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National Grid energises new Barking substation to help power local residents and rail services

21 November 2024

National Grid has energised a new 132kV substation in Barking, East London, to help power homes, businesses and rail services in the area.

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Tunnel boring machine for National Grid’s VIP project in Eryri set to arrive in North Wales

15 November 2024

National Grid is reaching a major milestone on the Eryri Visual Impact Provision (VIP) scheme with the arrival of its Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) to the project site.

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Go ahead for electricity superhighway

15 November 2024

Ofgem has given the green light to Eastern Green Link 1 – a new electricity superhighway along Britain’s east coast. A joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Energy Networks, the £2.5bn project will transport enough clean, renewable electricity to supply 2 million homes.

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National Grid welcomes major milestone for the UK’s first hybrid interconnectors to connect offshore wind

12 November 2024

Today, Ofgem announced it has approved the Initial Project Assessment for the LionLink and Nautilus electricity interconnectors, which determines the needs case of new projects for British consumers.

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Lakeside facility connects to grid and becomes UK’s largest transmission connected battery

11 November 2024

A battery storage project developed by TagEnergy is connected to the electricity transmission network following work by National Grid to plug the facility into its Drax substation.

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Super Grid transformer arriving at substation in New Haw

8 November 2024

A Super Grid transformer delivery will be made to the West Weybridge substation in New Haw on Sunday 17 November 2024

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Press release archive

2020

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20 May 2020: National Grid supports home learning and skills development with donation of 1,000 laptops
20 May 2020: Grain LNG launches second phase of Open Season
4 May 2020: National Grid release more than 60 laptops to NHS radiologists
1 May 2020: National Grid Ventures - supporting vulnerable people from the West Midlands during Covid-19
29 Apr 2020: University Hospitals Birmingham Charity and National Grid join forces to launch million-pound coronavirus funding appeal
17 Apr 2020: Leading companies agree to develop plan for the world's first zero carbon cluster in the UK's Humber regions
7 Apr 2020: Keeping our people safe at work during COVID-19
2 Apr 2020: National Grid appoints President of US Business and Managing Director of National Grid Ventures
2 Apr 2020: Pre-close update ahead of 2019_20 Full Year Results
26 Mar 2020: National Grid supports National Emergencies Trust and Trussell Trust to deliver aid during coronavirus crisis
17 Mar 2020: Keeping gas and electricity flowing throughout the Coronavirus crisis
13 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes 500th ship at Grain LNG
12 Mar 2020: National Grid has school fizzing with excitement
11 Mar 2020: National Grid welcomes Budget commitments on EV charging and CCS
9 Mar 2020: Green fingered engineering volunteers support Coventry community project
2 Mar 2020: IFA2 'Tops out' at Daedalus Airfield
14 Jan 2020: National Grid's Viking Link project launches schools programme in Lincolnshire
13 Jan 2020: National Grid offer £500 STEM equipment grant to Somerset and South Gloucestershire schools
4 Feb 2020: First ever power cable between UK and Belgium celebrates strong performance in its first full year of operation
13 Jan 2020: Hull man makes history by walking over and under the River Humber through National Grid's 5km tunnel

2019

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28 May 2019: Leading energy companies announce new zero-carbon UK partnership
29 Jan 2019: Hat-trick of contracts announced on Hinkley project
29 Mar 2019: Work paused on New Forest pylon project
29 Nov 2019: Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid's £150m Warm Homes Fund
31 Jan 2019: UK's first power cable to Belgium starts commercial operation
5 Jun 2019: Lost WW2 aircraft lifted from the sea after more than 75 Years
5 Nov 2019: National Grid plc ('National Grid' and 'Company') Board change
5 Nov 2019: Zero Carbon Humber Roadmap published to protect jobs and make major contribution to UK's climate goals
7 Mar 2019: National Grid announces acquisition of leading renewable energy developer
8 May 2019: Europe's largest LNG importation terminal to offer ~8 mpta of cost competitive capacity to the market
9 Jan 2019: Mary, National Grid's tunnel boring machine, reaches halfway point on River Humber project
Cold homes continue to benefit from National Grid’s £150m Warm Homes Fund
Half year results for the period ended 30 September 2019

2018

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29 Nov 2018: National Grid ESO, SP Energy Networks and TNEI awarded £10 million for Black Start innovation project
3 Aug 2018: Call out to help National Grid mark Sheffield gas holder demolition
3 Aug 2018: National Grid to demolish gasholders in West Bromwich
3 Aug 2018: National Grid volunteers take time out to help out in Deal and Canterbury
3 Jan 2018: Welwyn gas holders to disappear from skyline by spring
3 May 2018: First pylon goes up on Richborough Connection
3 Oct 2018: Gas holders disappear from Wolverhampton skyline
30 Aug 2018: New transformer to take to the road
30 Jan 2018: 50m refurbishment of power lines in Devon complete
31 Jan 2018: National Grid offers funding to schools for science equipment
4 Oct 2018: Wylfa Newydd connection proposals accepted for examination
4 Oct 2018: Y cynigion ar gyfer cysylltiad Wylfa Newydd wedi cael eu derbyn i'w harchwilio
5 Apr 2018: National Grid launches consultation on second phase of London Power Tunnels project
5 Dec 2018: Launching Nemo - National Grid launch £600 million subsea cable between the UK and Belgium
5 Nov 2018: Gas holders disappear from Morecambe skyline
7 Aug 2018: New transformer to be delivered to Surrey
7 Feb 2018: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall open London's new £1bn energy superhighway
7 Sep 2018: Plans for Wylfa Newydd connection submitted
8 Nov 2018: National Grid consults on plans to remove pylons in Snowdonia National Park
9 Jul 2018: Gas holder landmark to disappear from Sheffield skyline

