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National Grid recognized by CDP for Supplier Engagement Leadership.

18 February 2022

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National Grid has become one of only 11 energy utility networks globally to receive a place on CDP’s prestigious Supplier Engagement Rating Leaderboard.

Hinkley Connection Project completes high-voltage cable installation under the Mendip Hills

27 January 2022

National Grid and Balfour Beatty engineers working on the Hinkley Connection Project have completed the installation of high voltage, 400kV cables under the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

National Grid Electricity Transmission has emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

27 January 2022

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), is the first individual business unit to have their targets validated and verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi offers an industry leading external validation for a science-based emissions reduction target in line with keeping global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

National Grid test two new carbon cutting approaches at Deeside Centre for Innovation

26 January 2022

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is trialling two new innovative projects to cut harmful environmental emissions. From reducing Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) from its pipework, to trialling a cement-free concrete, these projects that are currently being piloted at Deeside Centre for Innovation, are another step forward on the journey to meet net zero targets.

National Grid launches consultation on project to deliver renewable and low carbon energy to more UK homes

24 January 2022

National Grid is consulting on its plans to reinforce the electricity network between Bramford in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex. The public consultation will run until Monday 21 March 2022.

Major pylon removal project gets underway in Snowdonia

20 January 2022

2022 will mark a significant milestone with the start on-site of a project to transform a nationally significant Snowdonia landscape that will ultimately remove the overhead electricity line and pylons from across the Dwyryd Estuary.