National Grid
Gas
Grain LNG terminal marks record month in December
National's Grid's Grain LNG Terminal sent out more gas than any other terminal in North West Europe last month (December).
Gas
National Grid’s Humber tunnel reaches halfway point
National Grid's tunnel boring machine has passed the halfway point under the River Humber representing a major milestone in the project to secure 20 per cent of Britain's gas supplies.
Technology & Operations
National Grid’s electricity control room
The external environment is rapidly evolving due to decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitisation. The operation of the national electricity transmission system is therefore becoming more challenging. National Grid use a variety of tools to balance the system, including the balancing mechanism and balancing services. See video below:
Power
National Grid launch £600m interconnector
A £600 million interconnector is set to deliver a more flexible energy system for consumers in the UK and Belgium.
Power
National Grid completes work on Richborough connection
National Grid and its contractors Murphy Eltel Joint Venture have finished building a new 20km high voltage electricity line between Richborough and Canterbury, the first to be built in Kent for 25 years.
Gas
Winners of Ofgem’s 2018 network innovation competitions announced
Ofgem has announced the winners of its 2018 network innovation competitions with four projects set to share funding of £46.8 million.
Gas
UK Capacity Market suspended
The UK Capacity Market has been suspended following a Tempus Energy challenge and landmark European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling.
Gas
Networks funding adjustment requests given green light
Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed that network companies can apply for additional allowances to cover extra costs in their price controls, which had not been forecast when they were agreed.
Power
National Grid submits plans for Wylfa Newydd connection
National Grid has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate for a second connection for Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station.
Gas
The pillars of policy
How do you create infrastructure policy in an uncertain world? A recent roundtable discussion hosted by Network and National Grid sought to find out. Tom Grimwood was there.
Power
Networks renewable improvements save customers £40m
Four electricity networks have joined forces to create a programme of improvements that will keep more renewable energy flowing onto local networks and save customers across Great Britain £40 million.
Technology & Operations
Frequency Response
System frequency is a continuously changing variable that is determined and controlled by the second-by-second (real time) balance between system demand and total generation. If demand is greater than generation, the frequency falls while if generation is greater than demand, the frequency rises. National Grid use generation and demand to control system frequency within operational limits.
Gas
Haydale delivers pipe sealing system to National Grid
Haydale has produced and delivered eight General Transition Piece Sealing Systems for use across two National Grid sites on the UK gas transmission network.
Technology & Operations
The Firm Frequency Response FFR Market
This video gives an outline of the firm frequency response (FFR) service that National Grid procure to help balance the system and maintain system frequency within operational limits. FFR allows National Grid to effectively manage frequency fluctuations and ensure a reliable, high-quality supply of electricity.
Technology & Operations
The Firm Frequency Response FFR Assessment Process
The firm frequency response (FFR) product is split into dynamic and non-dynamic response. This video gives an overview of the various types of FFR and provides information on the assessment process.
Power
ElectraLink signs deal with National Grid to provide generation data
ElectraLink has confirmed that it is now able to provide distributed generation data to National Grid after the two signed a contract.
Power
Murphy awarded £35m Croydon cable contract
J. Murphy & Sons Limited has been awarded a contract by National Grid worth around £35 million to install an essential power cable.
Gas
Ofgem considering funding adjustment requests
Ofgem is consulting on requests by network companies for adjustments to funding under the current price controls.
Gas
Dealing with uncertainty
"The future has never been more uncertain than it is now." That's the view of Mark Brackley, National Grid's project director for RIIO2, who spoke to Network editor Alec Peachey about a range of subjects including regulation, infrastructure policy and the future energy system.
Gas
Protection, monitoring and control
National Grid is rising to new challenges in the vital areas of protection, monitoring and control with one eye on its back and the other very much on the future. Ben Graff, head of T2 stakeholder engagement at National Grid, highlights the work being done by the system operator.
Power
Charging infrastructure prioritised in Road to Zero strategy
The government has set out proposals to install electric vehicle charging points in new homes, business parks and lampposts as part of its Road to Zero Strategy.
Gas
National Grid launches ‘Future Energy Scenarios’ report
A report which provides an insight into how we could be using energy in the future and where it could come from has been released by National Grid - with electric vehicles and decentralisation both featuring prominently.
Power
Statera Energy completes debt refinancing deal
Statera Energy, a developer of electricity generation and storage capacity, has completed a debt facility re-financing with NatWest.
Technology & Operations
National Grid experience 600MW ‘pick up’ during England’s World Cup opener
National Grid saw demand for electricity soar by 600 megawatts across the UK when England took on Tunisia in their World Cup opener on Monday (18 June) evening.
Gas
Veolia using advanced battery technology for grid balancing
Veolia is using advanced energy storage to improve the energy and environmental performance of its dedicated High Temperature Incinerator (HTI).
Gas
Over-reliance on interconnectors could risk security of supply
An over-reliance on interconnectors to provide backup power for intermittent renewables could put the security of power supplies at risk, a new report from Aurora Energy Research has cautioned.
Technology & Operations
Investigation launched over NGET’s demand forecasting
An investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission's (NGET) demand forecasting for the UK electricity market has been launched by energy regulator Ofgem.
Power
World’s biggest network of rapid EV charging stations to be built
Plans to build the "world's biggest" network of grid-scale batteries and rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the UK have been unveiled by Pivot Power.
Gas
National Grid launches energy forecasting tool
National Grid has launched a new tool that forecasts the carbon intensity of electricity generation and is able to provide a 48-hour forecast of carbon emissions region-by-region.
Gas
National Grid to sell 25 per cent stake in Cadent
National Grid has agreed to the potential sale of its 25% stake in Cadent, its former gas distribution business, to Quadgas.
Power
Pylon built to allow electricity to flow between UK and Europe
National Grid has finished building the first of 60 new pylons for the Richborough Connection project, a new 400kV overhead line between Richborough and Canterbury which will allow electricity to flow between the UK and Europe.