2017

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7 Apr 2017: Summer holiday project: New gas mains for Hemel Hempstead
7 Feb 2017: Lane closures ahead: Vital work to be carried out off the A12 along the Essex/Suffolk border
7 Jul 2017: National Grid's high wire act over Silk Road, Macclesfield
7 Jul 2017: Science made simple for Paull Primary School pupils
7 Nov 2017: National Grid donates £20,000 to Devon watersports club
8 Dec 2017: West Mids school children get electrifying lesson
8 Mar 2017: Keeping it flowing: New gas mains for Felixstowe in essential project
8 Mar 2017: Upcoming upgrade: Essential gas mains revamp coming soon to Marsh Wall, Tower Hamlets
9 Feb 2017: About to begin: Essential gas mains upgrade in Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, starts this month
9 Feb 2017: Gas upgrade gets underway in New Basford, Nottingham
9 Jan 2017: New year rings in gas mains upgrade for Congleton

2016

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13 Apr 2016: Art Sheffield 2016 sheds light on Grade II Listed substation
13 Apr 2016: First public consultation events for Viking Link
13 Apr 2016: National Grid 'chips in' for free lunch for elderly residents
13 Dec 2016: Future-proofing Thetford: Project to safeguard local gas supplies
13 Dec 2016: New year, new gas mains: Kings Lynn set for gas mains revamp in early 2017
13 Sep 2016: Gas mains revamp to start in Flitwick
14 Dec 2016: Viking Link confirms preferred underground cable route corridor
14 Dec 2016: Works postponed: Southall gas pipeline repair to resume in January 2017
14 Jan 2016: National Grid submits application for Richborough Connection project
14 Jul 2016: Big load on the road: Essential new kit which will help keep the lights on coming to Kirkstall substation
14 Jul 2016: Historic occasion: National Grid takes pupils back in time to explore history of gas in Taplow
14 Jul 2016: Wigston to benefit from second phase of essential gas mains upgrade
14 Jun 2016: Coming soon: Engineers prepare to start work in Blake Hall Road, Wanstead
14 Jun 2016: Daventry Road
14 Jun 2016: Hinckley staff set to 'dress down' to support good cause
14 Mar 2016: CNG Fuels and National Grid unveil first high-pressure grid connected CNG filling station
15 Aug 2016: Flitwick people urged to learn more about gas mains upgrade
15 Dec 2016: End date moved: Essential gas mains repairs in Aylsham set to continue into early 2017
15 Dec 2016: In the pipeline: Essential gas mains replacement booked for Luton in January 2017
15 Feb 2016: Richborough Connection application moves to the next stage

2015

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7 Jul 2015: New building rises from the ashes
7 Jul 2015: Transformer delivered to new converter station
7 May 2015: Mains event: Essential work will help ensure future safe and reliable gas supplies for Rochford
7 Oct 2015: Keeping Wanstead warm: National Grid wraps up work on project as winter nears
7 Sep 2015: Government grant awarded to fuel UK towards sustainable future
8 Jul 2015: Blackpool gas holder demolition complete
8 Jul 2015: National Grid's Hutton substation sets global standard
8 Jun 2015: NEMO LINK announces €500m contracts to build the first interconnector between GB and Belgium
8 Sep 2015: Hinckley World Record bid
9 Apr 2015: National Grid reveals the first T-pylon in the UK
9 Jun 2015: Anna's high wire act set to 'pylon' the pounds for Macmillan
9 Jun 2015: CR award for Steve
9 Jun 2015: Sarah's charity pylon climb takes fundraising to new heights
9 Jun 2015: Wired for pounds - Daniel's pylon climb raises cash for Macmillan
9 Jun 2015: Wired for pounds - Sally's pylon climb sees cash soar for Macmillan
9 Mar 2015: Hackney annual science festival organised by National Grid and City Year UK
9 Mar 2015: National Grid Hinckley does 'something funny for money'
9 Mar 2015: Planning for winter 15/16 continues
9 Mar 2015: Students get lowdown on how old gasworks is being given a new lease of life

2014

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31 Dec 2014: National Grid engineers in East Anglia braced for new year calls
4 Sep 2014: Green fingered National Grid volunteers give Allhallows Primary School a new garden
4 Sep 2014: National Grid launches consultation on North West Coast Connections
5 Sep 2014: National Grid to deliver vital overhead line upgrade in South Essex
6 Nov 2014: Brownfield Bonanza: National Grid scoops two awards for work at former gas sites including Beckton
6 Nov 2014: National Grid to deliver essential gas mains work in Wandsworth and Lambeth
7 Nov 2014: National Grid and Berkeley Group launch new property joint venture
7 Nov 2014: National Grid secures £1.5 billion loan from the European Investment
7 Oct 2014: Gas mains upgrade in the pipeline for Alport, Derbyshire
8 Oct 2014: National Grid donates historic gasholder crests to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and local school
9 Dec 2014: National Grid set to light up Christmas for youngsters in poverty
9 Oct 2014: Mad Science Fun Day at Bowers Gifford Primary School
9 Sep 2014: National Grid CEO repeats call for greater business involvement in schools