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📣 We’ve connected the world’s LARGEST offshore wind farm to our electricity transmission network – and it’s just produced power for the first time! ⚡
Learn more about @SSERenewables' #DoggerBank, and how it will power homes and businesses around Britain when it completes 💡
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Welcome to a new era of clean power 🌱 This year more of Britain's electricity is being generated from #zerocarbon sources than fossil fuels for the first time since the Industrial Revolution. This milestone is happening now, discover more: buff.ly/2RogeDi #GreenerGrid
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🔌⚡ Viking Link is SWITCHED ON!!
After 10 years of international collaboration with @EnerginetDK and 5 years of construction, our newest interconnector between the UK and Denmark is switched on.
The electricity link stretches a record-breaking 765km (475 miles) making it the world’s longest subsea and land connection. At full capacity Viking Link will allow the sharing of enough clean electricity to power up to 2.5 million UK homes.
📲 Learn more: nationalgrid.com/vikinglink
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To reach #NetZero by 2050 we'll need hundreds of thousands of people across the generations to join the energy sector and fill around 400K jobs. Find out more about how we think we can get there: ngrid.com/2O3qf8G #JobThatCantWait #NetZeroReady
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Meet some of the people who helped make the #NorthSeaLink interconnector possible over the last 6 years, navigating fjords, mountains & 720km under the North Sea. For the first time, the UK & Norway can share renewable electricity, in partnership with @Statnett. 🇳🇴
#GreenerGrid
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Building a vast undersea cable connecting the UK & France to share #cleanenergy takes a huge team effort. Get to know people from National Grid, @rte_france, @HitachiPG, @morgansindall & Gosport MP @cj_dinenage.
ngrid.com/3nVS2YX
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Today marks the first day of sharing #renewableenergy with Norway via the #NorthSea Link. 🇳🇴
⛏️ 6 years' work with @Statnett
🔌 450 miles long
🏡 Enough capacity to power 1.4m homes with clean electricity
🍃 23m tonnes of carbon emissions saved by 2030
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🎉 The very first T-pylons have now been energised!
💡 The first pylon design in nearly a century is now officially in use, with the energisation of 36 T-pylons between Bridgwater and Loxton in #Somerset.
🎯 A major milestone for the #HinkleyConnectionProject 🙌
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We can confirm summer 2017 as the 'greenest ever'. Almost 52% of our power was met by low carbon sources: ngrid.com/2yDSJfZ
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In the first two weeks of the pandemic, #foodbanks in @TrussellTrust’s network distributed more than 6,250 emergency food parcels every day – and 3,000 of these were for children. This isn’t right. Find out more on their website: bit.ly/3gqUeE1
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This #NationalApprenticeshipWeek we're celebrating apprentices like Nathan, who are helping us to get to #NetZero by 2050. This decade alone we need to increase low carbon electricity generation by c.50%. Are you up for joining him? ngrid.com/2O3qf8G #JobThatCantWait
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The UK energy split has been reported on TV for the first time! 📺
Realtime @ng_eso data showing the split of #renewables, #nuclearpower and #fossilfuels will be aired on @SkyNews #DailyClimateShow Monday to Friday at 6.30pm & 9.30pm.
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Our newest interconnector, #IFA2 is now able to flow at full capacity. 🔌 This 149-mile subsea cable #ConnectingCleanEnergy between the UK & France can share up to 1000-megawatts of #lowcarbon electricity, helping us reach #netzero.
@rte_france @UKinFrance @tradegovukFRA
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At this time of national crisis, members of our control room teams are working round the clock this weekend to help ensure power continues to reach the UK’s homes & hospitals, including sleeping over in a village of specially-built on-site pods. Read more: ngrid.com/3aU3FZs
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We're busy connecting Britain to our neighbours to share excess #renewableenergy and cut emissions. Watch the video below to see this in action in Norway.👇Find out more here 👉 buff.ly/2Y38gCf #GreenerGrid #Zerocarbon #Cleanenergy
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We heard there was some confusion about #windpower over on @90sBabyShow yesterday but Fred isn't the first person be unsure about how #windturbines work!
