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We’re pleased to announce that the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has approved our development consent order application for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement, after an independent panel recommended that the application be approved ✅ ⚡ Since 2021, three rounds of public consultation have taken place to help shape the proposals, which will see around 27 km of existing overhead line removed and replaced with a mixture of new overhead line and underground cables in the Dedham Vale National Landscape and parts of the Stour Valley. 🚧 The plans also include supporting construction, maintenance and operational infrastructure, such as haul roads for construction traffic and cable sealing end compounds. Strengthening the network in this way resolves a capacity bottleneck and will help deliver cleaner, greener energy from where it is generated to where it is needed 💡 Read more ⤵️

We look forward to working together with NESO to continue to drive the UK’s energy transition forward at pace.

In a wonderful start to the day, I received the official certificate awarded to our newest interconnector Viking Link, by the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™. Viking Link was awarded the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title of ‘The world’s longest land and subsea HVDC interconnector’ on-site back in June, and we now have a permanent home for our formal certificate here in Ventures House.   Viking Link truly is an impressive feat of engineering, at 475 miles in length, the land and subsea interconnector between the UK and Denmark required millions of work hours and exceptional teamwork to bring to life. 2024 has been a great year for the project, with Viking Link also being awarded the ‘Project of the Year (Over £50m)’ category at the Construction News Awards, and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Major Project Award for Sustainability 2024.   With expectations to save approximately 600,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in its first year and power up to 2.5 million UK homes, Viking Link is a big step forward in our journey to net zero.   Congratulations to the entire project team, our partners at Energinet, and all those involved in our award-winning interconnector. #VikingLink #engineering #interconnectors #netzero #UKEU Siemens Energy Balfour Beatty plc Prysmian Munck Gruppen a/s NKT Guinness World Records National Grid

If you missed the launch of National Grid's new series ‘Behind the Grid’, then now is the time to check out episode one, 'From Sea to Shore' 🌊 which focuses on #interconnectors and features a behind the scenes look at BritNed. WATCH NOW: https://lnkd.in/d3Jteqsg ‘Behind the Grid’ is a 4-part series, shining a spotlight on the incredible work of various teams behind the scenes of the UK’s electricity system to discover how it all works, from where the electricity is generated right up to where it’s used. In this episode, you'll find out more about: - how clean energy gets from one country to another - why we need to share energy - how interconnectors help when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining - how the interconnector cables are installed below the seabed - how we monitor the cables and troubleshoot any issues - how the electricity from interconnectors connect to the electricity grid - the future of interconnectors Watch episode one to gain insights into the vital role we play in driving towards net zero and enhancing energy security.⚡️ #BehindTheGrid #NetZero

🎙️ Our very own Aaron Choo, VP of Gas Network Operations, joins Energy Central's podcast, Power Perspectives, to discuss all things around our energy transition and much more. 🎧 Take a listen here ⬇️

All of us at National Grid are committed to building a Smarter, Stronger, and Cleaner energy future. We are upgrading New York’s transmission grid to enhance resiliency, reliability and connect locally produced clean energy. 💡 We are powering New York’s future with the largest transmission upgrade in our history! This historic modernization effort will support our 1.7 million customers and help achieve New York’s climate, clean energy and equity goals. 🌍 Learn more about this upgrade at https://ngrid.com/3SU702z.

🔊 Episode 6 of #TheCleanEnergyRevolution podcast is here! We’re exploring the breakthrough innovations and collaborations driving the global shift to clean energy. 💡 Join hosts Carolyn and Laura as they talk with experts about the urgent need for new approaches to ensure a clean, fair, and affordable energy future. Discover how technology, partnerships, and fresh ideas are accelerating the transition to net zero live from National Grid’s Innovation Day! 🦾 🌍 Tune in for part one with insights on the strategies that are reshaping the energy landscape worldwide: natgrid.com/3a Guests: Stephen Smith, Matthew Syed, Nora Mead Brownell, Denise Massey and Jake Oster

It was a privilege to host senior representatives from Ofgem at our Shurton substation this week, including their Chair Mark McAllister, Akshay Kaul, Director General, Infrastructure, and Peter Bingham, Director of Systems Planning, Engineering & Technology. Once Hinkley Point C is completed, Shurton will connect the first new nuclear power station in a generation to the UK electricity network – connecting 6 million homes and businesses to low carbon energy. 🏠⚡ It was great to show them around the site and talk about our Hinkley Connection Project as well as some of our other vital projects in the surrounding area. Huge thanks to the teams at National Grid and Ofgem who helped to make this visit happen. We’re in a critical period of delivery to meet the government’s 2030 power sector decarbonisation target. We’re planning the work required in the second half of this decade, and later this year we’ll be submitting our business plan for 2026-31 to Ofgem. This price control will be crucial, as we’ll need to deliver multi billion pounds of investment so we can continue to connect clean, green and affordable energy to our network. 🤝We are committed to continuing to work together with Ofgem and wider industry to ensure we have the right regulatory frameworks in place in order for us to deliver our future network at the scale and pace needed for the energy transition.  

⚡️ The August edition of The Current Newsletter is here! Dive in as we explore the largest deployment of Dynamic Line Ratings in the US, unlocking extra grid capacity for a faster energy transition. 🔌 🌊 Plus, discover the North Sea’s role in powering the UK's clean energy future, and catch up on highlights from National Grid’s Innovation Day! 🌍 Click here to read all this and more 👇

🌊 The North Sea holds huge potential for both the UK and Europe to deliver great increases in clean energy, as well as being the location for crucial technology developments to facilitate the energy transition ⚡ Find out why we’re harnessing the power of the North Sea to aid the journey to a cleaner energy future 🌱