Eastern Green Link 2 moves up a gear using low carbon fuel for material handling trucks
- Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a high voltage direct current (HVDC) 436km subsea transmission cable connecting Scotland and England, is being delivered as a joint venture by National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission.
- Project sustainability efforts are accelerating by adopting Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuelled trucks to move materials in Yorkshire.
- The introduction of HVO fuel will deliver up to 90% reduction in direct CO2 emissions.
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is the UK’s single largest electricity transmission project, providing enough electricity to power two million homes. The project is accelerating its sustainability efforts by adopting Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel for material handling trucks in Yorkshire.
HVO, a low-carbon biofuel made from waste vegetable oils, will be used at the Wren Hall converter station site in North Yorkshire, where 20-tonne construction trucks will transport approximately 370,000 tonnes of quarry stone from a quarry 27 miles away. This switch from conventional diesel to HVO is expected to deliver up to a 90% reduction in direct CO2 emissions and an 80% reduction in other harmful emissions such as particulate matter.
EGL2, which features a 436km high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable connecting Scotland and England, is being delivered as a joint venture by National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission. BAM and Hitachi Energy are collaborating to provide the engineering works and technology for the HVDC converter stations. These stations are vital for converting direct current to alternating current used in the onshore electricity transmission network.
Neil Lyons, Project Director for National Grid, commented: “Our collaboration with BAM on the HVO initiative at Wren Hall demonstrates how innovation and partnership can significantly reduce our carbon footprint. We are committed to identifying and implementing sustainable solutions as EGL2 progresses.”
BAM Project Director, Brendan O’Connor Wren Hall said: “At BAM, we’re committed to building a sustainable tomorrow by continuously exploring innovative ways to reduce the environmental impact of every project we undertake. Switching to HVO fuel is an effective way to cut carbon emissions and it’s just one of many steps we're taking to support our client EGL2 on their journey to Net Zero.”
Other sustainability measures at the Wren Hall site include a solar generator backed up by HVO fuel and initiatives to reuse materials for landscaping, further reducing the environmental impact of the construction process.
For more information visit: https://www.easterngreenlink2.co.uk/