Find out how they really help cool down the planet. 🌍 ngrid.com/3lmz0do
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One of the biggest problems we face today is #climatechange and people the world over are demanding action. Today, we have launched #IFA2, our newest interconnector - an enormous subsea cable #ConnectingCleanEnergy between the UK and France. ngrid.com/30UWa1h
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We want to reassure everyone that we have plans in place to keep our networks working throughout the coronavirus outbreak, so please feel free to boil the kettle, turn on the heating and watch your favourite TV shows as normal: ngrid.com/3bf4dJp
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"Can the grid cope with electric vehicles?" "Isn't it just moving pollution from the tailpipe to power stations?" Graeme Cooper, our Project Director - Electric Vehicles busts 5 popular EV myths... ngrid.com/2Hbi4Do
#electricvehicles #charginginfrastructure #evcharging
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If you were in charge of the country, what would YOU do to help solve #climatechange and look after the planet? We’re asking UK school pupils to share their hopes and ambitions in our #VoicesForAGreenFuture competition. Winning speeches will be played at #COP26 in November. 🎤
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Accelerating the decarbonisation of the UK’s energy system is critical to bring bills down in the long term, create new jobs and unlock economic growth across the country. Innovation, collaboration and urgency are key to achieving this, and we’re looking forward to working closely with government, Ofgem and industry stakeholders as part of the government’s Mission Control.
📣 Climate and energy expert @StarkClimate has been appointed head of our new clean power Mission Control
Tasked with turbocharging the shift from volatile fossil fuel markets to home-grown clean power by 2030
More: gov.uk/government/news/chris…
ALT Photo of Chris Stark Head of Mission Control for clean power 2030
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📢 Our interconnectors have had the busiest January on record, transporting 2.6TWh of power ⚡
🇬🇧 Britain now has more #interconnector capacity than ever, with the IFA interconnector link returning to full service taking overall capacity to 8.4GW 📈😲
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⛏📺 The moment the FINAL BREAKTHROUGH was made on the London Power Tunnels project, marking the completion of 32.5 km of tunnelling under seven South London boroughs 🚧🕳
@HMJV_UK @energygovuk #NetZero #London #Engineering
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#COP26 is set to be the world’s most significant summit on #climatechange. We’re coming together with @ScottishPower, @SSE and @NatWestGroup as a Principal Partner for @COP26. ngrid.com/3ltyObF #togetherforourplanet
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Today is a defining moment for National Grid as we announce a significant step up in energy infrastructure investment that cements our position as a leader in the energy transition on both sides of the Atlantic.
We’re investing around £60bn in networks in the next five years, with over £30bn of that in the UK. This investment will unlock economic growth and enable the increasingly digital, electrified and decarbonised economies of the future. National Grid will support 55,000 more UK jobs by the end of the decade.
To finance this unprecedented scale of investment and growth, we’ve announced a comprehensive financing plan including a £7 billion fully underwritten rights issue. This is a huge growth opportunity for National Grid that will bring significant benefits for the whole country.
nationalgrid.com/gridforgrow…
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Relive the most iconic moment in the history of English football to support @NatEmergTrust! The 1966 World Cup Final will be aired on @Channel4 at 1.30 pm on Sunday 7th June to raise funds for the #NETCoronavirusAppeal.
Donate: dowhatyoucan.net/ #FinalReplay66
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Did you know that deep sea cables stretch between the UK and Europe at depths of up to 600m? Known as interconnectors, they enable excess electricity to be shared between countries. Find out more and why they're so important for the future of energy. ngrid.com/3i97M7o
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You can support the @TrussellTrust and #foodbanks in your area by donating food next time you’re at your local supermarket. Find out what your nearest #foodbank is most in need of using this handy map: bit.ly/3gDd4rM
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There has been a fire at our IFA interconnector site in #Sellindge and emergency services are in attendance. The site has been evacuated and the safety of our staff, emergency teams and local residents is our highest priority. We will provide a further update in due course.
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Today we’re announcing a strategic portfolio repositioning, including the £7.8bn acquisition of @wpduk. #netzero
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⏰ Clean hydrogen is key to fully eliminate fossil fuels from our electric and gas system by 2050
📅 Last week, #NewYork and our fellow H2 Hub Partners submitted a hydrogen concept paper to the US Department of Energy, to be considered for funding.
Learn more on our website 👇
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The new 1000MW subsea cable has been importing power from Belgium to the UK since midnight 🇧🇪⚡🇬🇧 find out more 👉 ngrid.com/2Beyf0e #nemolink
#interconnectors #energy #electricity #sustainability #engineers
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450MW demand surge after @BBCOne #BakeOffFinal equals 9m cupcakes baked at once! @LoveProdHouse @BritishBakeOff
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🥇 The world’s longest onshore and subsea #interconnector is officially “switched on” - but what does that mean for #Britain's energy mix?
