all of the National Grid podcasts. Visit their pages to subscribe, listen to past episodes and more. Home The Clean Energy Revolution podcast is back for a third season Join Dr. Carolyn Kissane and Laura Young (aka Less …
  • Scouts and Guides warm and happy in their new hut £20,000 grant funds refurbishment Home 1st July 2021 Hinkley Connection news The 1st Congresbury Scout and Guides Groups has welcomed children back to weekly meetings following a major refurbishment of …