Mott MacDonald has been appointed by National Grid to provide front end engineering design (Feed) and technical support for the Eastern Green Link (EGL) 3 and 4 interconnector projects.
National Grid is developing the EGL 3 and EGL4 projects to connect the numerous new offshore wind farms that are being developed…
The UK could suffer an energy “crunch point” in 2028 where demand for electricity could exceed the grid’s capacity by 7.5GW at peak times, a new report has warned.
Public First’s report, commissioned by Drax, Mind the Gap: Exploring Britain’s Energy Crunch, has calculated that electricity demand in 2028 will be…
National Grid president for strategic infrastructure Carl Trowell is no stranger to big energy schemes. He has led major projects spanning marine offshore infrastructure and engineering and services in the oil and gas industry for many years.
His record as a heavyweight is one reason he was appointed to his role…
Plans to install new electricity hubs and pylons are to be scrutinised by members of the public in Lincolnshire from 16 February to 13 March.
Views from the public are being sought by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) on the intended route of the pylons. The plans for pylons in Lincolnshire…
The government’s electricity networks commissioner believes Ofgem should start incentivising power generation projects to get through the planning stage “efficiently and effectively”.
Nick Winser’s comments were made in a Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) inquiry session on Wednesday 7 February studying the government’s response to the commissioner’s report…
National Grid is transporting two 178t supergrid transformers from Tilbury Docks to its new Biggleswade substation near Dunton.
The new substation is a new connection for UK Power Networks and will increase power capacity at Biggleswade, helping the community mover towards a low carbon economy. Each transformer will make the 111km…
The 17th annual National Apprenticeship Week kicked off on 5 February with organisations across the civil engineering sector promoting their own apprenticeship programmes and vacancies.
HS2 Ltd pointed to its existing cohort of 1,400 apprenticeships and said that 19 new roles were opening this week. The firm also said more apprenticeships…
The chief executive of Octopus Energy has said the company plans to invest billions of pounds in building energy infrastructure abroad becuase the wait time to get generation projects connected to the UK grid is too long.
Speaking in the Daily Telegraph, Gregg Jackson explained how red tape, planning obstacles and…
National Grid has submitted planning applications to build a new power tunnel under the Thames, replacing the 1960s Thames Cable Tunnel, as part of its plans to upgrade electricity infrastructure between Kent and Essex.
The body’s Grain to Tilbury proposals are part of the Great Grid Upgrade, the biggest electricity infrastructure…
Campaign group Suffolk Energy Action Solutions (Seas) has launched a national petition and short documentary starring Ralph Fiennes to stop National Grid's infrastructure proposals as part of The Great Grid Upgrade.
The Great Grid Upgrade is designed to help the UK switch to clean energy to ensure the electricity network is…
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