📲 Find out more about this amazing feat of #engineering and the benefits it will bring to both the UK and #Denmark’s energy supplies 👇
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By connecting the UK and Belgian electricity markets, we will ensure customers have access to different sources of generation and lower priced electricity. This will mean that customers pay less for their energy. #energy #electricity #nemolink #sustainability
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We’re on a roll! Last month, almost half of Britain's electricity supply came from #zerocarbon sources. This month, a new record has been set for the lowest carbon intensity levels in history! 🍃 ☀️ 💨
#PowerOfAll #COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet
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With the ongoing flooding in the north of England, we’re working hard to ensure our substations are protected. 45 colleagues have set up 1.5km of temporary flood defences and placed over 2000 sandbags at Thorpe Marsh near Doncaster. #doncasterfloods
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2019 was the cleanest year on record for the UK’s energy supply: ngrid.com/35cOG9w #GreenerGrid #NetZero
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This #WorldEVDay, our employees shared why they love driving an #electricvehicle. With the sale of petrol & diesel vehicles ending in 2035, we're prepared for an increase in electricity usage & are shifting the grid towards more renewable energy to reach #netzero. @World_EV_Day
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Coal has generated 0% of Britain's power for a record-breaking 18 consecutive days! #GreenerGrid #ZeroCarbon
Britain's done it! ⚡️💪 It's a new record for the longest period of #coalfree #electricity generation in this country. 18 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. More to come on this – in the meantime find out more about our #zerocarbon goals below @beisgovuk @PastCoal
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Our interconnectors have already saved 510,000 tonnes of CO2 in just four months, but there’s more to come. We’re building six undersea high-voltage electricity cables to exchange #renewableenergy with other countries. ngrid.com/3gBGXrV
#GreenerGrid
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While there wasn't much to celebrate in 2020, it was the greenest year on record for Britain's electricity system with @ng_eso seeing the highest levels of #windgeneration and #solarpower.
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The world’s longest hydraulically inserted pipeline has just been completed under the #RiverHumber. At 5km long and 30m at its deepest point, the pipeline will supply up to 25% of the UK’s gas. ngrid.com/3gBGXrV
@SkanskaUKplc #GreenerGrid
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National Grid control saw a 500MW pickup in elec demand for #EELive part 1 & 300MW for part 2
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Our #VikingLink construction site is the 1st to be powered by a #hydrogen fuel cell system. This emission-free technology installed by @Siemens_Energy will heat & power all 20 cabins in the Lincolnshire construction village. Viking Link will share #renewableenergy between 🇬🇧 & 🇳🇴
📣 A world's first! The @nationalgriduk #VikingLink HVDC interconnector project is the 1st ever industrial construction site to use a #hydrogen fuel cell system to provide off grid power, delivered with partner @geo_pura. Read more ➡️ sie.energy/60104KDJe #WeEnergizeSociety
ALT Hydrogen fuel cell providing off grid power to constructiomn site
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The changeover to #electricvehicles coupled with the national roll-out of #smartmeters will put people in the driving seat when it comes to managing energy use cleanly and efficiently. Find out how from Graeme Cooper and Laura Rainey. @bartlettsboy
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Easter Monday was the greenest day on record for the UK's electricity system. A combination of sunshine, windy weather and low demand resulted in #renewableenergy dominating the energy mix. ☀️🍃
Watch The Daily Climate Show launching on @SkyNews tomorrow for a real time update.
🚨New record!🚨
Great Britain’s #electricity ⚡️grid was the greenest it’s ever been at 1pm yesterday.
Carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit 🍃– dropped to 39 gCO2, the lowest figure on record (breaking the record set last May) 1/2
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6 million UK homes and businesses will be supplied with low-carbon energy from the #HinkleyPoint Connection. We’re replacing 249 overhead power lines in #SouthWestEngland with 116 cutting-edge t-pylons and 8km of underground cables. ngrid.com/3gBGXrV #GreenerGrid
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Hidden deep beneath the streets of London are tunnels with 200km of cable running through them – that's longer than the M25. We’re building #LondonPowerTunnels to last for 120 years, enabling generations of Londoners to enjoy cleaner energy. ngrid.com/3gBGXrV #GreenerGrid
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Hydrogen has the potential to deliver a #lowcarbon alternative to natural gas, significantly reducing the UK’s #carbonemissions. FutureGrid kicks off in April 21 & will test how we could safely transport #hydrogen in our gas network. @ofgem
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Interconnectors link the UK & Europe to help us share excess #cleanenergy. So far, we have three in operation, when IFA2 launches that number will go up to four – enough to power 5m homes. By 2023, interconnectors will provide enough power for 7.8m homes. #ConnectingCleanEnergy
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To reach #NetZero, tens of thousands of jobs need to be generated across the UK, with big opportunities created in the North (nearly 100,000), the Midlands (over 50,000) & the nations (nearly 90,000). Find out how National Grid is helping to recruit them ngrid.com/2O3qf8G
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Last night, Great Britain reached two months of #coalfree electricity generation!
