#National Grid

National Grid and Linxon have announced the start of construction of a new HV substation at Bengeworth Road, within the $1.24 B London Power Tunnels Project.

Tennet and National Grid plan to build the first-of-its-kind electricity link that will connect offshore wind between the UK and the Netherlands.

UK, London: National Grid has just launched the largest overhaul of the grid in generations, enabling the use of renewable energy to power the country….

UK, London: National Grid’s electricity transmission and distribution networks have been granted nearly $1.25 M from Ofgem scheme for eight innovation projects.

UK, Bridgewater: National Grid has announced the successful energisation of the world’s first T-pylons in Somerset, UK.

UK, Liverpool: National Grid has connected Statskraft’s new Greener Grid Park at its 275 kV substation to the power transmission network.

UK: National Grid has enlisted the help of high-tech robots for routine operation and maintenance activities at its interconnector sites.

National Grid has completed a ten-week trial to test a hydrogen-powered generator at its Deeside Centre for Innovation (DCI), hosting a 400 kV modified substation.

UK: University of Manchester and National Grid have teamed up on a four-year project to develop SF6-free retrofill solution for electricity network.

UK: National Grid is to debut an innovative new way to connect customers to the HV network next year when it energises its first ‘grid park’ in Bedfordshire.

UK: National Grid has completed the first stage of a $145 M (£130 M) project to refurbish the existing overhead line network between Lincoln and Stevenage.

UK, Biggleswade: National Grid and UK Power Networks (UKPN) are collaborating on new electrical infrastructure in Bedfordshire.

UK, Birmingham: National Grid has awarded Burns & McDonnell an EPC contract for the project of an extension to its 275 kV substation in Oldbury, West Midlands.

UK, Littlebrook: National Grid has moved a Super Grid Transformer from Tilbury Docks to its newly energised substation in Littlebrook.

USA, Boston: National Grid has recently announced the completion of a portion of the Ready Path Solution, the grid reliability project for the Boston region.

UK: Collett’s new 250 T capacity Goldhofer girder bridge takes on its first project transporting a super grid transformer to the National Grid’s substation.

USA, Massachusetts, New Bedford: Eversource and National Grid want to construct a new overhead transmission line.

USA: National Grid and Siemens Energy are teaming for a cutting-edge upgrade of a National Grid substation with Siemens Energy designed “Blue circuit breakers.”

UK, London: National Grid has awarded Linxon the substation package relating to its London Power Tunnels 2 project in the United Kingdom.

USA, Buffalo: As part of an $11 M project, National Grid built a tunnel beneath the Buffalo River to modernize and improve electricity infrastructure.

UK: Thousands of homes could soon be warmed by the heat from giant electricity grid transformers for the first time as part of new plans.

National Grid described it as the size of a bungalow – Suffolk Highways preferred the weight equivalent of 14.5 double decker buses.

National Grid has successfully delivered a new 178 T transformer, to Sandford substation site, a part of the Hinkley Connection Project.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is contributing to National Grid’s interconnector, IFA2, the second direct current electrical interconnector between Britain and France.

USA, Rhode Island, Providence: National Grid tackles the challenges of replacing a 100-year-old substation in the heart of Providence.

Construction on a new National Grid substation is completed, though work around the station will continue through the next couple of months.

National Grid agreed contracts with 5 parties worth £328 M over a six-year period for services to manage the stability of its electricity system in Britain.

New Zealand: Transpower will undertake a lengthy programme of work on the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link, which allows power to be transmitted between the North and South Islands, to improve the resilience and security of the national grid.