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Here, you can find out what our leading engineers, academics and experts think about the latest technology, the future of energy and how it affects you and our industry.

Our thinking

It’s the talented, knowledgeable people in our organisation that inspire our work and drive our continuous development.

They’ll share their expert analysis, original ideas and unique perspective on everything from policy implications to renewable energy, decarbonisation to decentralisation – and beyond.

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Building an innovative future for energy networks - 2018 LCNI conference

National Grid proudly supported the Low Carbon Networks and Innovation event by sharing new research, its innovation strategy and finding new collaborators to work with.

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ET :Hinkley Connection news

Nailsea residents wave farewell to the last pylon

15 August 2023

August 2023 saw the last pylon removed between Nailsea and Portishead as part of the Hinkley Connection Project.

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New view from Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve

15 August 2023

Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve saw the last of 15 lattice pylons removed in August 2023.

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School holidays mark the end of an era for pupils in Avonmouth

15 August 2023

Pupils at Avonmouth C of E Primary School and Nursery got a new view in September as the pylon in the schools forest area was removed.

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Man wearing t-shirt, shorts and a helmet cycling along a country lane with a pylon in the background Group :Infrastructure Insight

The UK Electricity Networks Commissioner’s report, and how we should think, plan and deliver transmission projects differently

4 August 2023

Our president of UK strategic infrastructure, Carl Trowell, looks ahead at how we need to think, plan and deliver transmission projects differently – with communities needing to see the benefit.

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It is T-Time! All T-pylons now erected on the Hinkley Connection Project

2 August 2023

The 232nd diamond-shaped insulator was lifted into place by crane onto a T-pylon between Yatton and Kenn in North Somerset on 11 July.

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New Cross site hosts signing of Armed Forces Covenant

25 July 2023

The London Power Tunnels team was delighted to host representatives of the armed forces and National Grid ESO, as the organisation signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a voluntary pledge to support the welfare, employment and education of the armed forces community and their families.

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