Great Britain's record #coalfree run of #electricity generation is still powering on, and is set to hit the 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 mark at midnight tonight – an incredible achievement! ⚡️ More about our #zerocarbon ambition for GB's electricity system below 📽️👇 @beisgovuk @PastCoal
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Delighted to have the new Chancellor @sajidjavid at our Eakring Training Centre today, meeting the National Grid trainees who are part of the #netzero workforce delivering the UK’s energy transition #jobthatcantwait #greenergrid
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After 4 million hours of work and over 5,000 days at sea, the North Sea Link interconnector is complete. Our first #interconnector with @statnett will import Norwegian #hydropower and export UK #windpower.
Find out more: ngrid.com/3lUuKm1 #GreenerGrid
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Alexander Cooke is a Power System Engineer with a passion for solving the biggest challenges ever seen in the power industry – and the world. #ThisisEngineering #BetheDifference
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Over the last five years since the #ParisAgreement, we've been transforming our business to reduce #carbonemissions and reach #netzero:
🔵 100% increase in electricity produced by wind
🔵 testing the introduction of #hydrogen
We're on our way to a #greenenergy future.
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Watch to see the key construction moments for the world's first #Tpylons in Somerset.
Once operational, these innovative pylons will help connect 6m homes and businesses to #lowcarbonenergy. 🍃
Read more about the project from Zac Richardson ➡️ ngrid.com/3lKeNPi
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Did you spot this convoy en route recently and wonder what’s in the ❓❔Mystery Box❔❓
It’s actually a transformer - on the way to Viking Link Converter Station 🛣
Fun fact: ONE transformer weighs as much as 54 elephants (or nearly 10 million bags of crisps!) 🤯
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After seven years of planning & three years of construction, we're nearly ready to launch our fourth electricity interconnector. The second interconnector developed with @rte_france, #IFA2 will connect #cleanenergy between Great Britain & France.
#ConnectingCleanEnergy
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The famous door of @10DowningStreet has been lit green in celebration of #COP26 💡 The green archway represents the transition to #cleanenergy and now you can find the cleanest times to use electricity at home. Download the #WhenToPlugIn app to get started ngrid.com/3BnXB8a
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Louise Guthrie became an engineer to help solve society’s biggest problems – #climatechange and #globalwarming. Now Louise is living her goal as Net Zero Strategy Manager. #ThisisEngineering #BetheDifference
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Results are in…last night between 21:55 and 22:05 demand fell by 500MW compared to the same day last year #Lightsout
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London Power Tunnels open for business, housing 200km of cables to meet the capitals power needs into the 21st century. #Londonpowertunnels
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£560 million investment + 1400 engineers + 3.5 million working hours = Nemo Link (joint venture between National Grid and @eliacorporate) 👉 ngrid.com/2Beyf0e
#energy #electricity #nemolink #sustainability #engineers
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We estimate a 400MW drop in demand at 10pm as households turn their #lightsout to mark the moment the UK entered #WW1 #100 years ago
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🟠🍪 We're no stranger to massive engineering feats but this really takes the biscuit!
🗓️ After 2 weeks of work, Primary Network Design Engineer Adam designed, built and baked this incr-edible substation!
🍫 Gingerbread was used to make the L3 pylon and switchroom building, the cables are liquorice, the transformers consist of icing-topped sponge, with a variety of wafers, biscuits, After-8s, chocolate rolls and buttons being used to make the substation’s circuit-breakers and other components.
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David Wright, Director of Electricity Transmission:
“We have made huge progress to decarbonise energy in the UK - recently going 2.5 weeks coal free. It’s a platform to build on as we aim towards #NetZero by 2050” #SpecEnergy @afneil
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It’s International Women in Engineering Day. We take great pride in our engineers around the world. Join us in celebrating by watching our video, which talks about the barriers and stigma facing women in the engineering sector 👷🎥
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🎤 Do you want your views on #climatechange heard at #COP26? The #VoiceOfAll will bring together the views of everyone who cares about climate change using AI technology. Head to our website to take part.
#PowerOfAll
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Griddles is on his way!
We've donated 1000 laptops to help children and young people with their home learning, in partnership with charities. Griddles the Bear also crept into the deliveries for primary school pupils to provide some cheer. ngrid.com/2zZ6Npd
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We’re proud to be supporting the @NatEmergTrust and @TrussellTrust to bring aid to the most vulnerable in our communities during the #coronavirus crisis. Read more: ngrid.com/3dpA1wH
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Do you know when the first #electricitypylon was built in the UK? Read 12 facts about these iconic steel structures.
