Spot® is a high-tec robot dog that we use to carry out critical safety inspections and detect issues with equipment at sites.

Sensors and Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) technology highlights spare capacity on overhead power lines allowing for the integration of more renewable power.

Molten metal technology uses low-melting-point molten metal to rapidly fix leaks of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) greenhouse gas in our substations.

We’re working with Smart Wires develop a tool to coordinate the installation and operation of advanced power flow control (APFC) devices that can help resolve bottlenecks in electricity flow.

Autonomous drones can perform pilot-free infrastructure inspections. A cloud-based AI model processes the data and images collected by the drone, automatically detecting defects and producing near real-time asset condition reports.

The AiDash system provides both Intelligent Vegetation Management and Intelligent Sustainability Management. It uses satellite imagery to locate problems on power lines and an AI dashboard makes predictions about which areas need immediate attention.

Exodigo’s non-intrusive subsurface imaging platform helps to map underground infrastructure by providing a digital, geolocated 3D map of buried assets.

OceanBrain is a digital tool developed by National Grid Partners, that modernises how undersea cables are monitored. It combines complex data sources with machine learning to automatically quantify the risk of potential damage.

The helicopter unit for our distribution network uses Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data to comprehensively survey network assets and any adjacent vegetation.

Cathodic Pipe Protection (CPP) is a predictive model that detects past patterns to help us anticipate future work and estimates the probability that each test point in our underground US gas network would fail an inspection.