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Energy is changing. Meet the people driving this transformation, discover the tech and engineering solutions helping us to deliver a cleaner energy system and explore what the future might look like.
London to Glasgow cycle challenge: Highlighting net zero work across the UK
National Grid’s David Welling will be cycling from London to the COP26 global summit in Glasgow; a route that will take 7 days, cover more than 1,000km and visit 10 sites of projects working towards net zero – while also raising money for charity.
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Construction of world’s first T-pylon completed
Last week saw an exciting moment with our construction of the world’s first T-pylon in Somerset; part of our Hinkley Connection project, connecting six million homes and businesses to low-carbon energy.
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Why electricity interconnection between Europe and the UK matters
To achieve a cleaner energy future, the EU and the UK need to work closely together on the energy transition. We share similar strategic climate targets and our markets have been built together for decades as part of the Internal Energy Market.
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National Grid's Inclusion Week goes international
For the past five years, we’ve celebrated Inclusion Week in the UK. This year the celebrations grew bigger and better, with colleagues based in both the UK and the NorthEastern US taking part in a week-long programme of activities.
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Journey to net zero
Can we achieve carbon-neutral construction by 2026?
The path to net zero isn’t just about the tools we use, but also the infrastructure we create to get us there.
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70 years from now, T-pylon time capsules will reveal what our lives were like
As the world’s first operational T-pylons are constructed along National Grid’s Hinkley Connection route, pupils from 20 local schools are preparing time capsules with 2021-related memorabilia to be hidden inside the structures.
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New East Coast Cluster could decarbonise up to half of the UK’s industrial clus…
The East Coast Cluster would capture, transport and store CO2 emissions across the Humber and Teesside regions, as well as delivering an average of 25,000 jobs per year in the area up to 2050.
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Why interconnectors play an essential role in our net zero future
Interconnectors are high-voltage under-sea cables. They’re the international clean energy super-highways; stretching for hundreds of miles to enable energy produced from renewables to flow back and forth between Great Britain and neighbouring countries.
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Working smarter to get to net zero
How we get to net zero is a question on everyone’s minds. To achieve this, we need to transfer more renewable power to our customers. Here we take a look at how we are using transformational technology to unlock significant network capacity.
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Electrifying our fleet to help tackle climate change
Transport makes up 23% of energy-related carbon emissions globally and businesses have a critical role to play in leading by example and encouraging an uptake of EVs within their own fleet. We’re doing this by joining the EV100 initiative.
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Energy explained
Ever wondered what net zero means? Want to know how windfarms make energy? Or how electricity and gas gets to you? Here we answer all your energy questions.