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Photo of National Grid's Power System Engineer Alex Cooke

I'm having a positive impact on society

4 November 2020

Engineers make a difference every day. Meet Alex Cooke, whose childhood inspired him to take up engineering and who is now helping to create a cleaner, greener energy system for the future.

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Photo of National Grid Venture's Net Zero Strategy Lead Louise Guthrie

Ventures :Engineering innovation

I was always interested in Lego and Meccano

4 November 2020

Coming from an engineering family meant that Louise Guthrie was destined to become an engineer. Now she’s working on her own legacy – helping to solve carbon emissions to build a cleaner future.

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Six engineering feats that changed the world

3 November 2020

Engineers transform ideas into reality. They’ve shaped our past and present and will design how our future works and looks. Here some of National Grid’s senior leadership team choose the engineering innovations they believe have had a positive impact on our world to date and explain why.

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Technician in server room for NGP 'Exciting new investments in AI' story

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Exciting new investments in artificial intelligence

29 October 2020

National Grid Partners is all about investing in a smarter energy future, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a central role. Read how the two latest additions to our portfolio use AI to protect infrastructure and create more reliable networks.

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Cart in the distance inside new Humber pipeline tunnel

Gas :Engineering innovation

Pipe dreams achieved at record-breaking tunnel task

14 July 2020

Building a new gas pipeline under the River Humber has been no small task, involving 5km of pipes and 16 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water. Now close to completion, the team has just finished another vital stage, breaking a world record on the way.

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Cable laying in Norway for the National Grid and Statnett North Sea Link (NSL) interconnector

Ventures :Engineering innovation

First-of-its-kind engineering feat amidst the fjords

26 June 2020

Building the world’s longest undersea cable, to allow the UK to share zero carbon energy with Norway, has brought some challenges. Read more about how we engineered smart solutions to deal with tough terrain and fishing lakes.

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