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National Grid Winter Review and Consultation Report

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The National Grid Winter Review and Consultation Report presents a review of the security of supply in gas and electricity for the last winter. It als...
World’s longest land and subsea interconnector switched on

10th January 2024

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The Viking Link, a joint venture between National Grid and Danish system operator Energinet, has the capacity to transport 1.4 GW power for 475 miles ...
Advanced grid measurement system

1st May 2015

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National Grid UK has teamed up with National Instruments (NI) to develop an advanced measurement system to provide real-time data on power supply tren...
Contracts awarded to build the UK’s first high-capacity East Coast subsea cable

20th December 2023

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EGL1 has awarded the Prysmian Group a £750mn contract to deliver the 525 kV 2 GW HVDC electricity transmission cable from Torness in East Lothian, Sco...
Lubrication

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National Grid explores plans for UK hydrogen ‘backbone’

18th March 2021

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National Grid is exploring the development of a UK hydrogen ‘backbone’, which aims to join together industrial clusters around the country, potentiall...
Special pylon tour wows girl, 4, but others remain less enthusiastic

21st February 2024

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The visit by four-year-old Lucy, from Blackpool, recently went viral on TikTok when her mother Sophie posted a video capturing her daughter’s special ...
Underwater cable to deliver renewable power from Scotland to England

10th December 2020

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Three companies – SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid – are developing plans to deliver an underwater electric ‘super-highway’ that will see the Nort...