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Yes, Britain's biggest hydrodam will technically be in Norway. How is that possible? We're laying the world's longest subsea cable from Britain to Norway so we can share excess renewable power. Check out where this interconnector is being built in the video #GreenerGrid
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We're often asked how our #interconnectors will be affected by Brexit, the impact on electricity pricing & whether they really transport #cleanenergy. We've busted the most common myths about these giant undersea electricity cables.
#ConnectingCleanEnergy
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We've kickstarted construction of a major project with @siemensuknews, building the Viking Link interconnector. The 765km long subsea and onshore cable will exchange #renewableenergy between the UK and Denmark, bringing us closer to #netzero. ngrid.com/2OjDrFY
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Thank you @NHSuk and all key workers, you truly are superheroes. Our project team are on location near @darentvalleyhsp, Dartford to thank everyone who is keeping the country going. #ClapForOurCarers #StaySafe
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Transport decarbonisation is a huge opportunity to improve air quality. Let’s encourage it by delivering a comprehensive network of ultra-rapid EV charge points at Motorway Service Areas to ensure we can eliminate consumer range anxiety. #ZEVsummit #NationalGrid
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UK Gov ban of petrol & diesel cars by 2040 has led to a lot of questions. Read our ‘EV mythbusting’ piece at ngrid.com/2vOkh4b
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🙌 The Viking Link #interconnector cable laying is now COMPLETE – making it the world’s longest land and sea interconnector ✅🏆
The final section of the 475 mile (765km) Viking Link interconnector was completed late last week by @PrysmianGroup’s ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ cable-laying vessel – forming a continuous link between Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire and Jutland in Denmark for the first time ↔
💡 Viking Link, a joint venture between National Grid Ventures and @EnerginetDK, will soon be able to share enough #CleanEnergy to power up to 1.4 million UK homes 🏡
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There is never a good time for a power cut. But ten to five on a Friday afternoon is one of the worst...
National Grid CEO John Pettigrew shares his thoughts bit.ly/2MgM1pZ
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This week, we delivered a transformer via a beach landing, our first in #Wales. We worked with @MammoetHolding to move the 128.5 tonne @Siemens_Energy transformer from the barge onto the 330m trackway on Traeth y Graig Ddu (Black Rock Sands beach). ngrid.com/3kyHpZp
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What’s at the end of the rainbow? 🌈The #NorthSeaLink
converter station in Norway. NSL will enable the UK 🇬🇧and Norway 🇳🇴
to trade green energy ⚡️from 2021 @Statnett #interconnectors #smarterfuture
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Did you know that we exchange excess power with neighbouring countries? Deep sea cables known as interconnectors ensure that excess #renewableenergy doesn't go to waste. Find out more and why they're so important for the future of energy. ngrid.com/32LU1GK #cleanenergy
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Do you know who to call if you lose power during #ukstorm? List of distribution companies is at ow.ly/tE18z #staysafe
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Britain's #electricity was the greenest it's ever been at 1pm on Easter Monday when the #carbonintensity dropped to 39 gCO2, the lowest figure in history. We're working to beat this record many times over on the journey to #netzero. 💨 ☀️
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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The snow may be melting in the UK but the #NorthSeaLink Norwegian converter station site is still blanketed in snow. A power test has been successfully completed and the next phase of testing will see the converter station temporarily connected to the Norway Grid. 🇳🇴🇬🇧 #netzero
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Did you know we're building six undersea cables to exchange #renewableenergy with other countries? We have launched an online learning centre for KS2, KS3 and GCSE pupils to discover the world of #cleanenergy and how the UK is reducing #carbonemissions.
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🚗 Saving carbon emissions: In its first year, Viking Link is expected to save more than 600,000 tonnes of carbon emissions – this is equivalent to taking 280,000 cars off the road.
💸 Saving money: The link will bring huge benefits for UK consumers with savings of over £500 million in the first 10 years, by importing cheaper energy.
🌬️ Helping to meet net zero: Denmark has one of the highest proportions of wind generation in the world, so it's the perfect partner to help the UK meet its 2050 net zero emissions targets.
🔒 Increasing energy security: By connecting the UK to broader and more diverse sources of energy, interconnectors play a vital role in making the electricity system more secure.
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Our new #Tpylons are taking shape across Somerset. This is the first new design for a pylon in Great Britain in nearly 100 years! As part of the Hinkley Connection Project, these pylons will help connect 6m homes and businesses to #lowcarbonenergy. ngrid.com/3EhgIDA
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