National Grid | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:50:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png National Grid | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer £3.4bn funding proposed for Eastern Green Link 2 as project fast tracked https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:41:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276188 Ofgem has proposed a £3.4bn funding package and fast tracked Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the offshore electricity interconnector cable between Scotland and England.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/feed/ 0 Electricity System Operator proposes £58bn investment in grid to achieve decarbonisation by 2035 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-system-operator-proposes-58bn-investment-in-grid-to-achieve-decarbonisation-by-2035-19-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-system-operator-proposes-58bn-investment-in-grid-to-achieve-decarbonisation-by-2035-19-03-2024/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:42:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275746 An expanded offshore grid and new North-to-South onshore electrical spine in Great Britain have been proposed by the Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) in its £58bn investment plan for the UK's power system to achieve the 2035 decarbonisation goal.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-system-operator-proposes-58bn-investment-in-grid-to-achieve-decarbonisation-by-2035-19-03-2024/feed/ 1 Three energy innovation projects win nearly £400,000 funding through Ofgem initiative https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/three-energy-innovation-projects-win-nearly-400000-funding-through-ofgem-initiative-19-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/three-energy-innovation-projects-win-nearly-400000-funding-through-ofgem-initiative-19-03-2024/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:30:31 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275780 National Grid innovations to improve cable health monitoring, decarbonise rural communities and utilise electric plant in streetworks have won nearly £400,000 funding from the latest stage of the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/three-energy-innovation-projects-win-nearly-400000-funding-through-ofgem-initiative-19-03-2024/feed/ 0 £400M National Grid project to upgrade Yorkshire power network granted development consent https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400m-national-grid-project-to-upgrade-yorkshire-power-network-granted-development-consent-15-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400m-national-grid-project-to-upgrade-yorkshire-power-network-granted-development-consent-15-03-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:04:36 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275611 The £400M National Grid project to upgrade and reinforce Yorkshire’s power network has been green lit by secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Claire Coutinho.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400m-national-grid-project-to-upgrade-yorkshire-power-network-granted-development-consent-15-03-2024/feed/ 0 Minister: unpopular pylon installations a ‘necessity’ but Whitehall will seek to minimise impact https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/minister-unpopular-pylon-installations-a-necessity-but-whitehall-will-seek-to-minimise-impact-12-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/minister-unpopular-pylon-installations-a-necessity-but-whitehall-will-seek-to-minimise-impact-12-03-2024/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:23:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275454 Powerlines needed to drive the UK’s transition to net zero carbon will have to be built in unpopular places, but the government hopes it can minimise the disruption, a minister has said.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/minister-unpopular-pylon-installations-a-necessity-but-whitehall-will-seek-to-minimise-impact-12-03-2024/feed/ 0 Technology innovation is critical to fulfil the decarbonisation potential of offshore wind https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technology-innovation-is-critical-to-fulfil-the-decarbonisation-potential-of-offshore-wind-12-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technology-innovation-is-critical-to-fulfil-the-decarbonisation-potential-of-offshore-wind-12-03-2024/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:55:50 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275448 The UK had 13.9GW of offshore wind capacity in 2022 and 10GW of projects are under construction, but National Grid, the electricity system operator, estimates that over 100GW could be required to reach net zero by 2050. Installing more offshore wind turbines to meet this…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/technology-innovation-is-critical-to-fulfil-the-decarbonisation-potential-of-offshore-wind-12-03-2024/feed/ 0 Boost for North Sea power line project as sites chosen https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/boost-for-north-sea-power-line-project-as-sites-chosen-11-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/boost-for-north-sea-power-line-project-as-sites-chosen-11-03-2024/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:19:53 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275388 National Grid has chosen key sites for a major new power line under the North Sea. The energy distribution body announced the landfall, cable route and convertor station locations for the proposed LionLink connection to the Netherlands. Ministers revealed plans last year to create the…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/boost-for-north-sea-power-line-project-as-sites-chosen-11-03-2024/feed/ 0 Bam-Hitachi to build converter stations for UK’s ‘largest electricity transmission project ever’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-hitachi-to-build-converter-stations-for-uks-largest-electricity-transmission-project-ever-01-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-hitachi-to-build-converter-stations-for-uks-largest-electricity-transmission-project-ever-01-03-2024/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:51:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275089 Bam-Hitachi Energy joint venture has been appointed by National Grid Energy Transmission (NGET) and SSEN Transmission to build the converter stations for the £2.1bn Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) offshore interconnector between Scotland and England.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bam-hitachi-to-build-converter-stations-for-uks-largest-electricity-transmission-project-ever-01-03-2024/feed/ 0 Electricity transmission lines to only be built underground in exceptional circumstances https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-transmission-lines-to-only-be-built-undergrounded-in-exceptional-circumstances-01-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-transmission-lines-to-only-be-built-undergrounded-in-exceptional-circumstances-01-03-2024/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:35:39 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275123 Overhead power lines will remain as the standard method for transmission of electricity, despite calls for more undergrounding, the government has confirmed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/electricity-transmission-lines-to-only-be-built-undergrounded-in-exceptional-circumstances-01-03-2024/feed/ 0 Editor’s Comment | Change is needed as project challenges grow https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-change-is-needed-as-project-challenges-grow-01-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/editors-comment-change-is-needed-as-project-challenges-grow-01-03-2024/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:15:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=274744 Our industry is accustomed to working at scale. We deal with huge networks and facilities across countless sectors and specialisms that, despite often being made up of a million small things, add up to something gigantic.

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