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.
EGL2 is an “electricity superhighway” connecting Peterhead in Scotland with Drax in England with 525kV, 2GW high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. Project promoters National Grid…
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.
The ESO is responsible for operating the electricity system from a control room…
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.
EGL2 is an “electricity superhighway” connecting Peterhead in Scotland with Drax in England with 525kV, 2GW…
Overhead power lines will remain as the standard method for transmission of electricity, despite calls for more undergrounding, the government has confirmed.
Discussion about the electricity transmission network has moved up the agenda over recent years because of the role that electrification is already playing in the UK’s attempts to decarbonise…
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…
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…
Ground investigations along with the construction of access roads and a new cable sealing end compound are underway for a new converter station for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), as reported by GE.
EGL2 is the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project and is part of National Grid’s £54bn Great Grid…
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…
National Grid is seeking suppliers to join a £250M marine survey framework and a £45M marine consultancy framework.
The frameworks are part of National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade to improve electricity transmission infrastructure around the UK. This includes numerous subsea high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cables to bring offshore energy…
East Suffolk Council has objected to National Grid’s planned undersea electricity connector between Kent and Suffolk due to “unacceptable harm” caused to communities, environment and economy.
Sea Link is proposal from National Grid to reinforce the electricity network between Suffolk and Kent via a new, primarily offshore, 2GW high voltage direct…
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