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  • Smashing stereotypes and an extraordinary health story Patricia talks about overcoming stereotypes, her two decades working in engineering and the extraordinary health story that’s her proudest achievement. As a child, I wanted to be in the military and …
  • The sky’s the limit for women in engineering Jennifer talks about the benefits of diversity, turning her hand to DIY and what it means to her to be our annual Female Engineer of the Year award winner. It’s overwhelming to have won the Female Engineer of …
  • A career of firsts from the RAF and rollercoasters to tackling climate change Dawn Childs title of Change Director is particularly apt, as she’s been driving change for women in engineering throughout her career; from becoming the first woman Senior …
  • Chasing a dream led to top engineering award Growing up in Zimbabwe and witnessing how vital electricity was to daily life inspired Senamiso to choose a career in the energy sector. She was selected as one of the Women’s Engineering Society’s Top 50 Women …
  • Pylon removal project receives planning approval Home 18th June 2020 Press release Planning approval confirmed to remove 2km of existing overhead electricity transmission line and replace with underground cables Transformational landscape plans developed …
  • Girls Takeover Home Every year, to celebrate International Day of the Girl (11 October), Girls Takeover gives girls all over the world the opportunity to step into the roles of senior business leaders for a day. The aim is to raise awareness of equal …
  • Women in energy Home We’re making strong progress in our goal towards gender equity at National Grid and recognise that we can play a part in helping to ensure that women are equally represented in the energy industry. We’re committed to creating a …
  • Putting net zero at the heart of the UK's economic recovery Home 16th June 2020 Journey to net zero Our CEO John Pettigrew explains why net zero should be front and central to the UK's COVID recovery plans and the three key areas of focus that can make …
  • Green loan speeds race to net zero Home 16th June 2020 Grid at work As we work to help the UK reach its net zero target by 2050, find out how securing a $743m green loan will help us power 1.4 million homes with renewable energy. We’ve secured a green …
  • National Grid’s Viking Link Interconnector secures the first multi ECA green loan worth US$743m Home 16th June 2020 Press release National Grid announces the first ever multi export credit agency (ECA) covered green loan, guaranteed by SACE with SIMEST …