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ET :Innovation Press release

National Grid and University of Manchester pilot drone-mounted electric field sensors for pylon inspections

16 March 2023

National Grid and the University of Manchester are working together to develop a new drone-mountable system that will allow monitoring of overhead line insulators using e-field sensor technology.

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Novel anti-leak tech helps to keep National Grid substations in service during SF6 repairs

7 March 2023

A novel technology developed through an innovation scheme is helping National Grid fix leaks of greenhouse gas SF6 while keeping its substations safely in service.

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Going underground – plans submitted to remove 4.6km section of overhead power lines in North Wessex Downs

24 February 2023

A project to replace 4.6km of overhead electricity line and 13 pylons with underground cable to the north of Devizes has reached an important milestone and submitted its planning application to Wiltshire Council.

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National Grid team puts energy into RSPB volunteering day

20 February 2023

A team from National Grid has volunteered to help the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) undertake important maintenance work at Conwy Nature Reserve.

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Substation engineer joins the rescue work in earthquake-hit Turkey

20 February 2023

Imagine going to bed expecting to head into your usual work the next day but you are woken up at 5:30am by a call that means your day – and indeed your week ahead – takes a significantly different turn. This was what happened to David Jones, a substation engineer in National Grid Electricity Transmission and also an emergency rescue volunteer, earlier this month.

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Ventures :Innovation Press release

Who let the dogs out?

17 February 2023

Engineers at National Grid have enlisted the help of high-tech robots to lead the way with routine operation and maintenance activity at its interconnector sites.

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