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Robin Gupta: working together to decarbonise South Wales

28 January 2020

Robin Gupta, 33, leads the Zero2050 project that seeks to not just decarbonise South Wales but, in turn, show the way for other regions to do the same. This ground-breaking initiative involves a range of stakeholders, from government to community groups, all working together towards a greener South Wales.

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Nathan Hunt: the apprentice with energy

28 January 2020

A week’s work experience proved life-changing for Nathan Hunt. Now 17, he swapped plans for A Levels and university for an apprenticeship with National Grid. Here he talks about what and how he’s learning and his hopes for the future.

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Erinn Sapsford: helping green up the UK’s energy

28 January 2020

27-year-old Erinn Sapsford was tempted away from her original career plans after enjoying an ‘industry year’ at National Grid during her Mechanical Engineering degree. As a Business Readiness Engineer, she applies her skills to one of our key projects, enabling the UK to import more green energy from Norway.

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Belinda Littleton: driving the shift to electric vehicles

28 January 2020

Within National Grid’s Corporate Strategy team, Belinda Littleton’s role is to translate big picture aims and thinking into tangible actions for the business. Here she focuses particularly on her work on electric vehicles, with initiatives that could have a significant impact on the nation’s drivers.

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Andrew Benjamin: cutting carbon emissions

28 January 2020

45-year-old Andrew Benjamin, Head of Project Delivery at National Grid, specialises in the process of carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS). With potential to make a significant contribution to tackling climate change, CCUS allows us to store greenhouse gases, rather than releasing them into the air.

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Laura Rainey: powering your future journeys

28 January 2020

Committed to fighting climate change, Laura Rainey, 31, chose to take an MSc in Carbon Management. Now Senior Project Manager for Electric Vehicles at National Grid, she’s working on ways we can enhance and develop the electric vehicle charging network, to encourage more of us to switch from petrol and diesel vehicles.

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