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ET :Press release

Opportunity for communities to have their say on National Grid proposals for Norwich to Tilbury project

10 April 2024

National Grid is encouraging communities in East Anglia to comment on proposals to upgrade the high voltage power network in England as part of a 10-week consultation process which runs between Wednesday 10 April and Tuesday 18 June.

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ET :Innovation Press release

£400k for National Grid innovation projects as part of Ofgem fund to help shape Britain's net zero transition

18 March 2024

Three projects National Grid innovation projects have secured almost £400,000 as part of an Ofgem fund to help accelerate the net zero transition.

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ET :Press release

Government gives National Grid’s Yorkshire GREEN project the green light

14 March 2024

Development consent has been granted for a new £400m green electricity project to upgrade the high-voltage power network in North Yorkshire. The project is part of The Great Grid Upgrade, the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations.

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ET :Press release

Electricity networks collaborate to accelerate connection timescales in West London

13 March 2024

Electricity networks have collaborated on an innovative new technical solution to unlock electricity network capacity in parts of West London.

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Ventures :NGV Press release

National Grid announces shortlisted locations for LionLink interconnector

5 March 2024

National Grid announced today (Wednesday 6 March), its chosen landfall, cable route, and convertor station locations for its new green energy link to the Netherlands.

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ET :Press release

Contracts signed for Eastern Green Link 2 cable and converter stations

28 February 2024

EGL2, a joint venture between SSEN Transmission and National Grid has reached another milestone in the development of a new subsea electricity superhighway after sealing contracts today with specialist HVDC cable supplier, Prysmian, and with Hitachi Energy and BAM for the supply of converter stations at either end of the project.

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