The high voltage specialist has been enlisted to carry out a turnkey scheme of works to connect the leading glassmaker’s manufacturing facility to the grid – including the construction of two outdoor 66kV substations.
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As customer behaviours change and we become more digitally orientated, gamification of otherwise mundane tasks can help motivate people to take actions that benefit their health, their wallet and their lives. But, can gamification play a positive role in essential services or critical infrastructure?
How gamification can support the energy transition Read More »
A selection of staff at Northern Powergrid are to become the stars of a new BBC One documentary called “Night Force”.
BBC showcase for Northern Powergrid Read More »
Partly down to cost, partly complexity, identifying faults and flaws in transmission and distribution, has been in response to their occurrence.
Asset management: moving from reactive to proactive Read More »
Northern Powergrid’s two-year distributed storage and solar study into smart home batteries shows that energy storage systems could reduce the impact of domestic solar on the network by 20%.
Batteries enable 25% renewables boost at peak Read More »
The four-year framework will see Amey carrying out for Northern Powergrid, condition surveys, cutting back overgrown vegetation, and trimming back trees to prevent them coming into contact with overhead power lines and disrupting electricity supplies.
Amey secures £40m framework with Northern Powergrid Read More »
With the energy system in the midst of unprecedented change, Northern Powergrid wants to put its eight million customers at the heart of the smart grid and will draw up recommendations as part of a £1.9 million, three-year project – the Customer-Led Distribution System. The project will identify the best use of technologies in a future smart energy system and the business models and policies necessary to support them.
Accessing energy markets Read More »
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently announced an award of £6m towards the e4Future project.
£9.8m V2G trial receives industry backing Read More »
The investment, which has already started, will see the region’s electricity distributor carrying out a series of works across the region including the replacement and installation of 13.9 kilometres of underground power cables and replacement of 5.9 kilometres of overhead power lines.
£4.7m investment in Seaham and Ryhope’s power network Read More »
With wintry weather ahead the annual programme of clearing trees and foliage which have grown near to the power network becomes particularly important. It plays a vital role in helping reduce the chances of severe weather blowing vegetation into overhead power lines and causing damage and disruption.
£7.6m investment in power network Read More »
